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Explore how entrepreneurial thinking can transform your organisation's approach to sustainability and growth

Are you a BME organisation looking to diversify your income, innovate your services, and build a more sustainable future?

This webinar will empower you to identify and leverage opportunities, think creatively about your resources, and cultivate the "entrepreneurial spirit" needed to thrive.

The session will cover:

Explore how climate change impacts health and wellbeing in Black and Global Majority communities.

What does our health and wellbeing look like in a warming world?

From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the resilience of our homes and livelihoods in the face of storms, floods, and rising temperatures, our health is deeply connected to the health of our planet. The continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels are disrupting this natural balance and disproportionately harming Black and Global Majority communities, amplifying long-standing inequalities.

Record levels of temporary accommodation, rising arrears and deepening financial vulnerability are driving more people towards homelessness this winter. Many are already in debt or at risk of falling into it, yet millions of people across the UK are not receiving the support they are entitled to.

Frontline services are under immense pressure. Local authorities are working with shrinking budgets, while financial organisations are managing increased risk and exploring ways to support vulnerable customers more effectively.

Join Groundwork’s Sustainability Consultants at for a special Sustainability Shorts webinar designed specifically for the charity and VCSE sector.

This webinar aims to help VCSE leaders and managers understand what “Net Zero” means, identify typical carbon emission categories for charities, set a Net Zero target, and begin reducing emissions, even when there are 101 other priorities and limited resources.

The  Adults Safeguarding Forums is the link between the strategic work of the Manchester Safeguarding Partnership Board, bringing together frontline practitioners to facilitate discussions where multi-agency practitioners, can safely and openly consider, challenge and change multi-agency practice; share and support learning from reviews Children SCR /Adults SAR, activities and  as well as changes in national and local guidance / policy.

Manchester Laces FC are providing free, safe and fun 'introduction to football' sessions for women seeking sanctuary, refugees and those from marginalised communities.

Through football, the aim is to bring women together, have fun with football, socialise, build community and help improve mental and physical wellbeing.

These hour-long sessions will be held at the Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse on Wednesdays from 19th November. Please see attached image for all dates and times.

As the government's 10 year health plan commits to delivering neighbourhood health centres in 43 localities by the end of this parliament, the question remains: how can we achieve this without significant capital investment.