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Showcasing the spirit of the voluntary and community sector in Manchester
More events have been added to the Spirit of Manchester Festival - a citywide celebration of the amazing and invaluable services delivered by the voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises in Manchester.
A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.
A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.
The Home Office is currently consulting on the formula it uses to fund the police. This is the calculation made which decides how much money is allocated from central Government to police services across the country. In Greater Manchester, police are funded through a combination this grant and money raised locally through council tax. Most of the money comes from the government and the police rely heavily on this grant to deliver policing services.
Manchester City Council wants to consult with equality focussed voluntary sector groups in Manchester about the future of its Equality Funding Programme.
For further information, contact Liz Goodger at: [email protected]
This consultation is open until Monday 14 September 2015, 12noon
This research is being carried out by Faith Network 4 Manchester in partnership with Saheli and the Women's Solidarity Forum and is funded by Manchester City Council's Equality Fund and the Big Lottery Fund.
Manchester City Council has been asked by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to consult with partners on two funding proposals in relation to domestic violence and abuse core and enhanced support and provide a coordinated response by Friday 28 August.
These are draft proposals and Manchester City Council want to know your views before any decisions are made. Please say what you think and say if you have any different suggestions and if there is anything you feel is missing. The deadline for submissions is Friday 21 August 2015, 4pm.
The Manchester hate crime strategy is due to be updated early next year. Manchester City Council are therefore reviewing the current strategy, and would like your thoughts on the issues and priorities you would like them to focus on for the next three years.
Voluntary Sector North West and Compact Voice are assessing the current state of the sector’s relationship with local public sector partners and LEPs: who’s working well with the sector and who’s not? Where is support required? How is the sector engaged in emerging devolution discussions (e.g. via Combined Authorities and local Devolution deal leads)
To complete the survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VNPMKVW
Deadline for responses: 21 August 2015
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