Policy

This vital event brings together health professionals, policymakers, community leaders and lived experience voices for an honest, solutions-focused conversation about what needs to change to achieve better health outcomes for women in Manchester and beyond.

Through short talks, facilitated discussions and networking, we’ll explore the evidence on women’s health inequalities, share frontline insights and identify opportunities for collaboration. 

This online launch will mark the upcoming publication of How Will the Climate and Nature Crises Impact Women and Girls? – a major new briefing produced jointly by the WEN (Women’s Environmental Network) and NPC’s Everyone’s Environment programme. The session will introduce key findings from the report and explore what they mean for women’s and environmental organisations, funders, policymakers and practitioners across the UK.

Reserves are a critical element when building small charity resilience. However, they are often, for very valid reasons, miscalculated. 

This session will look at Why we hold reserves, how to calculate reserves, what a good reserves policy looks like and how to report on reserves.

This session is for anyone who is new to health and safety and looks at the basics of assessing risks, why we need to do this, and what to do once you’ve assessed the risk.

Are you about to review your equality and diversity policy? Or are you setting up a new organisation and want to follow best practice? This session will look at Equality, Diversion and Inclusion and how to apply them to your organisation.

As Manchester begins to refresh the Compact for

A one-day collaborative innovation experience exploring women’s health challenges

Join UK Black Tech for a Women’s Health Design Jam – a one-day, hands-on experience bringing together curious, creative, and mission-driven people to explore real-world challenges in women’s health.

This is open to anyone, and you don’t need a startup idea or prior entrepreneurial experience to participate. The design jam is all about learning, collaborating, and exploring how insight can lead to meaningful solutions.

Across the day, you’ll:

The Commu

Feeling overwhelmed by AI hype? Boy oh boy you are so not alone. 

This practical webinar cuts through the AI noise and gives you a responsible, human-centred framework for exploring AI tools at your charity. 

James Gadsby Peet will share how his organisation co-created their own AI policy with our team, focusing on augmenting expertise, upholding inclusive values, and managing data responsibly. 

What you'll learn 

Employers are legally obliged to provide a written statement of terms and conditions of employment. This should be issued to employees by day one of their employment. 

Many people work under verbal contracts, but this could lead to disputes or legal claims, which presents significant risk for employers.

A well written contract  can help: