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Small Charity Week 17 - 22 June 2013

12 Apr 2013 - 13:29 by margot.sullivan

Small Charity Week 2013
17 – 22 June

Small Charity Week celebrates and raises awareness of the essential work of the UK’s small charity sector who make an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes across the UK and the rest of the world.

Small Charity Week is brought to you by the Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI), who with the support of partner organisations ensure the work of small charities is recognised and celebrated.

The largest event in the small charity calendar

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Introducing Macc’s Strategic Lead on Commissioning, Nigel Rose

12 Apr 2013 - 12:34 by michelle.foster

The aim of this newly created post is to improve commissioning between the public sector and the voluntary and community sector (VCS), focusing on Manchester and Greater Manchester commissioning. My focus is on the process: the way consultation is carried out; how specifications are written; when and how are decisions about recommissioning made; how information about new commissions are disseminated; commissioning processes that build on the strengths of the VCS; how appropriate forms are for VCS organisations.

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Art Project Bus up for sale

12 Apr 2013 - 11:58 by fiona.mark

The Art Bus was created by the Creative Hands Foundation to travel all over Manchester providing free art and music performances and workshops for local communities inspired by the music and contemporary art of West Africa in the We Face Forward exhibition, 2012 (at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Gallery of Costume and Manchester Museum).  From mid-May until September the Art Bus travelled across the city and beyond.  It appeared at a huge range of venues in local communities from libraries to Café's to Schools.  The bus promoted the exhibition and provided exciting music an

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Greater Manchester Youth Network are looking to recruit Trustees

11 Apr 2013 - 16:17 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) supports young people and youth involving organisations to participate, develop and achieve; with a focus on volunteering and social action. The organisation is part-way through the process of becoming a registered charity, which has included the stepping down of three executive board members. This has opened up the exciting opportunity to join the Board of Trustees, who oversee the development and running of GMYN.

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Youth in Action - Youth in the World

11 Apr 2013 - 16:09 by michelle.foster

The European Commission has published a new Call for Proposals for projects to promote cooperation in the youth sector between ‘Youth in Action’ programme countries and partner countries that are not neighbours of the European Union. This includes, for example, countries from Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, Pacific and Asia.

Non-profit organisations working in the youth sector may apply for grants of up to 80% of eligible project costs to a maximum of €100,000. There is a total budget of €3 million this year.

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