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Pilotlight is a national charity supporting small to medium charities and social enterprises to become bigger, better or more sustainable.
From next year, a million pounds of Council funding is going into Young Manchester, the new independent youth and play trust. Do you think your organisation should have a share and, just as importantly, a say in how things are organised in future?
Currently the Council has 60 contracts with the youth and play sector. In future, it looks like the Trust is planning for 15 or less.
What do you do with a broken lamp, toaster or chair? Toss it? No way! Stitched Up are bringing repair BACK, by launching Manchester’s First Repair Cafe.
A Repair Cafe is a free community event where people get together to mend broken things. Run by volunteers, it aims to reduce waste but also to pass on important skills and provide a space for people to get to know their neighbours.
We are delighted to have the following judges shortlisting the nominations for this year's Spirit of Manchester Awards.
Thank you to the following who have so far provided support to this year's Spirit of Manchester Awards helping us celebrate and reward the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector for all their hard work. Their generosity will help make this year even better than last and help ensure the award continues in future years. See how you could support the awards.
Hello all,
It’s the middle of June (although the weather wouldn’t suggest that!) and Volunteers week is over for this year.
The idea behind the Grassroots Giving campaign is to help community organisations, or groups, who only have access to limited funding from elsewhere. Submissions are welcome from community groups of all shapes and sizes - Skipton Building Society are looking to support smaller groups who struggle to find funding elsewhere and will not fund registered charities.
In 2016/17 the Money Advice Service (MAS) aims to contribute up to £7m to fund and evaluate programmes and pilots across the UK to deepen their understanding of what types of interventions can make a real difference to people's financial capability.
The Charity Commission said that Charity fundraising: a guide to trustee duties (CC20), which calls for trustees to ensure that fundraising reflects their charity's values, was part of its response to some of the high-profile problems identified with fundraising practices over the past year. What charities and their trustees need to consider when fundraising from the public.
Based on interviews with UK crowdfunding platforms and a survey of more than 450 charities, community groups and social entrepreneurs, this report, created in partnership with NCVO, explores opportunities and challenges in crowdfunding for good causes.