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World Disability Billiards and Snooker Manchester Classic - Support / Event Sponsorship needed

3 Feb 2017 - 10:37 by michelle.foster

WDBS (World Disability Billiards and Snooker) are looking for companies and organisations who operate in the Manchester area to provide financial sponsorship by way of prize money for the respective disability groups which this tournament is catering for. The WDBS is a non-profit organisation and therefore the financial sponsorship is held directly by them and given to the players at tournaments end. WDBS

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Hate Crime Awareness Week 2017 – Calendar of events

1 Feb 2017 - 15:36 by michelle.foster

Hate Crime Awareness Week 2017 is taking place from Monday 6 - Sunday 12 February with over 40 events taking place across the city. Let's end hate crime

This annual event, now in its fifth year supports voluntary organisations to hold events to raise awareness of hate crime in Manchester, encourage reporting, promote community cohesion and celebrate diversity.

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Funding bulletin February 2017

31 Jan 2017 - 15:42 by michelle.foster

Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders Maccthemselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.

This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.

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Holland’s offers Canteen Kit Out for North West community groups, businesses and households

24 Jan 2017 - 10:46 by michelle.foster

Community groups, workplaces and households across the North West are being given the chance to win a ‘Canteen Kit Out’ this winter, after research* has revealed that just 38 per cent of locals take a regular lunchbreak. Hollands

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Comic Relief - Tech vs Abuse grants

24 Jan 2017 - 10:00 by michelle.foster

For women in abusive relationships, the digital world can be a place which is as highly controlled and monitored by perpetrators, as the physical world. Many women and girls in abusive relationships are unable to use technology safely or proactively to access support. And many services struggle to harness the opportunities offered by technology to increase their reach, and make information and assistance accessible outside work hours and to women who may only have short pockets of time to ask for help.

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Home Office funding to create more resilient communities

24 Jan 2017 - 09:57 by michelle.foster

This is the second call for funding and support for groups involved in counter-extremism projects in their communities. Home Office

The counter-extremism strategy encourages partnership between the government and people involved in projects that counter extremism and build stronger communities.

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Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Act 2017 receives Royal Assent

24 Jan 2017 - 09:52 by michelle.foster

The Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Act 2017 makes a number of amendments to the legislation which underpins the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS), introduced in April 2013. The purpose of these changes is to simplify the scheme and extend access to smaller and newer charities. The Act also makes a few technical amendments to the legislation which establishes Tax-Free Childcare, the Government’s scheme to support parents’ childcare costs, scheduled to be rolled out from early 2017.

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