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Pay and conditions in the GM VCSE sector survey

25 Apr 2024 - 13:17 by michelle.foster

Research on the GM VCSE Workforce showed that salary is one of the most prominent barriers to recruitment in the sector. Salaries are not representative of the skills and knowledge needed for the role, and record levels of inflation and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis is continuing to put financial pressure on VCSE organisations – it’s no surprise that salary expectations are more crucial to jobseekers than ever.

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Tesco Community Pledge

25 Apr 2024 - 10:39 by michelle.foster

Tesco and easyfundraising have come together for the second time to give a helping hand to voluntary groups, charities, and CICs working tirelessly to keep up with spiraling costs and rising demand. They will donate £1,000 funding pots to 5 community organisations this May.

For a chance to receive £1000 for your community organisation, follow these simple steps:  

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Pathways to CAMHS project – families needed for focus groups

25 Apr 2024 - 10:37 by michelle.foster

The 10 Healthwatch in Greater Manchester are undertaking a Pathways to CAMHS project which is researching the mental health and wellbeing of young people and their experiences accessing or trying to access services.

Families across Greater Manchester speak about the challenges they experience trying to access CAMHS services for their child / children. As part of Pathways to CAMHS project, Healthwatch are coordinating discussion sessions in a focus group format to capture the experiences of families across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.

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GM Walking Festival 2024

19 Apr 2024 - 14:41 by michelle.foster

The Greater Manchester Walking Festival 2024 takes place 1-31 May. The festival celebrates the joys and many benefits of walking and wheeling – including for people’s health and wellbeing.

The GM Walking Festival 2024 has more than 300 walking and wheeling events throughout the month of May, with 50 walks in Manchester alone.

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Wellbeing of Women: Women’s Health Community Fund

19 Apr 2024 - 14:39 by michelle.foster

Working in partnership with Holland & Barrett, the charity Wellbeing of Women is offering grants of up to £5,000 to small, grassroots organisations and community groups to deliver health information and support to women, girls and people from underrepresented groups in the UK.

The funding is for projects that address the following key points:

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SPAR Community Cashback

19 Apr 2024 - 14:38 by michelle.foster

For a third year in a row, SPAR shoppers can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 for a local voluntary or community organisation or charity they feel deserves funding.

Applicants for grants are open to UK residents (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland mainland only) aged 16 years or over.

All applicants need to do is share the exceptional contribution that a local organisation has made to their local community and what the grant would be used for.

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The Skelton Charity

19 Apr 2024 - 14:36 by michelle.foster

The Skelton Charity is a charitable trust empowered to make grants only to legally constituted charities established in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, including the unitary authorities of Blackpool, Blackburn, Warrington and Halton.

Although the Trustees enjoy complete discretion when considering applications, they are inclined to favour applications for:

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Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Migration Fund

19 Apr 2024 - 14:34 by michelle.foster

Grants are available to support not-for-profit organisations in the UK who are working towards the Foundation’s vision of a world in which everyone is free to move and no is forced to move.

The funding is for not-for-profit organisations of any size working anywhere in the UK who are working towards:

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National Lottery Community Fund: The UK Fund

19 Apr 2024 - 14:32 by michelle.foster

Through the UK Fund the National Lottery Community Fund is looking to fund organisations that want to do more to help communities come together and help make a better-connected society.

Your project must either work across the UK, or be able to inform, influence or scale across the UK.

The fund want to fund projects that:

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AVOCADO+ Lite

19 Apr 2024 - 14:30 by michelle.foster

AVOCADO+ Lite is an 8-week Executive Programme that seeks to educate BAMER-led non-profits in 6 key areas:

  • Financial fitness
  • Operations
  • Impact
  • Effective leadership
  • Networks
  • Awareness

These focus areas are based on research carried out by the Charities Aid Foundation on the key components of resilience and sustainability, essential for smaller non-profit organisations.

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