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easyfundraising open the door to £1,000
Back by popular demand, easyfundraising’s Advent Calendar returns to bring some festive cheer. Open the Advent windows from 1st – 24th December for daily chances to win up to £200 for your…
Our budget 2025-26
Manchester City Council is asking you to help them decide how they balance their budget for 2025/26, while protecting frontline services and delivering on your priorities. Your views on savings…
Christmas Challenge BigGive
Big Give’s Christmas Challenge runs from 12pm on 3rd December to 12pm on 10th December. By matching donations, the collective effort can make an extraordinary impact on some of the world’s biggest…
GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has committed to providing a 3-year small grants programme prioritising victims and witness within Greater Manchester basedVCSE victim support organisations.…
GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority
 On International Men’s Day 2024 (Tuesday 19 November), Greater Manchester becomes the first city-region in the UK to launch a dedicated plan for tackling gender-based violence against men and…
North Manchester Together
North Manchester Together are providing a training and development programme over the next four months, with a combination of in-person and online sessions across various venues within North…
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The National Databank provides free mobile data, texts and minutes to those who need it most and Manchester Central Library are part of the large Digital Inclusion hub network. Drop by and ask for…
Season 9 episode 5 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast – Tackling food poverty with Tracey Torley
In the fifth episode of Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe speaks to Tracey Torley, director of Cracking Good Food and a Spirit of Manchester award winner for…
Season 9 episode 4 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast – Empowering Women’s Employability with Jan Iceton
In the fourth episode of Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe speaks talk with Jan Iceton, Board Chair of Smart Works Greater Manchester, about their impactful work…
Local nature survey
Residents and businesses across Greater Manchester can now have their say on ambitious proposals to protect green spaces and support the natural environment for generations to come. The Greater…
Alison Wright (middle) accepting an award on behalf of the Eric Wright Charitable Trust
The winners of Voluntary Sector North West’s (VSNW) first ever Funding and Commissioning Awards were announced at VSNW’s conference and AGM on 14 November. The VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards…
Soundcheck training programme - apply now
Do you love live music? Have you thought about making it your career?Delivered in partnership by The Learning Foundry & Future Yard, the Sound Check training programme is an exciting course…