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Changes to the Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities funding programme
The Big Lottery is changing the application process for Reaching Communities, to make it easier for groups and communities to apply for National Lottery funding. 
In order to do this, there will be a temporary pause on the submission of Reaching Communities applications between Monday 15 January and Monday 2 April. All applications received before 15 January will be processed in the existing manner.
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Greater Manchester Cancer Champions recruitment events – deadline extended to 10 Jan 2018
Groups are invited to apply small grants of £250 and £500 to host events to recruit Cancer Champions in February 2018, or extend a planned meeting/event, that recruits new Greater Manchester Cancer Champions.
This can of course be from your business, team or network, as long as individuals are residents of or workers in Greater Manchester.
The funding is open to organisations from across Greater Manchester.
For further information and to apply, see attached.
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Independent Chair at Bury's Voluntary, Community and Faith Alliance
Formed in 2002, Pennine Care has grown to become a leading provider of community and mental health services. Their vision is to deliver the best care to patients, people and families in local communities, by working effectively with partners to help people to live well.
They provide care to thousands of people every day. The community and mental health services support around 2.4 million patient contacts each year across six boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop and Trafford.
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Stakeholder consultation – Manchester Carers Strategy
Manchester Carers Network wants to hear from organisations that work with carers, to help shape carer support in Manchester. 
As well as carer support organisations and Council services, Manchester Carers Network wants to hear from GP practices, NHS staff, employers, pharmacies, schools, colleges and anyone else who interacts with carers young and old.
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Online Feedback in Quality Improvement
30 January, 2018 - 10:30 to 15:30
Care Opinion is a web-based portal for users of health and social care to give positive and negative feedback about the services they receive, which the providers of the services can then respond to. It already operates across Scotland and in some parts of Greater Manchester and is a critical part of a system change approach.
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Parklife Community Fund opens for local applicants and causes
Community groups wishing to run a project within parks / green spaces near to or in Heaton Park are invited to apply for a grant from the Parklife 2017 Community Fund. 
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One Manchester Catalyst Fund - a business and start up grant – apply by 8 Jan 2018
One Manchester are looking at ways to support new and growing businesses in the area and have allocated £40,000 to do just that. 
If you are a locally based business (or your business helps deliver social benefits to communities), One Manchester are interested in hearing from you.
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Auto Trader Community Fund – apply by 5 Feb 2018
The Auto Trader Community Fund aims to encourage small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like. 
The Fund welcomes applications from organisations throughout Greater Manchester with an annual income of less than £50,000.
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