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African Health Needs Assessment – Focus Groups

24 Aug 2012 - 12:06 by michelle.foster

An African Health Needs Assessment has been commissioned by the Department of Health (DoH) and is being led by the Terrence Higgins Trust and a number of other partners.

Although The Terrence Higgins Trust is an HIV charity, this part of the project is a more general assessment of health needs of specifically Black African people living in the UK.

All of this will be fed back to the DoH to help them shape their funding and resources to ensure they meet the needs of UK citizens.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Health and Wellbeing

Free consultancy with Ernst & Young - Manchester

23 Aug 2012 - 13:50 by michelle.foster

Each year, Ernst & Young, a global firm of professional advisers with approximately 10,000 employees in the UK, recruits a number of graduates to train as accountants, tax advisers or corporate finance specialists.

Two independent HR / Management Consultants who work with Ernst & Young to support the learning and development initiatives and help maximise the potential of their people are running approximately 45 two day programmes involving workshiops to develop the personal skills of the Ernst & Young second year trainees.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building

Teach First are looking for North West based voluntary / community groups for an event

23 Aug 2012 - 12:19 by michelle.foster

Teach First is an independent charity working to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment, which is greater in the UK than in almost any other developed country.

Teach First enables its participants and ambassadors in the classroom to raise the achievement, aspirations and access to opportunity of children from low socio-economic backgrounds, whilst developing a network of leaders with a life-long commitment to ending inequality in education from both inside and outside the classroom.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Children and Families

Hodgson Review calls for a 'new settlement' for charities

16 Aug 2012 - 09:54 by michelle.foster

Charities should be given more control and freedom over how they are run, Lord Hodgson has said in his report on the Charities Act 2006.

Last year, the Government appointed Lord Hodgson to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Charities Act 2006 to investigate whether it is fit for purpose. He was asked to consider if better regulation is needed and whether the existing rules are enabling charities to operate easily. The Government will carefully consider his recommendations.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building

Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund

16 Aug 2012 - 09:48 by michelle.foster

The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund was established to promote, enhance, improve and protect both the natural and built environment in the local community. The Trustees award grants of a maximum of £3,000.

The Community Trust Fund award grants to a maximum of £3,000.00. To be successful a group must:
• Carry out positive work in the community and be of charitable nature and be ‘Not for Profit’ status.
• Be Community, Socially or Environmentally focused
• Based within the area of benefit

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Manchester City Council apprenticeship opportunities

13 Jul 2012 - 15:39 by cheryl.mcalister

WHAT IS THE MCC APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME?

• Over the next year, MCC are offering a range of Apprenticeship posts to support out of work and disadvantaged Manchester residents and young people into employment

WHAT WILL APPRENTICES BE OFFERED?

• Pay scale: You will be recruited to a permanent role as an ‘Apprentice’ into a Grade 1 position at scale point 6 - £12,489. An incremental pay scale framework would then allow the individual to progress through to the normal scale for the role to which they have been aligned.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Learning, Skills and Employment

Volunteering Opportunities at Chorlton Youth Project

6 Oct 2011 - 09:39 by michelle.foster

Chorlton Youth Project is a long standing Youth charity based in South Manchester, with great opportunities for those with an interest in Youth Work.

The opportunities available at Chorlton Youth Project are:
Volunteer Youth Workers – five opportunities
Volunteer Web-designer – one opportunity
Management Committee Members – five opportunities

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

The Royal Brewery Fund

8 Aug 2011 - 13:01 by michelle.foster

The Royal Brewery Fund’s priority is to encourage and support grass-root community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage active participation from volunteers, have minimal cash reserves and limited access to funding support.

Applications are invited from community groups based in the Moss Side and Hulme areas that wish to improve circumstances for people within these communities.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity

16 Feb 2011 - 08:07 by michelle.foster

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps seriously ill children and young people to make the most of everyday life. The Charity want to ensure that their families, regardless of shape or size, receive the emotional support they need too.

The Charity help in many ways including through Roald Dahl specialist nurses, family grants and research.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

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