This is a unique opportunity to be part of the largest VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations) Carbon Literacy training event Manchester has ever seen, as part of International Carbon Literacy Action Day (CLAD) 2026!
Representatives of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are invited to join Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and their Graduate Career Team for an event on Friday 16 October.
This event offers an opportunity for people working for VCSEs to discuss their organisation and current or future opportunities they may have available with potential volunteers or staff recruits who have recently graduated in a social science subject.
AI is no longer a future concept – it is transforming HR today. Employees use it to strengthen grievances or bolster Employment Tribunal claims. Trade unions rely on it to support members, target recruits and develop negotiation strategies. HR teams leverage it to streamline recruitment, transcribe meetings, or summarise complaints.
For HR, understanding AI’s impact—and its legal risks—is essential to safeguarding organisational integrity and team wellbeing.
This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact.
Authentic leadership is crucial in the charity sector, where trust, values-driven decisions, and inspiring others are key to driving meaningful social change.
In this course, you’ll learn how to lead authentically, by enhancing your self-awareness, building stronger relationships, making balanced decisions, and increasing your resilience.
By the end of the training, you'll:
This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice,
Thanks to its small group size, this course gives you plenty of opportunities to ask questions and put your learning into practice. After the course, you’ll gain access to extra resources and an informal network to help you continue your learning.
This training will take place over two half days. You need to attend both sessions of the same course.
The Wills Act is rooted in 1837, but Will-making has raced into the digital age. Join this practical session to unpack the Law Commission’s reform proposals, explore how digital-first Wills are reshaping who makes a Will and when, and discover what electronic Wills mean for how charities ask supporters to leave a legacy. Clear, actionable insight on where legacy fundraising is headed and how your organisation can stay ahead
Giving you a practical insight to help you plan and deliver digital fundraising successfully for your organisation.
With ever-increasing digital fundraising tools and platforms available, it can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start, and a drain on limited time and resources if you don’t know what is going to work for your specific organisation and fundraising needs.
Leadership Lighthouses: Greater Manchester is a fully funded leadership development programme for social purpose leaders from Global Majority backgrounds working across Greater Manchester.
The programme will bring together local leaders who are working to create change in their communities. Together, participants will strengthen strategic leadership skills, develop peer relationships and explore practical ways to sustain their work and increase their impact.
Most people involved in charities, CICs and community organisations spend a lot of time doing — supporting people, answering emails, chasing funding, solving problems and keeping things moving.
The Thinking Shop is a 90-minute facilitated session exploring a simple question:
How much of what we are busy doing is actually helping us do what we exist to do?
It isn’t a training course. There are no presentations and no expert standing at the front with all the answers.
Join the gunnercooke charities team, Michele Price and Robert Nieri for a 45-minute webinar and short Q&A at 12:00 on Tuesday 20th October, to address recent legal, regulatory, governance and policy developments that may not only impact your charity but that you can harness with confidence to better advance your organisation’s purposes.