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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe People's Powerhouse recent Racial Justice and Housing event heard from diverse perspectives on the intersection of racial justice and housing. Speakers and attendees held in-depth 
discussions on the reality of seeking asylum in the UK and the systemically racist underpinnings of the housing system.
Good employment is a key component of an inclusive economy. In GMCVO’s latest blog they look at why good employment is more important than ever, the tools available to improve employment, 
the barriers for VCSE employers to offer better employment, and the support they can offer.
Are you a Manchester VCSE organisation? Struggling to measure your ‘social value’? Could a free and simple spreadsheet help you?
The Community Hubs Network for Manchester have developed a simple spreadsheet where you add some straightforward data and it can transform this into graphs and information that you can use in reports, funding bids etc.
The content is based on the National Social Value TOMS (themes, outcomes and measures) framework so it is a recognised system using ‘approved values’.
Funding is available for projects which address the housing problem across the UK. Housing-focused charities in the UK can apply to the annual community grants programme from Nationwide Building Society, focusing on:
This year, the awards have increased in size, meaning that grants of £10,000 to £60,000 are now available. Nationwide will fund between 50% to 100% of the total cost of a project.
Following a period of closure to undertake a strategic review, the Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is once again accepting applications. This year, there will be a focus on young offenders or those at risk 
of offending.
Charities, role models and community heroes will be honoured at the 2023 ceremony showcasing their outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion; thus embracing the excellence of all our citizens irrespective of race, faith, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability and culture. The concept for the National Diversity Awards arose when The Diversity Group identified an urgent need for more positive role models to be actively promoted, with the aim to empower and inspire the wide breadth of diverse communities across the UK.
There are no shortcuts in anti-racism work. Only by committing daily to re‑designing systems to include the perspectives and voices of historically marginalised and oppressed communities can 
individuals and organisations reach our society’s unrealised potentials.
Getting on Board’s free practical guide How to Diversify your Charity’s Board is aimed at charitable organisations, charitable networks, funders and federations that want to recruit and retain new and 
diverse trustees but do not have the skills to do so.
This guide offers a comprehensive overview of every stage charities need to address to organise and execute a successful recruitment and induction strategy.
Hard-pressed third sector organisations say they are facing a perfect storm of rising demand and costs while donations and volunteer support are plummeting.
Greater Manchester Nature Consortium are currently planning Manchester Festival of Nature 2023 on Sunday 25 June at Heaton Park and are gathering information from organisations who would 
like to run an environmental or nature based activity at the festival. They ask that activities relate to the festival aims below.
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