Capacity Building

AI: Its uses, impacts and opportunities for the charity sector

Join the National Lottery Community Fund and CAST to understand more about AI and what it could do for you and your organisation. Receive full support alongside your peers to identify a small experiment with free to use tools that you can try out back at work, and then return to share your experiences and pick up some new tools from others.

St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
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National Databank Information session

This is an information and training session for organsations who are wanting to become part of or are already part of the National Databank.

During this session National Digital Inclusion Network will provide everything that you need to know to enable you to apply and operate a successful National Databank Hub.

There will also be plenty of opportunity at the end of the session to ask any questions you may have.

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Macc: Trustee Connect Space

Are you an experienced charity trustee or a fairly new one?

We would love you to join us for the next session of our Trustee Connect Space.

The theme this time is Trustee Recruitment and we are thrilled to have a trustee from Manchester Mind join us to chat about her experience of trustee recruitment.

It’s a chance to connect with your peers, ask questions, share knowledge and best practice

This session is available only to trustees of charities who have a majority of their beneficiaries located in the city of Manchester.
 

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Charity Governance Awards 2025

The Charity Governance Awards are an exciting not-for-profit initiative created to celebrate outstanding governance and trusteeship in charities across the UK, allowing large and small not-for-profit organisations to inspire and learn from one another. These are the only charity awards that are designed to celebrate trustees, free to enter (with a free awards ceremony), and do not generate profit for the sponsors or partners.

Voice4Change England Catalyst Programme

Voice4Change England’s (V4CE) Catalyst Regions programme offers free workshops and tailored one-to-one support for BME organisations.

The Catalyst Programme supports BME communities through free online and in-person workshops, tailored 121 support, resource sharing and signposting and networking opportunities.

Topics the programme can assist with:

Renting your space for the benefit of your community

Most successful community hubs generate income from diverse streams, with space rental often providing both community value and unrestricted funding. This webinar will help community organisations maximise the potential of space rental.

The training is for groups that are managing an asset.

The session will explore the versatility of spaces, such as multipurpose halls, meeting rooms, and outdoor areas, to ensure optimal usage and benefit for both renters and the community.

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Introduction to working with business for your VCSE organisation

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Would you like to explore what working with businesses could look like for your organisation?

This is an introductory session is aimed at voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups who support people and causes in Manchester and are interested in developing meaningful relationships with local businesses.

You will:

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Get in financial shape for 2025: insights to navigate challenges and drive success

2024 has been a year of trials and triumphs for charity CFOs, who have been trying to maintain control of their organisation’s financial health despite rising costs, inflation and challenging fundraising targets.

On top of economic uncertainty, finance leaders across a wide range of industries including the charity sector, say they haven’t had the necessary tools for the job, with 86% of them acknowledging that “decisions are often made without sufficient data or insight”. That’s according to a recent report from Accounts IQ.

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