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Market position statement update – give your feedback

22 Jan 2016 - 10:40 by michelle.foster

In the coming weeks Manchester City Council plan to refresh their Market Position Statement (MPS), which is intended to help identify what the future demand for care and support in Manchester might look like, to outline their commissioning intentions, and to help improve the experience of working with Manchester City Council.

The current edition of the MPS can be found here: www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/5544/market_position_statement

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Policy and Influence

GMYN 10K Run places - Join team GMYN

22 Jan 2016 - 10:38 by michelle.foster

The Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) has charity places available at the Great Manchester 10K Run.

Are you looking for a challenge in 2016? Would you like to do something to support young people in Greater Manchester at the same time?

Apply for a place now and be part of Manchester's Greatest Run on Sunday 22 May. The 10k running event is broadcast live on BBC.

Join Team GMYN for only £10 registration fee and pledge to raise a minimum sponsorship of £250 to help continue GMYN’s work to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people.

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Sector News
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Young People

Introduction to Beacon Counselling Trust Provider Event

22 Jan 2016 - 10:37 by michelle.foster

The Commissioning Hub at Manchester City Council are facilitating an awareness raising event for a charity organisation called Beacon Counselling Trust who are commissioned by GamCare (www.gamcare.org.uk) to deliver support for individuals with gambling addiction/problems, as well as those affected by gambling.

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Sector News
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Policy and Influence

Stroke survivors launch new creative writing book What’s Your Story? at celebration event in Manchester

22 Jan 2016 - 10:36 by michelle.foster

Stroke survivors from across Manchester launched a new book full of poetry and short stories about their life experiences at Citylabs, Manchester. A short film of the event can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsETDWqvz3s

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Sector News
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Health and Wellbeing

Big Potential funding to help attract social investment

15 Jan 2016 - 10:54 by michelle.foster

Big Potential, a BIG Lottery Fund grant fund, will deliver approximately £20m of grant funding over 3 years to eligible VCSE organisations with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSE organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact.

The programme aims to raise awareness of the social investment market and support VCSEs who want to prepare themselves for social investment or winning contracts.

Big Potential has two possible application routes - Breakthrough and Advanced.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Manchester Day 2016: Eureka! - Call for participants

15 Jan 2016 - 10:52 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council and Walk the Plank are now inviting applications for participants for this year’s Manchester DayEureka! Community groups, volunteers and organisations throughout the city are invited to apply to be part of Manchester Day 2016, which is taking place on 19 June 2016.

With your help on Sunday 19 June 2016, together Manchester’s city centre streets and squares will be transformed into a vibrant party celebrating the city and what it means to be Mancunian.

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Sector News
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Arts & culture

Nesta and NCVO Understanding new fundraising opportunities for charities, social enterprises and community groups Survey

15 Jan 2016 - 10:50 by michelle.foster

NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and Nesta’s Centre for Innovation in Finance are interested in learning about community and voluntary organisations' fundraising needs and their awareness or usage of crowdfunding.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building

Free wellbeing course for people with arthritis, diabetes or heart disease

15 Jan 2016 - 10:49 by michelle.foster

Are you interested in making positive changes to your wellbeing in 2016? Have arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, diabetes or heart disease? Improve mood, lower anxiety and stress by coming on this Building a Healthy Future six week wellbeing course.

This course is aimed at improving the wellbeing of anyone with diabetes (1 or 2), arthritis (any type) or heart disease.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

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