Policy and influence

This report captures the key findings and recommendations from the event titled,

This report outlines the key findings and insights gathered from the table discussions held during the Community Explorers event: Unlocking the Power of Co-Production. 

Manchester Community Central hosted ‘Building an Inclusive Economy for All’, a cross sector event exploring the state of the city’s social economy, featuring research and insights on ways of working to build more inclusive economic models, sharing how we and other organisations are working to

Zainab Hashmi-Sattar wrote a report on the Supporting Pathways to Good Work: The Role of Manchester's VCSE based on some survey findings and desktop research. 

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A summary of discussions from our Pathways out of Poverty event in January 2026.

The Government are consulting on their planned changes to settlement in the UK, known as “earned settlement”. Members of the public and organisations have the opportunity to have a say by filling out an online consultation. 

On the 25th of June Macc hosted an event exploring Climate Action in Manchester’s VCSE Sector: Building Equity, Collaboration and Resilience.

This report consolidates insights from a series of sector-wide discussions on safeguarding in the VCSE sector, including the third event focused on children’s safeguarding held on the 1st of September 2025.

This report synthesises insights gathered from table discussions during the recently held Community Explorers quarterly event focused on amplifying the voices of children and young people in Manchester within the contexts of prevention and early help.

Summary of discussions around the housing issues currently present in communities, suggestions for future campaigning of the Social Homes for Manchester Coalition, and suggestions for statutory services. View document here.