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Grant funding for social businesses providing cost of living support

20 Mar 2024 - 14:20 by michelle.foster

GMCVO are offering grants between £1,000 and £10,000 to social enterprises and trading charities who provide services to people and communities that are experiencing acute cost of living pressures.

Funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment, the grants aim to sustain the provision of essential community services and boost the sustainability of grantee organisations. The grants will be accompanied by enterprising activity support delivered by GMCVO.

Apply here

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Call for evidence about the priorities of people with lived experience of poverty in the UK

20 Mar 2024 - 14:19 by michelle.foster

Have you been involved in, or are you aware of UK-based work between 2008 and 2024 that enabled those affected by the economic injustice of poverty to articulate the issues that they face and what they feel are the most important things to invest in?

GMCVO and Greater Manchester Poverty Action have been funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to conduct an evidence review that collates and themes issues that are repeatedly deemed to be important to address.

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Peer support forum

20 Mar 2024 - 14:17 by michelle.foster

Do you run peer support sessions? Do you have questions, such as: How do I attract attendees? What makes peer support successful? How do I prevent burn out?

Join Gaddum’s Peer Support Forum to discuss the challenges you face and share resources and tips. All sessions are online on Zoom and are free to attend.

Evening forum: Monday 8 April 2024, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Daytime forum: Friday 19 April 2024, 12.30pm - 1.30pm

To join both, or either session, email: [email protected]

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Programme Manager (Cheshire and Merseyside) at Voluntary Sector North West

This is a unique and pivotal role in supporting the VCFSE sector in Cheshire and Merseyside.

This role will manage and coordinate VSNW’s work in Cheshire and Merseyside. At the heart of this are two projects: the VS6 Partnership’s Reaching Communities Project (Liverpool City Region) and NHS Cheshire & Merseyside’s VCFSE Transformation Programme.

The role is permanent and will be subject to a 6-month probation review.

Interviews: Candidates will be interviewed online on 6 May 2024. Candidates will receive an interview invite by 5pm on 2 May 2024.

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35 hours per week
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£40,221 - £43,421 per annum
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V4CE VSCE contract readiness webinar

1 May, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:30

Are you looking to secure public sector contracts to increase your income and impact?

If you are a BME charity or social enterprise interested in public sector procurement opportunities this webinar is for you.

This 90 minute webinar is the ideal first step towards contract readiness, giving voluntary, community or social enterprises (VCSEs) a solid grounding in the procurement process.

Caritas Salford: The Wider Impact of Learning Differently

The way in which people learn can have a wider implication for how they navigate people and activities.

Sometimes known as “specific learning difficulties/differences” or “SpLD”, conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD can change how a person processes information and navigate their environment.

Approximately 10% of the UK population has a SpLD.

Take a moment to consider:

3 September, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:30
Cornerstone Centre, 104b Denmark Road, Manchester M15 6JS
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Caritas Salford: Deaf Awareness

There are over 11 million people registered with a hearing loss in the UK today.

This equates to one person in every six.  Clinical Commissioning Groups document more than 12,500 British Sign Language users in the North West of England. 

What will be in this training session:

14 June, 2024 - 09:30 to 11:00
The Lalley Centre, Community Pantry and Allotment, Eggington Street, Manchester, M40 7RG

Caritas Salford: Neurodiversity Awareness

Run by Caritas' accessibility coordinator, Minna, this session will ask:

  • Do you understand what neurodiversity is?
  • Do you think you or a person you know may be neurodiverse?
  • Do you operate in a way that is accessible to all people?
  • Do you understand your responsibilities towards accessibility?

The session will include:

6 August, 2024 - 14:00 to 16:00
Cornerstone Centre, 104b Denmark Road, Manchester, M15 6JS

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