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IVAR free resources for charities, social enterprises and community organisations

23 Feb 2018 - 11:13 by michelle.foster

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.

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Sector News
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Capacity Building

Join the (Manchester) Volunteers' Week 2018 Working Group

22 Feb 2018 - 09:43 by jack.puller

"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.

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Sector News
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VCM
Volunteering

Manchester Work Club Funding Programme April 2018-31 March 2020

21 Feb 2018 - 14:56 by michelle.foster

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. Manchester City Council

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Sector News
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Capacity Building
Funding
Learning, Skills and Employment

Macc Policy News

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.

We also produce P&I blogs and host guest blogs, and you can receive these as soon as they are published. 

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Guest Blog: Celebrating Student Volunteering Week at The University of Manchester

19 Feb 2018 - 00:34 by guest.blogger

As part of Student Volunteering Week 2018, Volunteer Centre Manchester is excited to share some guest blogs from people who undertake student volunteering and those who manage and support said activity. Here's the first from the University of Manchester:

Celebrating Student Volunteering Week at The University of Manchester

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VCM
Volunteering
Young People

WREN Community Action Fund - apply by 14 March 2018

16 Feb 2018 - 13:23 by michelle.foster

Applications are currently open to the WREN Community Action Fund, which makes grants towards the provision, maintenance or improvement of: WREN
• Village Halls and Community Centres
• Public Play Areas
• Publicly available multi-use games areas, skate parks and BMX tracks
• Sport and recreation grounds including pavilions and clubhouses with full public access
• Churches – community spaces only
• Nature reserves

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Sector News
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Capacity Building
Funding

The Good Help Award – How purpose and confidence transform lives

16 Feb 2018 - 13:21 by michelle.foster

The Good Help Award will reward an organisation or team that demonstrates they are helping people transform their lives by helping them develop their sense of purpose and confidence to take action. Good Help[ Award

There are three awards available - one £15,000 winner, and two £5,000 runners up. The winners of these awards will be asked to spend the money on activities that support their ‘good help’ work.

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Sector News
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Capacity Building

Manchester City Council briefing note on Universal Credit

16 Feb 2018 - 13:19 by michelle.foster

Universal Credit (UC) is the government’s flagship welfare scheme which aims to simplify the benefits system for working age people by bringing together out of work and in work benefits, improve the transition to employment, and make work pay by removing disincentives to work.

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Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Policy and Influence

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