Professional development

Join the Tech For Good Alliance to discover how the Manchester Tech for Good Catalyst can support your organisation through tailored technology support—and sign up to get started on the day.

Following the launch of the Manchester Tech for Good Catalyst—a major three-year initiative supported by Manchester City Council, convened alongside Manchester Digital and techUK, and delivered by the Tech for Good Alliance—we are inviting Manchester-based charities, social enterprises, and not-for-profits to an exclusive information session.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of the largest VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations) Carbon Literacy training event Manchester has ever seen, as part of International Carbon Literacy Action Day (CLAD) 2026! 

This session will cover the basics to help you find and apply for funding for your small charity or community group including:

This is a free, casual online get-together of people working in the charity sector who are interested in using Canva for visual design.

This get-together has no agenda and is governed entirely by what people want to know and/or share. 

These include tips and questions about using Canva to create: graphics, animations, posts, videos etc. either for social media, online or print formats.

AI is no longer a future concept – it is transforming HR today. Employees use it to strengthen grievances or bolster Employment Tribunal claims. Trade unions rely on it to support members, target recruits and develop negotiation strategies. HR teams leverage it to streamline recruitment, transcribe meetings, or summarise complaints. 

For HR, understanding AI’s impact—and its legal risks—is essential to safeguarding organisational integrity and team wellbeing. 

Could influencers help your charity reach new audiences? Join Media Trust for an expert webinar on the basics of working with influencers.

Influencer marketing isn’t just for big brands and big budgets. The right creator can help your charity reach new audiences, tell powerful stories and build genuine connections with communities who might not otherwise encounter your work.

But how do you find influencers who genuinely align with your cause? What makes a good partnership? And how can charities make collaborations work when time and resources are limited?

October often brings a familiar pressure to finish the year strong, smash those goals and get ahead before Christmas.

But what if, instead, you took a little time to pause, take stock and think about what you really want the rest of the year to feel like?

Come Back to Yourself is a free, live guided reflection session for women who are carrying a lot, supporting everyone else and perhaps feeling a little disconnected from themselves in the process.

Join Manchester Social Economy Alliance (MSEA) for an event with a difference! A social enterprise trade fair, with social enterprises holding information stalls.

What: A social enterprise trade fair, with social enterprises holding information stalls where commissioners, purchasing managers and social value leads will be invited to explore the different enterprises that meet their needs. Plus talks and other networking opportunities throughout the day!

Charities, by their nature, are there to help people who are navigating some of the hardest moments of their lives. Which means charity content needs to speak to an audience that’s upset, stressed, anxious, and sometimes in emotional turmoil.  Trauma-informed content specialist Jo Levy believes this is about much more than using kind words. Her approach centres trauma-informed thinking and building it into everything you create from the start.  

Third sector organisations are under real pressure to do more with less. AI promises innovation and efficiency, but its use consumes significant resources, comes with a real human cost and carries its own risks. Charities across our networks have identified this as an area where they need significant guidance and support, leading us to this timely and crucial collaboration with AI governance expert, Alba Sort.