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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaManchester City Council has published its proposed budget for 2013/14, setting out how it will address a £40 million funding shortfall over the next financial year, rising to around £80m in 2014/15.
The Council's financial position, and proposals for dealing with it, are set out in a series of reports to be considered by its Executive when it meets on Wednesday 23 January.
Climate Week is Britain’s largest campaign against climate change with over half a million people participating in more than 3,000 events each year.
Climate Week seeks to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. Showcasing real, practical ways to combat climate change, the campaign aims to renew our ambition to create a more sustainable, low-carbon future.
This is a great opportunity to showcase the exciting steps being taken to challenge climate change in your community and encourage others to join in.
The University of Manchester is currently inviting charities and not-for-profit organisations to have a stand at Volunteer For Your Career, taking place in University Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road.
Do you have a student, staff member or alumni from The University of Manchester volunteering within your organisation?
The Community Sport Activation Fund is a £40 million Lottery revenue fund developed to support grassroots activity at a very local level.
The Fund was designed in response to demand and will aim to unlock potential and resources. The Fund will not prescribe how projects will deliver but will invest in what works best in different areas, based on local evidence.
Local Government Information Unit have produced a briefing on the Living Wage and how it relates to local government.
The briefing covers:
A ‘what, why, who and where’ of the Living Wage
An update on the Living Wage and Local Authorities
A short comment on where next for the Living Wage
The briefing may be of use to all councillors and council officers working to tackle
poverty and reduce inequality in their areas. It may be of particular interest to those who are working on local authority pay and procurement.
It’s time for a new kind of economy.
Official Launch of Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources
Now that 2013 has arrived, there are fewer than 8 weeks until the deadline for all entries to the Responsible Business of the Year Awards, on Friday 1st March 2013.
Responsible Business of the Year Award
Recognising businesses that have adapted their business strategy so that their products, services and people build resilient communities and more sustainable futures.
No experience needed. Simply join in the fun and have a go
Attend all sessions if you like or pick and choose the sessions which appeal to you most.
Fridays 1:30 – 3:30
Apply for funding before the 15th Feb 2013
Are you a community or voluntary group, or a not for profit organisation? Do you have a waste reduction, re-use or recycling project in mind?
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