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Building more inclusive approaches to emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

Join Greater Manchester Combined Authority for the launch of the Inclusive Resilience Pathways Toolkits

Emergencies can happen anywhere and affect communities in very different ways.

Community organisations often know their neighbourhoods, the people who may need support and the local networks people trust. Inclusive Resilience Pathways has explored how that knowledge can play a stronger part in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

This World Menopause Day, the Whitworth for a panel discussion on menopause along with creative and wellbeing workshops.

The Whitworth Art Gallery is holding an event for world menopause day on 18th October, as part of their Age Friendly Creative Menopause project.

Come and join for a varied and exciting event focussing on menopause and creativity linked to the World Menopause Day theme of Chronic pain https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day-2026/

As part of Talk Money Week, and taking place a year on from the publication of the Government's Financial Inclusion Strategy, Resolve Poverty, alongside their partners from the More Than Advice programme, will explore the role and potential of community-based debt advice and why it matters within the wider financial inclusion and policy landscape.

The webinar will introduce More Than Advice and how its community-based approach is being delivered across the programme, share early learning and reflections, and create space to consider the wider implications for policy and practice.

Learn from successful social investment case studies, explore regional funding opportunities, and connect directly with investors committed to supporting Black and global majority-led organisations.

Join leading social investors, Black and global majority-led charities, and social enterprises for an exclusive networking event designed to demystify social investment and build meaningful funding partnerships.

SCRAN is an innovative one-day gathering uniting chefs, farmers, producers, policy-makers and community leaders to reimagine what’s possible for Manchester’s food economy. We aim to inspire new thinking, spark connections, build network and develop ideas in support of resilient regional food economies.

A discussion built around the questions…

This is a free, casual online get-together of people working in the charity sector who are interested in using Canva for visual design.

This get-together has no agenda and is governed entirely by what people want to know and/or share. 

These include tips and questions about using Canva to create: graphics, animations, posts, videos etc. either for social media, online or print formats.

Could influencers help your charity reach new audiences? Join Media Trust for an expert webinar on the basics of working with influencers.

Influencer marketing isn’t just for big brands and big budgets. The right creator can help your charity reach new audiences, tell powerful stories and build genuine connections with communities who might not otherwise encounter your work.

But how do you find influencers who genuinely align with your cause? What makes a good partnership? And how can charities make collaborations work when time and resources are limited?

You are invited to join Local Welcome for their Manchester Community Meal on Saturday 3^rd October.

You’ll cook and eat a meal from scratch with people in your community – some born locally, some new to the area, and some seeking sanctuary or with refugee backgrounds. 

October often brings a familiar pressure to finish the year strong, smash those goals and get ahead before Christmas.

But what if, instead, you took a little time to pause, take stock and think about what you really want the rest of the year to feel like?

Come Back to Yourself is a free, live guided reflection session for women who are carrying a lot, supporting everyone else and perhaps feeling a little disconnected from themselves in the process.

Join Manchester Social Economy Alliance (MSEA) for an event with a difference! A social enterprise trade fair, with social enterprises holding information stalls.

What: A social enterprise trade fair, with social enterprises holding information stalls where commissioners, purchasing managers and social value leads will be invited to explore the different enterprises that meet their needs. Plus talks and other networking opportunities throughout the day!