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Currently the Council has 60 contracts with the youth and play sector. In future, it looks like the Trust is planning for 15 or less.
The idea behind the Grassroots Giving campaign is to help community organisations, or groups, who only have access to limited funding from elsewhere. Submissions are welcome from community groups of all shapes and sizes - Skipton Building Society are looking to 
support smaller groups who struggle to find funding elsewhere and will not fund registered charities.
In 2016/17 the Money Advice Service (MAS) aims to contribute up to £7m to fund and evaluate programmes and pilots across the UK to deepen their understanding of what types of interventions can make a real difference to people's financial capability.
The Charity Commission said that Charity fundraising: a guide to trustee duties (CC20), which calls for trustees to ensure that fundraising reflects their charity's values, was part of its response to some of the high-profile problems identified with fundraising practices over the past year. 
What charities and their trustees need to consider when fundraising from the public.
Based on interviews with UK crowdfunding platforms and a survey of more than 450 charities, community groups and social entrepreneurs, this report, created in partnership with NCVO, explores opportunities and challenges in crowdfunding for good causes.
Garfield Weston Foundation says too few charities are applying for core costs over fears they’ll be turned down
Manchester City Council is launching the new ‘OurManchester’ Hive on crowdfunding platform Spacehive with a pledge pot of £60,000 for your local projects. 
Anyone can make great ideas happen through crowdfunding! What could you or your organisation do to make Manchester an even better place to live and work?
The OneFamily Foundation is running this national funding competition for community projects in the UK that are nominated by OneFamily customers. 
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
Enable grants are awarded to charities which have identified clear development needs, and provide a great opportunity to strengthen charities to deliver more effectively.
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