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With almost 40,000 student members, the University of Manchester Students’ Union is a great and a vibrant place to work. The Union is a registered charity and has a vacancy on its Board of Trustees for an External Trustee position. The Students’ Union wants someone who can provide sound financial oversight and contribute to delivering the new strategic plan. 
Depression and low mood affects many of us at some point in our life. It can lead to feeling down and low in our self, getting little or no pleasure out of life, no energy or motivation, poor concentration, having negative thoughts, not knowing what to do and feeling isolated, trapped and stuck. The Positivity and Wellbeing group is here to help. 
The Pink Ribbon Foundation's mission is to fund projects and provide financial support to UK charities which relieve the needs of people who are suffering from, or who have been affected by breast cancer or who work to advance the understanding of breast cancer, its early detection and treatment. 
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for revenue, capital or project costs.
The Equity Foundation connects donors and supporters with local causes to help customers to feel proud to call their community home. 
The model of community investment is different. The Equity Foundation believes that great ideas already exist within communities, and by sharing commitment and resources The Equity Foundation know that they can achieve far more than if they worked in isolation.
The Homelessness Charter, developed by groups working alongside people affected by homelessness, with their voices at its core, is the city’s new approach to tackling homelessness.
One strand of this approach is the Big Change Fund, Manchester’s alternative giving strategy that aims to maximise the use of public donations for the benefit of people who are homeless.
Hello and thank you for reading today’s Volunteer Centre Manchester blog post. Just to let you know, we will be submitting a lot more posts on a regular basis to keep you up to date with what’s new at Volunteer Centre Manchester, so watch this space!
Macc has published a report which outlines its recent response to the Cabinet Office’s Local Sustainability Fund (LSF) and its subsequent efforts to support Manchester based groups engaged in the application process. Macc’s overall aim was to increase the groups chances of being successful and therefore being awarded much needed funding.
Skipton Building Society offers the Grassroots Giving scheme to support the development of local grassroots groups from across the UK. Organisations should show a real commitment to their local community and enhance the lives of the neighbourhoods they are running within. 
This week RECLAIM has launched a Built By The Working Class campaign.
This country was built by the people who worked in its factories, shipyards, and mines; who fought its wars; built its roads and houses; and paid its taxes. The working class has a proud history of strength, resilience and hard work.
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