Charities with an annual income of up to £250,000 are eligible to apply, with a maximum grant of £10,000. Priority is given to charities who rely on volunteer support and make an impact in their communities. The Trust plans to distribute a total of £500,000 in this round.
The Trust's 2021-26 strategy document outlines 4 priorities:
Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society (RBCAS) is a voluntary group that provides services for the improvement of social, mental and physical wellbeing for people of the local community.
Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership run 9-week training courses (sessions every Tuesday) teaching you how to give good quality advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as assertiveness and communication skills.
Manchester City of Sanctuary offer a varied and dynamic programme of activities to refugees and asylum seekers that are engaging, fun and promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Their mission is to make Manchester a welcoming place for these individuals. The North West has the second highest number of asylum seekers of any UK region with 16 per 10,000 people. Volunteering is known to be beneficial for both individuals and the wider community.
Manchester City of Sanctuary are thrilled to share this report about their recent Volunteer Placement Project [11].
Join GC Business Growth Hub and JCI Manchester as they bring businesses together to connect with the third-sector on 25 April 2023, 9am-11am at Virgin Money, 48-50 Market Street, Manchester, M1 1PW.
This past week, Volunteer Centre Manchester was pleased to learn that it has been successful in upholding its Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA) [15].
In honour of Their Majesties’ service to the country, Royal Voluntary Service has launched the Coronation Champions Awards for volunteers, an official Coronation project. The Coronation Champions Awards will recognise a diverse group of volunteers from different backgrounds and communities across the UK from a range of causes.
You can apply to be members of either the Making Manchester Fairer Programme Board or Communities and Power Forum and have an important role in helping to tackle the injustice that sees some Mancunians have worse health than others and die earlier than they should.
Links
[1] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/volunteers-expenses-fund-2024
[2] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news
[3] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding
[4] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering
[5] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/forrester-family-trust-small-grants
[6] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building
[7] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/cultural-food-thought
[8] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/recruitment-and-info-sessions-next-round-manchester-volunteer-advice-partnership%E2%80%99s-next-round
[9] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/manchester-city-sanctuary-volunteer-placement-project
[10] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/manchester-city-sanctuary-volunteer-placement-project-report
[11] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/sites/manchestercommunitycentral.org/files/Volunteer%20Placement%20Project.pptx
[12] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/vcm
[13] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/bgh-match-%E2%80%93-value-volunteering
[14] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/demonstrating-quality-and-impact-volunteering
[15] https://navca.org.uk/vcqa
[16] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/coronation-champions-awards-2023
[17] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/would-you-role-making-manchester-fairer
[18] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/health-and-wellbeing
[19] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=2
[20] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=3
[21] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=4
[22] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=5
[23] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=6
[24] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=7
[25] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=8
[26] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/volunteering?page=54