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#givingtuesday is all about supporting and celebrating Britain’s charities.

#givingtuesday is the day to do good stuff, and there are loads of things you could do to support your favourite charity.

Here’s how it works: on the day you can choose to support any charity you want in any way you want. You can choose one of their partners to support, or you can pick a totally different organisation – it’s up to you.

Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They help to make the UK the sixth most giving country in the world. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.

How many trustees are there?

#iwill is a UK-wide campaign to promote meaningful social action, including volunteering, campaigning or fundraising, amongst young people aged between 10-20. During #iwill Week 2017 (November 20-24) help celebrate young people who lead social action and their capacity for bringing others together. The week marks the fourth anniversary of the campaign and is all about shining a light on the impact that young people are having, as well as the great work of the 700+ #iwill partners who’ve pledged to create more social action opportunities.

Throughout November 2017, small charities can apply for a website grant offering the design and build of a new website - a process that usually costs around £5,000.

White Fuse will work with you to create a new charity website using their tools, processes and expertise. It’s not a cash grant that can be transferred elsewhere.

The Hill Dickinson Foundation aims to help the lives of local people in the areas it works by providing support for good causes. It is particularly keen to fund projects that create vibrant and diverse communities by encouraging community cohesion and meeting local social need.

Do you have a local community asset but don’t know what it could be turned into? Or a community business idea that you don’t know how to get off the ground? If you are a community group or organisation who would like to set up a community business but need a bit of support, then this fund is for you.

Manchester is one of the local authority only areas in the country served by one local authority but with two separate Home-Start schemes. Both schemes' Trustees and Scheme Managers have been meeting for some time to evaluate the pros and cons of becoming one Manchester organisation. Home-Start Manchester has concluded that a merger of both schemes will create a stronger; more efficient and effective service for families, volunteers, referring and wider partner agencies.

Working with Healthy Me, Healthy Communities North Manchester General Hospital are holding 7 workshops in community venues, to engage north Manchester citizens in the design of the North Manchester General Hospital site and services, exploring the opportunities for creating healthier neighbourhoods.

A new £15 million programme will see up to 1 million people trained in basic mental health “first aid” skills. The programme will improve personal resilience and help people recognise and respond effectively to signs of mental illness in others.

The campaign, designed and delivered by Public Health England (PHE), will help people assess their own mental wellbeing and learn techniques to reduce stress.

In the latest newsletter from Greater Manchester Poverty Action Councillor Matthew Brown from Preston City Council responds with The Preston Model to Graham Whitham’s 4 October article (Our economy isn’t working - Can Greater Manchester pioneer a new way of doing things?) and there is information about all of the Living Wage Week events in the city region.