0333 321 3021

FacebookYouTubeFlickrTwitter

Manchester Community Central

EnglishEnglish
EnglishEnglishArabicArabicBengaliBengaliBosnianBosnianBulgarianBulgarianCatalanCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCroatianCzechCzechDanishDanishDutchDutchEstonianEstonianFilipinoFilipinoFinnishFinnishFrenchFrenchGermanGermanGreekGreekHindiHindiHungarianHungarianIgboIgboItalianItalianJapaneseJapaneseKoreanKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)Kurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLatvianLithuanianLithuanianLuxembourgishLuxembourgishMacedonianMacedonianMalayMalayMalteseMalteseNepaliNepaliNorwegianNorwegianPersianPersianPolishPolishPortuguesePortuguesePunjabiPunjabiRomanianRomanianRussianRussianSerbianSerbianSlovakSlovakSlovenianSlovenianSomaliSomaliSpanishSpanishSudaneseSudaneseSwahiliSwahiliSwedishSwedishThaiThaiTurkishTurkishUkrainianUkrainianUrduUrduVietnameseVietnameseWelshWelshYorubaYoruba

All

NCVO and Serco to set Good Practice Standards

11 Feb 2013 - 17:13 by Nigel Rose

NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and Serco, a company that holds a wide variety of government contracts, are to agree together a set of quality standards for the relationship between prime contractors (often known as primes) and sub-contractors. These standards will cover areas such as risk, fair payment and how much support is offered by the prime. These will represent good practice and will not be legally enforceable. The time-scale is rapid but there is no date set as yet.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Commissioning

Cheetham Communities First Funding – Deadline 28 Feb

11 Feb 2013 - 09:29 by michelle.foster

Your second opportunity to apply for funding from the Cheetham Community First programme will run from the 11 February 2013, with all applications to be received by midday on 28 February 2013.

This is a matched funding programme, which means that every £1 provided in funding must be matched by a similar amount of in-kind donations (this means donations of cash, services, free products or volunteer time). The fund is to assist not for profit, voluntary and community groups to develop exciting projects which meet Cheetham’s ward priorities.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Let Us Pay For Your Training

7 Feb 2013 - 13:32 by cheryl.mcalister

GMYN is offering funding through the East Manchester Ending Youth Violence bursary programme for staff or volunteers from voluntary, community and faith organisations to attend training, conferences and events which will increase their ability to support young people engaged in/at risk of being engaged in violent activity.

The training or events may directly address issues of youth violence and working with young people involved in gangs or violence, but could also a range of other issues identified as key risk factors for young people, such as:

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building

Volunteer Centre Manchester - Some Good News!

7 Feb 2013 - 12:06 by michelle.foster

In December 2012 Volunteer Centre Manchester achieved its accreditation from Volunteering England.

This means we are now officially recognised as the Manchester centre as we have provided evidence that we comply with all six core functions to the required standard based on the track record which has been built up in the last 12 months.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

Volunteer Centre Manchester - Appointment Bookings

7 Feb 2013 - 12:05 by michelle.foster

Booking appointments with Volunteer Centre Manchester for your clients or organisation

If you have clients who wish to volunteer, please contact us beforehand to make an one to one appointment with our Development Workers.

As we are a small team with large numbers of volunteers being referred to us, we need to ensure that we have enough staff to cover one to one sessions.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

Consultation to establish a Guild for the Learning and Skills Sector

7 Feb 2013 - 11:20 by michelle.foster

The FE Guild project has been set up to undertake a detailed study, between November 2012 and April 2013, into the concept of establishing an FE Guild.
The project is aimed at enhancing and developing the professionalism of the Further Education workforce and a vital element of the project is the widest possible consultation with the diverse FE sector.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Community Engagement
Learning, Skills and Employment

Mind Your Money – free service for social housing residents

6 Feb 2013 - 13:21 by michelle.foster

Mind Your Money is a free service for social housing residents across Manchester helping to keep you financially safe.

Mind Your Money can help you:
• Find ways to save money
• Understand the cost of borrowing
• Open a bank account
• Avoid loan sharks
• Deal with your debts
• Improve your chances of getting a job
• Cope with the new Universal credit

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Other

Commissioning Academy

5 Feb 2013 - 17:01 by Nigel Rose

The Academy is supported by the Cabinet Office, the Local Government Association, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service, the Department for Education, the Department of Health, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Home Office.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Commissioning

Pages