By becoming a supporter of our Spirit of Manchester programme, you can be part of celebrating and rewarding Manchester's local voluntary and community groups for all their hard work throughout the year. All supporters receive a supporters logo to use for a year and also feature on our website and in the Spirit of Manchester Awards Brochure.
Our annual Spirit of Manchester Awards continue to be a way to recognise all the excellent work and thank the people involved in Manchester's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. The next year is going to be difficult for the voluntary and community sector and we want to help as much as possible both with support and also our Spirit of Manchester Fund. We need your help to build as big a fund as possible. There are a number of ways you can do this. You could support one of our Award categories or you could provide raffle and auction prizes. All support including the proceeds of the raffle is put into the Spirit of Manchester Fund – our mini-grants programme for the sector. The proceeds raised will go to great causes in the city.
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Ways you can support the Spirit of Manchester Awards
| Category | Description | Acknowledgement options |
| Award Supporter | 14 award categories available to support. Supporter contributions go towards running the awards event. Amount: £1,000 Regarding categories - please check which are currently available. Please email [email protected] to find out more. |
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| Package supporter | Support the running of the Spirit of Manchester Awards ceremony by purchasing a venue, drinks, food or media package - helping to make the celebrations possible each year. Amount: Contact for more information To support a package, email Jo at: [email protected] |
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| Pay it forward | Anonymously purchase and gift a table of 10 to a Amount: £220 Please note: Subject to availability For more information, email: [email protected] | |
| Raffle Supporter | Funds raised from the raffle will create our Spirit of Manchester Fund – so we welcome all donations of prizes or items to auction. If you’re a local business, we’re particularly interested in prizes which are your existing products or services: e.g. free tickets, vouchers, a free haircut, cake…anything you can think of! To donate a prize or auction item contact: [email protected] |
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How to donate to the Spirit of Manchester Fund
You can make a one-off donation or start a regular donation today to help make a real difference to the city of Manchester. We want to encourage local people and businesses to get involved and support their local community organisations by pledging contributions to the Spirit of Manchester Fund. Even a small amount can help make a huge difference.
| Donate online | Spirit of Manchester Fund donations |
| Donate by text |
Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text SPIRITOFMCRNOINFO 5 to 70450. Alternatively, you can text any whole-pound amount between £1 and £20, e.g. text SPIRITOFMCR 20 to donate £20. |
To make a one-off text donation for £5: Text SPIRITOFMCR 5 to 70450.
If you would like to get involved please contact us on 0161 834 9823 or email: [email protected]