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Board shadowing webinar: what it is, how it benefits charities and getting involved

28 Jul 2022 - 14:27 by michelle.foster

Are you keen to support people from diverse backgrounds to take up Board positions? Do you want to bring lived experience expertise around the table? Do you want to make your Board more boardaccessible and inclusive to young people or racialised minorities?

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GM VCSE Work and Wellbeing survey

14 Jun 2022 - 14:30 by michelle.foster

As we know from our State of the VCSE sector research, there are around 75,000 paid staff and 500,000 volunteers working in charities, community groups, faith-based organisations and social gm vcse workforce surveyenterprises across Greater Manchester. This is a massive workforce of people who are dedicated to doing good in their communities.

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Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership information and recruitment sessions

21 Apr 2022 - 10:21 by michelle.foster

Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) run 9-week training courses (sessions every Tuesday) teaching you how to give good quality advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as trainingassertiveness and communication skills. During this training, you will also be placed at either Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) or Cheetham Hill Advice Centre (CHAC) for half a week day to volunteer as an advice worker.

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Understanding the system: Free workshops covering housing, benefits and debt

21 Apr 2022 - 10:19 by michelle.foster

Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) are offering three free, Understanding the System workshops, which aim to empower local people to help themselves and each other. You can trainingcome to one or all of the workshops, which are split up as follows:

10 May: Housing – Landlord and tenant responsibilities and how to deal with issues, Housing options in Manchester and help with housing costs

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Have your say on support services to help you

6 Apr 2022 - 09:16 by michelle.foster

Are you a voluntary or community group or a social enterprise in Manchester? Have your say on support services to help you!

have your sayManchester City Council and Manchester Health Care Commissioning have commissioned Forever Consulting to find out what support voluntary and community groups and social enterprises in Manchester need to deliver their work and achieve their goals.

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Step Up MCR Board and Advisory Panel opportunities

9 Mar 2022 - 13:35 by michelle.foster

Step Up MCR is the new place-based giving scheme for Manchester primarily focusing on the neighbourhoods of Ancoats and Beswick and Clayton and Openshaw.

Step Up MCR brings people together from within the community to maximise on our human potential, energy, skills, and resilience for the benefit of local people.

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Volition

2 Feb 2022 - 13:45 by michelle.foster

volunteersVolition is pleased to be expanding its services to Salford. Volition is a friendly charity that seeks to help unemployed people increase their employability through volunteering. Volition are taking on new people all the time and hold regular open days and information events.

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MVAP information and recruitment sessions

6 Jan 2022 - 11:55 by michelle.foster

mvapMVAP run 9-week training courses (sessions every Wednesday) teaching you how to give good quality advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as assertiveness and communication skills.

The next sessions are running on: 1 February, 1pm at St. James Moss Side Church (95A Princess Rd, Manchester) and 9 February, 3.30pm at St Matthews Church (Cleveland Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester).

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