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Volunteer Recruitment Grant to Support the Homelessness Contact Service
Manchester City Council wishes to commission a service that will recruit, train and coordinate a team of volunteers who are experts by experience, including people with lived experience of homelessness, to support the Homelessness and Housing Options initial contact service. 
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We Stand Together Community Cohesion Funding
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A community fund has been created to support local communities affected by the attack at the Manchester Arena on 22nd May 2017. The fund will assist local groups and organisations to host events and manage initiatives to counter hate and emerging unrest, and should look to promote cohesion within communities. 
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New analysis shows little progress on social mobility over the last 20 years
New analysis by the Social Mobility Commission has shown that 20 years of government efforts to improve social mobility have failed to deliver enough progress. The commission, an independent body that monitors progress on social mobility, calls on current and future governments to learn five key lessons from the mistakes and successes of the past 20 years.
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Fabulous Fan Fayre - raise unlimited funds for your community group through a new opportunity
Are you interested in raising unlimited funds for your community group through a new opportunity? If so come along to an information event to find out more.
Date: 1 August 2017
Time: 11:00am – 13:00pm (lunch and refreshments provided)
Address: Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester
Working in partnership with Fabulous Fan Fayre - Macc are inviting local VCSE groups to an open day to explore how not for profit organisations can raise funds in a unique and exciting way.
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Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving 2017: applications now open
Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving community funding scheme has launched for 2017 – and this year they have a total fund of £82,000 to help small groups and organisations make a difference in their neighbourhood. 
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Crowdfunding 101 workshop – fully funded places on offer
The Social Change Agency have coupled up with Hubbub to offer fully funded places at their Crowdfunding 101 workshops for Heads of Fundraising who want to understand the role of crowdfunding in their fundraising and supporter engagement strategy. The first training will be in The University of Salford, Manchester, on 20 July from 10.30am to 4pm. 
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The Kings Fund – Free Cascading Leadership programme
This free programme matches experienced, high-performing leaders in the voluntary and community sector (VCS) with others in the sector to share their knowledge and provide peer support. It is designed for those who want to develop both their organisational and leadership skills and contribute to the sector. 
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The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us campaign brings to life the realities of the challenges disabled children, young people and their families face in living a life many of us take for granted. 
Developed in close partnership with parents, it reveals the parts of their lives that most people simply do not see.
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