Capacity Building

Macc's Alternative Venue Discussion Group

We are hosting the next discussion space for VCSE organisations (statutory and private sector colleagues are very welcome) to meet and discuss what VCSE groups and organisations need from a venue, either a permanent, temporary or adhoc as well as those groups and organisation who would like to attend to promote any venue hire they currently have available.

We also welcome anyone who wants to join the meeting to promote new projects or programmes of work and meet other VCSE groups and organisations.
 

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Virtual Meet the Expert Event: Substance Views

There has never been a greater need for fundraisers to get together and share knowledge and experience.

Get Grants is collaborating with Views to help provide organisations with the resources, and knowledge they require to boost the understanding and impact of their work.

The Views platform allows organisations to intuitively manage data and measure their impact.

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Virtual Meet the Funder event: The Clothworkers’ Foundation

Get Grants will be joined by Jack Abbotts from the The Clothworkers’ Foundation team to explore their current grant programme.

The Foundation was established in 1977 to serve as The Clothworkers' Company's main method of charitable giving. Since then, we have given capital grants totalling more than £158 million to charities and not-for-profit organisations that are registered in the UK.

Attendees will have the chance to ask questions and receive insights direct from The Clothworkers’ Foundation about their programme.

The event offers the opportunity to:

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Contract Readiness for VCSEs: Building Partnerships and Consortia

Are you seeking to expand your organisation's reach and capabilities through strategic partnerships and consortia?

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

This webinar will help you to:

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Free furniture available

NICE have free office furniture items available for donation to charities and community groups only. All items need to be collected by 14 November from City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, M1 4BT.

A loading bay can be booked for you to collect the furniture.

View the list of furniture available here

To express an interest email Michelle Lanaway at: Michelle.lanaway@nice.org.uk

How the voluntary sector can navigate local government financial difficulty

Financial difficulties within many local authorities, sometimes leading to the issuing of a section 114 notice (s114), are affecting voluntary sector organisations and communities across the country. Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales and NAVCA have recently published research into the impact of local government financial difficulty on local voluntary sector organisations.

The research provides recommendations for the voluntary sector for navigating these circumstances, as well as policy recommendations for local and central government.

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Building financial sustainability for your charity

Many of the charity sector’s biggest challenges come down to concerns around income. Having been through a pandemic, a recession, and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis in recent years, charity income has been uncertain and unsteady, making it difficult for charities to plan ahead and continue delivering the services their communities need.

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Season 9 episode 2 of Meet the Mancunian Podcast

In Episode 2 of Meet the Mancunian Season 9, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe chats with Spirit of Manchester Award winner Josh Deegan!

Josh shares his journey from volunteer to community hero, using fitness and sports to bring people together in Wythenshawe. Happy Somedays now offers free activities, from football to festivals, for all ages and abilities.

Cyber Security Month: Practical guidance for your organisation

Charity Digital are on a mission to protect nonprofits from cyber threats. Are you an organisation that doesn’t know where to start with your cyber security, or could do with a "sense check" on where you stand?

As charities, that often hold and process sensitive information, it’s important to have the correct security in place to protect user data. Join Charity Digital where their in-house expert will give you a walk-through of the options available to you.

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