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Connecting communities across Greater Manchester and beyond to raise awareness of local social ventures

Come and socialise at this SOUP event or pitch your ideas to some of Manchester’s successful social entrepreneurs and business support providers, enjoy some amazing food and secure as many votes as you can to take home a pot of cash to help you get your idea started.

There will be a guaranteed £250 in cash prize for the winner to grow their idea.

Advicenow is running a free housing rights course on private renting for migrant communities, aimed at frontline organisations. The course will be delivered online and is funded by A B Charitable Trust. 

The course will give you the basic knowledge and skills you need to deal with key housing issues faced by people from migrant communities in privately rented accommodation. It has been updated to include the key changes introduced by the Renters Rights Act, ensuring you understand the new rules around tenancies, disrepair, and evictions. 

Discover how partnership working can help your organisation grow its impact and make the most of limited resources. Gain practical tools, legal insights and guidance to build strong and successful collaborations.

Many charities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the difference they make. 

Recent changes to the Charities SORP have brought renewed attention to impact reporting, but good impact measurement is about much more than meeting reporting requirements. 

This practical webinar will introduce Theory of Change as a simple way of thinking about how your organisation contributes to change, before exploring how to identify meaningful outcomes, decide what evidence to collect and use learning to improve your work. 

Manchester Community Central is pleased to partner with the Royal Literary Fund to deliver this workshop for city of Manchester based VCSE groups.

Writing grant applications and funding bids is challenging and time consuming. This online workshop will guide you through the process of project planning while helping you to understand the key principles of writing applications and avoiding commonly made mistakes.

Through writing exercises and discussion, you will explore:

Free practical Generative AI education for the charity and community sector.

The VCSE sector is being asked to do more with less – and Generative AI is one of the most powerful tools within reach to help. But honest, jargon-free guidance on how to use it well shouldn’t depend on your budget. 

That’s why this CHARIT:AI Conference is completely free to attend.

Do charity accounts feel like a mystery? This 75-minute **lunchtime **session is designed to help trustees of small charities feel more confident reading and understanding their charity’s annual accounts. Whether you're new to trusteeship or simply want to demystify the numbers, this session will walk you through what to look for and why it matters.

In this webinar we will explore:

As chair, building and maintaining a successful relationship with your chief executive is a key part of the role. But it’s not always a simple task. Each relationship is complex, dynamic and unique and it needs time, energy and effort to make it a success.

This interactive session will look at what is needed at key stages in the chair-chief executive relationship including appraising your chief executive. We will provide insight and tips on how to build a successful relationship with your chief executive as well as pointers for when things go wrong.

We will cover:

Email marketing is one of the best ways to attract donors, raise funds, raise awareness, and highlight the impact of your charity. It is, in the simplest terms, an indispensable part of your marketing toolkit. There are 4.5 billion email users worldwide and research suggest two-thirds of marketers believe email provides the best ROI.

Discover how to create compelling short-form videos that hook audiences in seconds, even with limited time and resources.

Joined by expert volunteer Fred Bhat, Executive Producer at the BBC, you’ll have the chance to ask your most pressing questions about creating engaging video content for social media.