On 31st December 2024, eVisas will replace physical immigration documents for almost all non-UK and non-Irish citizens. This will affect a very large number of Greater Manchester residents, although how many is not known.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have commissioned a review into the collaboration and partnership work being conducted in Greater Manchester across the areas of Modern Slavery, homelessness, and migration and asylum.
The University of Manchester is leading this review and has developed a brief survey to get a sense of which organisations are collaborating in the above-mentioned areas.
Complete the survey here
A post-budget briefing for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations in Greater Manchester.
Hear from GMCVO's CEO, John Hannen at this lunchtime briefing following our government's Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. John will look at the Budget decisions and subsequent news stories, assessing what they will mean for VCFSE organisations.
There will also be opportunity to ask questions and share your views.
A free event for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations.
A significant aspect of the work that VCFSE organisations do is about fostering social relationships. The social relationships that members and beneficiaries form in the process of engaging with organisations and the benefits that these can bring may be considered as one of their key impacts on people’s lives and on local communities. Yet, articulating these ‘softer’ outcomes of their work is a well-known challenge.
As UK household debt continues to rise, more than 8.5 million people are facing serious financial struggles in 2024. Projections for 2025 suggest this trend will only worsen.
Despite this, £23 billion in available support is set to go unclaimed this year – money that could help people regain control of their finances. Key barriers such as lack of awareness, complex systems and stigma prevent people from accessing the help they’re eligible for.
Come along to this Living Wage Week Event to hear from existing Real Living Wage employers in the VCSE and see why, and how, your organisation should become an accredited Real Living Wage Employer. Speakers will include existing Real Living Wage employers, The Living Wage Foundation and the GM Living Wage Campaign.
This online event will bring together Trade Unions, The Good Employment Charter, The Living Wage Foundation and others to discuss the future of the Real Living Wage in Greater Manchester in the light of the new Labour government and proposed new employment legislation.
Aimed primarily at trade unionists the event is open to anyone interested in discussing the future of the campaign for the Real Living Wage in GM. The event will be a mix of speakers and open discussion and debate.
In Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe collaborates with the Spirit of Manchester Awards to feature interviews with award winners and nominees from the city's voluntary and community sector.
Manchester City Council, along with key partners across the City, have embarked on an ambitious three to five year partnership with children's charity the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). The programme is part of a global UNICEF initiative launched in 1996 that reaches close to 30 million children in 40 countries.
We are recruiting for a VCSE Policy and Influence Development Worker.
Manchester’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is made of thousands of organisations and individuals who use their time, skills, creativity and energy to improve the quality of life in the city. They have knowledge, insight and ideas to offer which can help shape policy and decision making locally, regionally and nationally.