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GM Moving and Noisy Cricket look into the potential of person-centred social care and its connection to physical activity and movement.

Join GM Moving and partners at this shared learning event on movement and physical activity in social care.

Speakers will explore the person-centred social care and physical activity and movement.

Facilitated by Noisy Cricket’s Lauren Coulman, you can explore different views and hear about successes and failures. They'll also discuss practical actions you can take away.

This session will explore Community Asset Transfer from initially assessing the potential for a transfer, through the negotiation process to managing the building.

The webinar will be delivered by Debbie Lamb, Development Manager at Locality.  Debbie has extensive experience of supporting community organisations around asset transfer and supporting local authorities to develop and implement Community Asset Transfer strategies.

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Big Local has been one of the most ambitious funding programmes in community-led change in England: £200+ million invested in 150 neighbourhoods over 10 – 15 years. But what was it really about? In this opening session, we’ll lift the lid on Big Local and hear from the people who were and still are involved in Big Local – why it was set up, what made it different and what the programme set out to achieve.

Get ready to level up your financial game with practical tips and tricks to make your organisation's money work better.

Voice4Change-England, in collaboration with Buddle, invites BME-led community and voluntary organisations – and welcomes non-BME groups – to join this free one-hour online webinar on the essentials of financial management.

Do you know how your organisation’s finances are managed? Strong financial management is vital to ensure decisions are transparent, well-informed, and support the long-term sustainability of your organisation.

An online celebration welcoming anyone interested in loneliness, social cohesion and systems change.

Join Young Manchester for a night of reimagining Manchester's social impact with the youth – let's shift the power dynamics together!

The Power Shift, w/Youth
Join the launch event – an evening of connection, innovation, and youth-led problem-solving.

W/Youth is shifting power to young people, building a city with and for them. Manchester is the UK’s fastest-growing city economy – yet over 40% of young people live in poverty.

This workshop is designed to support VCFSE organisations working with migrant communities in the North West. Priority will be given to smaller or newly established organisations working with Hong Kong BN(O), Afghan and Ukrainian communities particularly those that are new to funding or applications.

How do you launch a decade-long programme that puts power in the hands of local people? How do you bring in volunteers, form partnerships with local institutions, consult communities and create plans for action? What level of resource do you need in place for the ‘start-up’ phase? How do plans evolve and change over time? And how do you get things started in areas where there is a lack of community voice and infrastructure?  
 

An unconference exploring the intersection of AI, ethics, and public engagement.

Join for a day-long unconference in Manchester, delivered in partnership with Manchester City Council and Digital Futures, exploring how artificial intelligence can be implemented responsibly and inclusively to benefit everyone.

This event will bring together public sector leaders, academics and civic tech practitioners to:

There has never been a greater need for fundraisers to get together and share knowledge and experience. Get Grants will be joined by Ioan Marc Jones, Charity Digital’s Head of Content, to explore the services and support they provide to the sector.

In this ‘Meet the Expert’ session, Ioan will explain exactly how Charity Digital develops content to educate the sector and examine their current focus on the role of artificial intelligence.