Leadership

Charity Digital: How to create a digital strategy

A digital strategy can help you foresee the digital tools and skills that will be needed ahead of time, understand your role in the wider world, and be empowered to take the digital actions best suited to your charity. These are just some of the many reasons why nearly half of charities (44%) say that developing a strategy for tech, digital, data, or AI is important to them in 2026.

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Big Business in Social Investment: Manchester Edition

Learn from successful social investment case studies, explore regional funding opportunities, and connect directly with investors committed to supporting Black and global majority-led organisations.

Join leading social investors, Black and global majority-led charities, and social enterprises for an exclusive networking event designed to demystify social investment and build meaningful funding partnerships.

NatWest, 1 Spinningfields Square, Manchester, M3 3AP

AI Literacy for Charities: An Introduction

Almost four in five charities are using artificial intelligence (AI), according to the 2026 Charity Digital Skills report, but very few are using it strategically. Many charities are asking for more guidance on how to use AI, with 60% saying they’d like more training for staff and volunteers and 48% requesting sector support on responsible AI. 

This accessible, non-technical webinar introduces essential AI literacy for charities, civil society organisations and activists. It explains how generative AI works, where it may be useful, and where caution is needed. 

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The Outdoor Collaborative Youth Ambassador Programme

The Outdoor Collaborative (TOC) is set to launch its Youth Ambassador Programme 2026 – 2027, aimed at recruiting people across Greater Manchester to help support young people in our local communities: improving their mental and physical wellbeing and helping them build a better connection to community life.

About the Youth Ambassador Programme

Beyond Profit: Innovation for Social Value

How do we build a future where commercial success and community impact go hand in hand?

"Social value" is no longer just a corporate social responsibility checkbox - it is a powerful driver of funding, procurement, and cross-sector partnerships. As an ecosystem activator and neutral convener, Venture Café invites you to look beyond profit and explore how intentional innovation can solve some of society's most pressing challenges.

SISTER, Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR

Positive Ambition Manchester training project

George House Trust: Positive Ambition Manchester – Free and Accessible Training for the VCSE Sector

What is Positive Ambition Manchester?

Positive Ambition Manchester is an ambitious new project, aimed at eradicating HIV stigma and discrimination in Manchester. The project will combine a programme of external education and training for the VCSE sector, alongside activism and campaigning, to create a fairer and stigma-free Manchester.

Why is this work important?