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A Guide to the CIC Online Process

Join the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies on 17 March for a step-by-step guide on how to successfully incorporate your Community Interest Company (CIC) online.

Take this opportunity to learn how to successfully complete an online CIC incorporation application from start to finish. There will also be an overview of Community Interest Companies provided, along with some guidance on preparing your Articles of Association and completing form CIC36. 

From Insight to Impact: Women’s Health Design Jam – Manchester

A one-day collaborative innovation experience exploring women’s health challenges

Join UK Black Tech for a Women’s Health Design Jam – a one-day, hands-on experience bringing together curious, creative, and mission-driven people to explore real-world challenges in women’s health.

This is open to anyone, and you don’t need a startup idea or prior entrepreneurial experience to participate. The design jam is all about learning, collaborating, and exploring how insight can lead to meaningful solutions.

Across the day, you’ll:

Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

ACAS: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – the essentials

When recruiting and managing people employers must consider equality and fairness at all stages of employment. People at work are protected by equality law. 

We will explore the law around discrimination and look at practical steps for employers and managers to take when creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Employers who prioritise good practice around equality, diversity, and inclusion can: 

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Ethical Property Foundation: Does your charity need a property?

The Ethical Property Foundation (EPF) is pleased to continue our 2026 webinar series. Do charities need property? As the UK’s leading property advice charity for the voluntary sector, we offer this free webinar to help charities and voluntary organisations make informed decisions about property.

In particular, this practical and reflective session will support you to think carefully about the role property plays in your work. It will also help you decide whether having premises genuinely adds value to your mission.

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Get Grants: Building Corporate Partnerships Masterclass

This MASTERCLASS will look at how to build and create successful corporate partnerships for your charity.

Corporate fundraising is an area that a lot of charities are looking at to build sustainable income. But building those partnerships, talking about money, and negotiation can feel uncomfortable for many, meaning even the charities that get in the room with companies often leave value on the table. As a result, many potential partnerships never reach their full potential.

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Manchester Outdoor Education Trust (MOET) Film Night

Manchester Outdoor Education Trust  (MOET) is a charity which aims to increase the opportunities for Children and Young People to access the outdoors and learn through participation in outdoor adventurous activities. We do this by working with delivery partners, youth groups and the education sector and try to influence decision makers.   We use funds to support training and develop skills of teachers and youth workers. 

Withington Public Hall Institute, Manchester, M20 3ED

Polonia Northern England: Exiles and Descendants Exhibition

This exhibition from Polonia Northern England uncovers the remarkable history of a Polish community (Polonia) deported and displaced during WWII. Through photographs, letters, and personal documents, it showcases experiences of forced deportation, war crimes, refuge, and significant contributions to Britain’s freedom. The exhibition also explores post-war resettlement in exile in Northern England and community efforts to maintain cultural identity whilst Poland was under communist rule.

Manchester Central Library, Archives (Ground Floor), St. Peter's Square, M2 5PD

Blume: AI & Funders – what are Trusts & Foundations seeing, thinking and doing?

AI is changing the funding process for charities and funders alike. Find out how funders view these changes and what happens next.

You've heard the warnings about ‘AI slop’. You've seen fundraisers swear off AI completely, convinced it only creates generic, boring applications. But you're also hearing that AI is a game changer for some charities…

So what do the funders think?

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Digital Candle: Navigating AI as a charity: a human-centred approach

Feeling overwhelmed by AI hype? Boy oh boy you are so not alone. 

This practical webinar cuts through the AI noise and gives you a responsible, human-centred framework for exploring AI tools at your charity. 

James Gadsby Peet will share how his organisation co-created their own AI policy with our team, focusing on augmenting expertise, upholding inclusive values, and managing data responsibly. 

What you'll learn 

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