0333 321 3021
EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe Big Life group are supporting the Manchester Integrated Care Partnership with the Manchester Social Prescribing Development Fund and are currently accepting expressions of interest for 
funding up to £3,000.
Do you need somewhere warm? Do you want to save money heating your home this autumn and winter? Pop to your local library. Libraries are warm, welcoming, spaces with comfortable seating 
where you can stay for as long as you need, for free. You can even pick up some free data for your mobile device, if you’re struggling to pay for the Internet.
The Digital Skills Team at Manchester Adult Education are offering weekly online Skill Up workshops at venues across Manchester.
Skill Up workshops can help you to access services, learn how to use a particular device, search for information quickly, or save money.
The Young Trustees Movement are running free 1 hour workshops in November to February that will leave you equipped to champion diversity on boards.
When 1/12 trustees are named either John or David and fewer than 3% of trustees are under 30. It’s no secret that board diversity is an issue.
By the end of the 1 hour workshop you will:
In the latest GM Poverty Action newsletter is information about some of the events taking place in the city region during Living Wage Week, including two organised by GMPA. There is also an article 
reflecting on the Cost-of-Living Crisis Conference held a couple of weeks ago.
On Reason Digital’s Skills Hub you can access free courses from digital strategy, to raising money online, to writing content for your charity website.
Mobilising supporters
Your charity supporters are not just numbers – they are individuals with needs and frustrations, and they all have different outlooks on life. Through the power of storytelling, personalisation, data, and more, you can deliver a truly empowering journey for your supporters. In turn, your engaged supporters can deliver massive value to your organisation.
Macc attended the Health Scrutiny Committee meeting on 12 October. The meeting focused on the Making Manchester Fairer: Tackling Health Inequalities in Manchester report, which was launched on 31 October. The report, developed in line with the Marmot principles, acknowledges that the health of people in Manchester is worse than the national average. Where you live in the country does have a significant impact on how long you live and Manchester also wants to close the life expectancy gap between richer and poorer households.
The Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund gives grants to communities to improve accessible local green spaces or create new ones where they are needed most.
Following its successful first applications round earlier this year, round two of the £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund is now open to applications, seeking community projects that will make a real difference to their local area.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)’s new Foundational Economy Innovation Fund will provide grants for businesses and organisations Greater Manchester’s foundational or everyday economy to trial innovative new ideas and improve ways of working.
Welcome to the virtual premises noticeboard for voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations in Manchester.
The purpose of this noticeboard is to facilitate timely connections between VCSE groups based in the city of Manchester regarding premises offers and requests.
If you are in need of a space, or have one to offer or rent, please email: [email protected] or call 0333 321 3021. Please let us know when you make a match, or if the offer or request expires.
Printer-friendly version