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Last week, Manchester's Digital Strategy unveiled their three CommuniCity challenges, inviting Manchester’s tech community to develop solutions that tackle some of the problems faced by underserved…
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The Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network (GM ECN) would like to invite you to take part in the GM Ethnic Communities sector survey. The aim of this survey is to capture information on the…
Mind Manchester World Mental Health Day Thursday 10 October 2024
“…poor mental health across the UK workforce can now be costing employers around £51 billion annually” Deloitte – Mental health and employers May 2024 Thursday 10 October is World Mental Health Day (…
Muslim Cancer Support Group
The group has been set up by Maggie’s, supported by The Christie, with a brother’s group for men taking place on 21st November from 2.30pm to 4pm, and a sister’s group for women taking place on 7th…
The fourth Family Hub is now officially launched this week: The Sacred Heart Family Hub-Gorton, Abbey Hey and Openshaw.  What is Family Hubs? In 2022, the Department of Education awarded…
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The Procurement Act 2023 comes into force in Autumn 2024, bringing with it changes to how the public sector procures goods and services. This briefing from the VCFSE  Commissioning and…
MWA
Manchester Women’s Aid provide specialist training programmes to corporates and the VCSE sector to further people's understanding of this otherwise hidden subject. Programmes include Domestic Abuse…
Resolve Poverty
Resolve Poverty are pleased to launch the North West Poverty Monitor, a new resource which reveals the scale and nature of poverty across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and…
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The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has announced changes to some key policy portfolios for Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Each of the city-region’s local authority Leaders and the…
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Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working with Manchester City Council (MCC) to improve journeys for people around Manchester, including to and from the city centre, with a focus on catching…
Macc Manchester's local voluntary and community sector organisation
We have refreshed our website and we’d love to know what you think, so please send us your thoughts and comments to [email protected] We still have the same content but we’re hoping our…
The GM Walking and Wheeling Fund (GMWWF) Grants Programme is offering grants of up to £5,000 to VCSE organisations to deliver projects to get more people walking and wheeling this autumn/winter. The…