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This year, the company’s charitable trust, the Blakemore Foundation, will be awarding a number of one-off community grants worth £1,917 each to good causes across England and Wales.
Ofcom has been tasked by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with administering the Fund. DCMS provides up to £400,000 per annum for the Fund. The Fund has been established to give grants to help fund the core costs of running Ofcom licensed community radio stations. These core functions include:
Small Charity Week (19- 24 June) is the biggest event in the small charity calendar providing free initiatives, competitions and support over six days for charities or local community organisation with an annual turnover under £1.5 million. Events include:
Have you been affected by cancer? Do you live in North or East Manchester, Borough of Rochdale, Bury or Oldham? Macmillan Cancer Support wants to hear about your information and support needs. 
Manchester Craft and Design (MCAD) is a not for profit Social Enterprise with a voluntary Board of Directors, who meet four times per year. Their mission is to be an unforgettable place to make, see and buy contemporary craft and design. MCAD also offers a rich portfolio of services including educational projects, exhibitions and the incubation of new talent and creative businesses. 
The Open Fund for Organisations supports new music projects led by promoters, talent development organisations, venues, curators and large performance groups. Projects must involve the creation, performance and promotion of new music and enable songwriters, composers, or solo artists, bands, producers and performers of all backgrounds to develop creatively and professionally. 
This issue includes a report on the challenges posed by Greater Manchester’s unsupported temporary accommodation and its hidden homeless, GM Poverty Action examines the role of local employment charters and, as part of the Work and Wages series, take a look at whether sharing skills reduces inequality. There is also the usual list of forthcoming local events. 
Homeworkers Worldwide would like you to get in contact if through your organisation’s work - or wider community engagement - you are aware of anyone involved in garment and textile manufacturing in Greater Manchester. 
The co-design group met on Feb 21st 2017 to discuss the results of the consultation and work out the implications for the design of the funding programme, identifying a number of issues that needed further work. These included answers to questions such as: what does strength based funding mean and how would it be evidenced?; define what Manchester-based is and how it is measured?; and what is the approach to neighbourhoods where there are not strong organisations? An implementation group was formed and has been meeting weekly to develop the detail of the funding programme.
This document is a summary of the results of consultation carried out by Manchester City Council (MCC), with the support of Macc, concerning proposals for funding for voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSO) in Manchester.
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