Under £50

Connecting communities across Greater Manchester and beyond to raise awareness of local social ventures

Come and socialise at this SOUP event or pitch your ideas to some of Manchester’s successful social entrepreneurs and business support providers, enjoy some amazing food and secure as many votes as you can to take home a pot of cash to help you get your idea started.

There will be a guaranteed £250 in cash prize for the winner to grow their idea.

Join UK Cohousing Network, Triangle Architects and Greater Manchester Community Led Homes for an evening with cohousing pioneer Charles Durrett, exploring how cohousing can help build stronger communities and scale community-led housing across the North.

The event is part of the Northern Way programme, aimed at growing cohousing across the region. It brings together communities, practitioners, housing organisations and policymakers to explore how cohousing can help build a stronger, fairer and more connected North.

Join UrbanMuse for a special screening of Notes from the Underground, a powerful documentary exploring Cape Town's underground Hip Hop movement and its role in community organising, cultural resistance and social movements.

Funded by Black Lives Matter UK, this event examines how Hip Hop became a tool for education, activism and preserving cultural identity during the 1980s and why it still relevant today.

• Level: beginner
• Cost: £10 (subsidised)
• Duration: two hours
• Type: small group

 Course overview:

• Checking and adjusting parts of a bike
• Fixing punctures

Course format:

• Level: beginner
• Cost: £10 (subsidised)
• Duration: two hours
• Type: small group

 Course overview:

• Checking and adjusting parts of a bike
• Fixing punctures

Course format:

This session is part of our Board Essentials Programme, providing high-quality training to support people to become and serve as effective trustees.

In this 75-minute session, we'll give you a clear overview of your trustee responsibilities and take you through your legal duties in a clear and engaging way. There will be a chance to ask questions and we'll signpost you to further support. This session is also suitable as a refresher for existing trustees.

By the end of this introductory webinar you will understand:

Do charity accounts feel like a mystery? This 75-minute **lunchtime **session is designed to help trustees of small charities feel more confident reading and understanding their charity’s annual accounts. Whether you're new to trusteeship or simply want to demystify the numbers, this session will walk you through what to look for and why it matters.

In this webinar we will explore:

This 75-minute reflective session is designed for chairs of small charities to step back from the day-to-day and take a moment to reflect on the financial future of their organisations. Using the Association of Chairs’ five financial leadership questions as a guide, we will explore how these apply in your own context:

• How can we support trustees with their financial duties?

• What board arrangements will support strong financial governance?

• Do we have a clear financial plan?

• Do we have the financial information we need?

As chair, building and maintaining a successful relationship with your chief executive is a key part of the role. But it’s not always a simple task. Each relationship is complex, dynamic and unique and it needs time, energy and effort to make it a success.

This interactive session will look at what is needed at key stages in the chair-chief executive relationship including appraising your chief executive. We will provide insight and tips on how to build a successful relationship with your chief executive as well as pointers for when things go wrong.

We will cover:

Join Aida H Dee at Queer Lit for a joyful, inclusive, and inspiring family story hour, for the LGBTQ+ community and allies very welcome.

Join for a joyful, inclusive, and inspiring family event featuring Aida H Dee, founder of Drag Queen Story Hour UK and author of My First Pride.