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Meet our Judges!
We're so grateful to our fantastic judging panel for giving up their time to shortlist our photographs and to help support our competition, especially during these difficult times. To read more about our guest judge panel, please see below.
Business Manager at Smart Works Greater Manchester
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and focused individual to take on the pivotal role of Smart Works Greater Manchester Business Manager.
This is a key role in a small team, working alongside one other paid member of staff and a team of volunteers. The post holder will require a self-starting and proactive approach, excellent organisational skills and the ability and confidence to take responsibility for the management of the Greater Manchester centre.
Funding bulletin September 2020
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
Launch of Emergency Grants for BAME Communities – stage two
GM BAME Network, supported by GMCVO, have launched the second stage of the emergency grants programme to support small GM BAME led VCSE organisations and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stage two will be launched on 1 September 2020 and will close on 13 October 2020, 12pm.
Stage two is a competitive small grants programme awarding grants of £1,000-£3,000 to organisations with an income of under £30,000.
OMDP Independent Co-Chair – Vacancy
This is an exciting time to join the Our Manchester Disability Partnership Team as the Our Manchester Disability Plan and Partnership are currently undertaking significant strategic development.
The Partnership are seeking an Independent Chair who is a disabled person or has lived experience of disability who lives or works in Manchester to join their existing Co-Chair to lead the Partnership Board through this period of review and refresh.
GM Poverty Action Podcast – Decent work, poverty and the Real Living Wage in post lockdown Greater Manchester
Over the coming months, GMPA will be releasing a series of podcasts on how to rebuild the economy of Greater Manchester following the COVID-19 pandemic. The podcasts will be hosted by John Hacking, coordinator of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign.
Report published on how to build a more inclusive economy
The VCSE Leadership Group has published a discussion paper on 'Building Back Better' in Greater Manchester to create a more inclusive economy, together with the VCSE sector and the wider social economy.
The report provides a range of successful, practical ideas and live examples which are likely to produce a more inclusive, green and localised economy.
VRU Vulnerable Children's Charities Funding for Greater Manchester
On 22 June 2020, the Government announced that the Home Office had secured additional, one-off emergency support funding for small/micro charities that are working in marginalised communities with vulnerable young people at risk of being involved in serious violence. The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit had been provided funding to allocate grants to Greater Manchester’s small and micro charities (defined as those having an income le