Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) exists because of the support of likeminded individuals and organisations across Greater Manchester, and beyond, who share their desire to see an end 
to poverty in our city region.
The latest newsletter includes a call for content for their Cost-of-Living Crisis Conference in October. GMPA are keen to hear from those who are running projects that help to address the current 
financial challenges facing low income households. GMPA have provided policy and research updates and there is also an interesting job opportunity.
Greater Manchester Social Value Network (GMSVN) has been offered the chance to use the tools and resources from the national Inspiring Impact programme to help organisations in Greater 
Manchester.
Greater Manchester is part of the Changing Futures programme. This is a £64 million initiative between Government and The National Lottery Community Fund, testing innovative approaches to 
improving outcomes for people experiencing multiple disadvantage in fifteen areas across England. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has commissioned a consortium led by CFE Research to evaluate the Changing Futures programme.
Have you been granted leave to remain through the UK asylum process? Are you confident in speaking English? Have you lived in the UK for 3 years or more? Are you keen to meet new people and 
use your skills?
In early June, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) hosted a co-design workshop for the proposed Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub. Over 70 people came along and 
joined in discussion about the potential purpose, functions, operating model and impacts that the Hub might have.
Calling all activists or people interested in learning about activism from Black or Minoritised Communities. Circles run for 4 weekly sessions. Participants are required to commit to meeting weekly on 
17 August, 24 August, 31 August, 7 September between 6pm-7pm, online. Deadline to apply: 15 August
The latest newsletter opens with a request to you to take five minutes to complete GMPA’s Annual Impact Survey. The findings will help inform their work and support GMPA when making a case to funders and other stakeholders, deadline: 29 July. The newsletter reports on Greater Manchester’s excellent successes at the Living Wage Champions Awards, there is a page of policy updates and a new tool from Citizens Advice.
Is your charity struggling to tell a story with your data or to transform it into impactful visual designs? Do you need your data analysed or simply want to know how to make the most of your spreadsheets?
The newsletter includes an invitation to join an in person event: Levelling up isn’t working – how do we locally prevent and reduce poverty across Greater Manchester?’ on 19 July. The event will examine the findings from the Poverty Monitor 2022 and there will be a panel discussion.