Sector News

The Justice and Equality Fund, supported by TIME’S UP UK, has launched new grants programmes aimed at tackling the culture of harassment, abuse and impunity. Grants of up to £200,000 will be available to organisations that provide emotional and practical support to people who have experienced sexual harassment, particularly in the workplace.

Following the Prime Minister's wider endorsement of the Jo Cox Commission recommendations on Loneliness in January 2018, the £11.5 million Building Connections Fund has been set up to support projects that are able to prevent or reduce loneliness.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), in partnership with Sport England, has launched the new Integrated Communities Innovation Fund. The Fund will help drive forward proposals to tackle the key causes of poor integration set out in the Government’s Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper published in March 2018, by offering support to projects who can demonstrate innovative approaches to tackle the barriers to integration and building integrated communities in England.

This is your chance to celebrate the volunteers and unsung heroes who work hard to make ‘Our Manchester’ so great. These groups and individuals make a big difference in communities and help to make Manchester the thriving, friendly and buzzing city it is. Be Proud is your chance to say a big thank you and celebrate their work.

Manchester City Council are looking for applications from Manchester residents who are not in permanent, full time employment. Could you be a future Chief Executive? Start developing your career this year with Manchester City Council to achieve your ambitions.

Manchester City Council have a number of apprentice opportunities available in the following areas:
• Business Administration
• Customer Care

On Saturday 3 March 2018, Jackie Driver, Chief Executive of Breakthrough UK, and Jenny Gradwell, Daughter of the late Lorraine Gradwell, launched The Trust Lorraine Foundation at the Walk for Women in Manchester. The Foundation - in Lorraine Gradwell’s name - is a joint project between the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and Breakthrough UK to increase disabled people’s representation in elected office.

South Manchester GP Federation / Manchester Primary Care Partnership invite you to their August Neighbourhood Partnership meetings (formerly called wider stakeholder meetings) for South Manchester.

The dates and times of the meetings are:

Didsbury, Chorlton and Burnage Neighbourhood Partnership – 2 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Withington and Fallowfield Neighbourhood Partnership – 9 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Wythenshawe and Northenden Neighbourhood Partnership – 16 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Partnership – 30 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Together Now are looking to expand their board and would like to appoint two new trustees. Together Now are a small charity and the current trustees play various roles within the organisation, some taking a more traditional trustee role and some being more hands on with the work we do. All trustees have good involvement with the case load as well as strategic decision making.

Manchester Metropolitan University is in the process of conducting an online survey into fire safety in the workplace and the views of deaf or disabled people.

Manchester Metropolitan University is undertaking research into workplace fire safety. If you consider yourself to have a hearing impairment or a disability you can complete this survey.

Last year The Charity Commission consulted with the charity sector about the annual return for 2018. Based on the outcome of this consultation The Charity Commission are introducing a tailored annual return later this summer. It will include new questions that charities can start preparing for now.