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The One Manchester Community Fund will provide £500,000 in grant funding over the next five years. The first round of funding is open now, offering grants of up to £1,000 towards a range of projects that will improve the lives of people in our communities.
One Manchester is the new partnership between Eastlands Homes and City South Manchester Housing.
Adactus Housing Association have announced the launch of their £66,000 Neighbourhood Fund for Manchester.
The fund, which is now in its sixth year, is open to individuals, residents groups, community groups, charitable organisations and social enterprises working in and around areas where Adactus have homes.
Projects seeking support from the fund should fall within one of Adactus’ neighbourhood priorities:
The Big Lottery Fund Building Better Opportunities programme will focus on Active Inclusion, and will be an innovative programme for marginalised groups to help bring them to and support them to be more socially included.
In every neighbourhood across Greater Manchester, thousands of people are activity involved in community activities or projects.
There are over 20,000 community projects of varying sizes and interest that help support and positively interact with many of the 2.6 million population of Greater Manchester.
Through generous contributions from individuals and businesses, Forever Manchester strengthens communities and enriches local life by inspiring local people to do extraordinary things together.
Manchester City Council have published their Market Position Statement for Care and Support 2015/16 and anyone with an interest in the future of care and support in Manchester should read it. Manchester's aim is "to forge a new relationship with its partners to benefit all who need care". The Market Position Statement describes the commissioning approach, the context for commissioning and some of the key issues that Manchester needs to address.
Persimmon Community Champions is here to fund good causes across the UK. In the next 12 months Persimmon Homes plan to give away up to £750,000 to fund local community initiatives.
The charity match programme gives donations of up to £1000 to local UK groups and charities, which have already raised vital funds themselves.
All of Persimmon Homes 24 businesses, their timber frame business Space4 and their PLC head office are giving away up to £2000 each every month – that’s £52,000 a month available to fund local community initiatives.
Challenge Manchester is hosting their first ever event in Manchester this summer, bringing together business communities in the North West to take part in four challenges in the city centre to help raise £400,000 for four Manchester charities.
Challenge Manchester will be taking place throughout June and July 2015.
Manchester businesses can enter a team of 10 employees or company clientele to represent them in the first ever City of Manchester Challenge.
The First Steps programme aims to help at least 100 new communities to identify important local issues and develop community action plans.
The First Steps programme is designed to give small community groups the freedom to develop action plans to improve their neighbourhood.
Get involved in this year's Small Charity Week eBay Auction and you could be in with a chance to win an extra £2,000 prize pot.
eBay has more than 17 million users worldwide so this is a great way to raise awareness and funding for your charity. Call on your celebrity supporters, patrons, corporates or anyone else you may know who can provide you with an appropriate auction item. You need to find special items to sell before the deadline on the 8 May 2015, in order to raise funds for your charity.
Small Charity Week is run by The FSI and runs from 15-20 June this year.
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