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VM Movement Thoughtful Thursdays - For Volunteer Managers

13 Jun 2013 - 17:07 by michelle.foster

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.

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Could You Be A Digital Champion?

13 Jun 2013 - 17:06 by michelle.foster

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.

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Have You Always Wanted To Learn How To Use The Internet?

13 Jun 2013 - 17:04 by michelle.foster

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.

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Charity Commission Offers Free Strategy Review to 25 Charities

12 Jun 2013 - 15:31 by michelle.foster

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.

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Support for groups applying to The Mental Wellbeing Services Grant

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 - Report

12 Jun 2013 - 13:43 by margot.sullivan

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

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Manchester Volunteer Centre- Volunteering Experience Survey

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Connect to Support Manchester - launches June 2013

10 Jun 2013 - 12:12 by michelle.foster

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.

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