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Manchester City Council has a strategy to become of the world’s leading digital cities by 2020. One of the ways the Council can achieve this is through their Go ON Manchester campaign to help…
Heineken, the UK’s leading brewer, is launching a new community initiative that will see its 270 Manchester Brewery colleagues get involved in kick-starting and reinvigorating local projects within…
Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity's work. Trustees' Week is an annual…
Nesta invest in social ventures with innovative products or services that are addressing some of the UK’s most pressing challenges. In particular, Nesta are seeking innovations that have a positive…
The LSEN are once again co-ordinating Adult Learners Week (ALW) events across the City in May 2013, although this time it will be done within the context of a wider partnership where LSEN will be…
An LSEN Community Learning Strategy Group has now been formed following on from the very successful LSEN Seminar held in July. The Group met for the first time on the 18 October and agreed the…
Is your organisation interested in developing a community renewable energy project? Have you considered installing solar panels, a wind turbine or a biomass boiler or would you like to generate…
The Santander Foundation has announced the launch of a new grants fund worth £1.23 million. Designed to be quick and easy to use, nominations can be made by charities as well as Santander customers…
14 support organisations in Manchester are now working together to make sure local voluntary and community groups get the best support possible. The government has awarded the partnership a grant…
This years international Women's Day grants provide an opportunity for not for profit groups to apply for small grants of £250 to £500 to host events that tackle the under representation of women in…
The Big Dig is a nationwide project which aims to engage over 10,000 people in Community Food-Growing Projects across England. Do you have a Community Garden or Group Allotment? A green space at your…
Each year, the Vodafone World of Difference UK programme gives 500 people the chance to work for a UK charity of their choice, and get paid. They can choose to work either full-time for two months or…