Understand our social security system and the financial support available to help people find and access what they're entitled to.
Who's it for?
Local government, public sector and VCFSE organisations looking to better understand the types of financial support available in the UK, including the social security system.
What you'll learn
Watch live – How creativity is transforming mental health
The power of art, music, and storytelling is changing how we think about mental health support, but how do we make sure it changes policy, too?
Join The Horsfall / 42nd Street online for a nationally live-streamed event where young people, professionals, and policymakers discuss:
At this meeting Community Matters will have a speaker from the Utilities Aid who are the UK's largest energy broker for the not-for-profit sector working with over 2,000 organisations. They will talk about their services and how they might be able to help organisations.
Community Matters will also be talking about their recent research into water charges and where they are going with the research and how you can help their campaign for a similar scheme to the one in Scotland for small charities.
The meeting will also share updates on key things that are happening.
The GM VCFSE Leadership Group are excited to invite you to hear more about including the voice of lived experience in policy making – why it’s important and hear about how you can adopt the practice.
This is a 30-minute workshop for policy makers in Greater Manchester offering a mix of interactive discussions, individual reflection and group exercises, followed by 30-minutes to share and feedback.
In your workplaces, your colleagues will come from a range of different backgrounds and cultures, and when we talk about addressing race inequality, each person’s needs and experiences are different. To support you supporting your colleagues, Race Network Leads and Future Leads are running their second annual get ready for:
This gives you plenty of time to prepare.
Community Matters offers this basic introduction to engaging and connecting with you
Canva is the great free-to-use online graphic design tool which you can use to creat
As you create new projects, or adapt them, how can you check whether they are making the difference that you want them to?
Trusts and givers want to know that their money makes a difference, but how do you prove it?
This session will look at the legislation, and what trustees need to know and do. It will also look at how best to apply it in a community building setting where you may be hiring space but have little direct interaction with the vulnerable people attending the activities
Learn better practice in engaging with people with lived experience of poverty.
Who's it's for?
Anyone aiming to better understand the value of lived experience engagement in tackling poverty, and the practicalities of developing and managing lived experience engagement activities.