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A limited number of community organisations are now being accepted onto this innovative programme. If you haven’t delivered Creative English before, you will need to attend an event to apply for funding. FaithAction are hosting an event in Manchester on 16 April at the St Thomas Centre, 9.30am-2pm. 
The NHS Transformation Unit is currently supporting various pieces of work in Greater Manchester (GM) to improve services for patients across GM. The attached bulletin contains information on opportunities for involvement for patients, carers and interested members of the public on project which are currently underway. 
Get your favourite National Lottery funded project the recognition it deserves. 
Enter your chosen project into this year’s National Lottery Awards - the annual search to find the nation's favourite Lottery-funded projects.
Winners receive a £5,000 prize for their project and star in a television show on BBC One.
Community Comms are pioneering a unique approach to cause funding. They utilise commercial opportunities to help raise money in order to address the needs of communities in the UK.
Community Comms present their collective community to businesses that pay commissions for engaging their target customers. “Reverse Marketing for Causes.”
With their help and support communities are able to recognise the value of their collective and how it is significantly enhanced when joining Community Comms.
Mergers, prioritising, cross-sector working, core funding...These areas and more are all explored in a free new website for CEOs and trustees, published by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR). The resource is designed to make useful and usable insights quick to find and digest. By sharing findings developed over 17 years of close collaboration with the voluntary, public and funding sectors, IVAR is aiming to help leaders make informed, confident decisions about the future.
"Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. It takes place from 1 - 7 June every year."
The volunteer centre marks Volunteers’ Week annually with events and activities in Manchester: issuing certificates, delivering training, marketing campaigns, volunteering fairs etc.
Manchester City Council recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents. In recognition of the valuable role they play in delivering employment support services, Manchester City Council has made available grant funding for Manchester Work Clubs to apply for. 
The Policy and Influence team produces P&I Shorts, a fortnightly email bulletin with brief updates about our work, the latest research and opportunities to get involved with influencing and decision making in the city.
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