VM Movement are all about championing volunteer management & helping managers of volunteers to connect, learn & share stuff. It is run entirely through voluntary contribution of volunteer managers, and they’re always happy to hear from other volunteer managers who want to get involved.
The VM Movement lead an informal learning and discussion chat on twitter every Thursday, called Thoughtful Thursday (#ttvolmgrs), which is a great way of sharing your ideas, opinions, thoughts, etc. with other people who carry out a similar role.
Do you already help someone pay bills or shop online? If you do, you're already a digital champion. Why not sign up and see what additional help and support are on offer to you.
Whatever your level of expertise we can help you develop your own skills so you can learn and support others at the same time.
You may already know who can help you and where you can offer support, but if you don’t, we can link you to an opportunity to volunteer.
Go-ON Manchester‘s aim is to help and support Manchester residents to make the most of the web. Whether you’re using email or searching the internet to pay your bills or do shopping, we can introduce you to the online world and help you to take advantage of the benefits this brings.
By people having the chance to go online you can improve wellbeing, quality of life and employment opportunities.
The Charity Commission is seeking 25 volunteer charities to take part in a new project examining strategy development, implementation and review.
The project has been launched by the Charity Commission in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Each charity will receive a free consultation by experienced accountants on its policies, procedures and practices relating to strategic planning, with the collective outcome of the review providing important feedback to the Charity Commission regarding sector practices in this area.
The Mental Wellbeing Services Grant, by Manchester City Council, will be prioritised on services that improve people’s mental health and wellbeing. The objective is to move towards an approach that requires services to be pro-active in encouraging people to do more for themselves, to balance the promotion of better mental health and wellbeing, together with care and treatment when appropriate. Applications must be able to identify which of the Five Ways to Wellbeing their project delivers.
The deadline to submit applications is: Monday 24 June 2013, 10:00
Walking the Breadline: The scandal of food poverty in 21st-century Britain
Published 30 May 2013 Details: Authors, Cooper, Niall & Dumpleton, Sarah ISBN: 978-1-78077-334-6 Publisher: Oxfam GB & Church Action on Poverty Type: Research report
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) Campaigner Awards recognise the outstanding contribution that a new generation of campaigners are making towards achieving social, environmental and economic justice here in the UK and abroad.
HM Government have issued a progress report on the growth of the social investment market so far. The report states that there are 13 Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) on-going in 2013 and that Big Society Capital has invested a total of £56 million.
Connect to Support, is Manchester’s new online Social Care marketplace and Manchester City Council are encouraging all providers to take advantage of this new and exciting way to market and transact their products and services.
Manchester City Council have collaborated with a number of other local authorities to provide Connect to Support - a web-based platform for a diverse, competitive, regional social care marketplace, where people can find products, services and activities to meet their needs.