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Get your nominations in for our Spirit of Manchester Awards – Only one week left to nominate!
Don't miss the chance to highlight and celebrate all the work you do in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. Maybe you volunteer your time or you are part of a community group or you may be from a business that gives back to the community. Whatever it is this is your chance to showcase your work, so get nominating! Click here to make a nomination by midnight on 30 April 2018
   
Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly – Finding and asking for funding and donations
Come along to the next Manchester Voluntary Sector Assembly on 9 May, 1.30pm-4.30pm to find out about the current funding landscape, different sources of income (not just grants), how to ask people for money and some tips on working with corporates. Speakers will include Joe Saxton of nfpSynergy, who publish an excellent range of useful and topical free reports and briefings. The Big Lottery Fund will also give an update on the current changes to their funding programmes, which will take effect from April. Places are limited to one per organisation and this event is for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations working in Manchester only. Click here to register

Social Eating programme – invitation to bid
Ambition for Ageing is seeking to create partnerships to develop and compare a range of sustainable social eating schemes within a diverse range of communities in Greater Manchester. This new programme seeks to increase the number of opportunities for older people to eat together in Greater Manchester, thereby creating a range of social occasions where people feel they belong, can bond with existing friends and make new connections. Final deadline for bid submissions: Wednesday 9 May 2018, 12:00 Read more

Comic Relief – Safe, Secure, Settled fund
This initiative will invest in projects that are using sport to improve the lives of young people without a safe or secure place to live, helping them to gain the skills and resources to lead safe and positive lives. Comic Relief will consider work that supports children and young people aged up to and including 25. Comic Relief will also consider family-based interventions where the majority of beneficiaries are under 25. Applications are welcome for a minimum of £100,000 and a maximum of £500,000, over a period of between two and four years. Deadline: Thursday 14 June 2018, 12:00 Read more

Griffins Society Fellowship Programme for women in the criminal justice system
The 2018 Griffins Society Fellowship Programme is now open to applications. 2018 is the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, and the Fellowship is seeking applicants to contribute to practice and policy debates around women with convictions by undertaking their own pioneering research. The Griffins Society Research Fellowship Programme offers a unique opportunity to explore your own interests or concerns about the treatment of women in the criminal justice system. Deadline for applications: 31 May 2018 Read more

Volunteer for Manchester Day – the city’s big day out
Make sure you have a unique Manchester Day experience by being part of the show. There are hundreds of opportunities to be part of the event, and Manchester Day is looking for enthusiastic people to play a key role in helping to bring the streets of Manchester alive with colour, music and performances. Manchester Day is one of the biggest outdoor events in the UK, with tens of thousands of people filling the streets to celebrate this year’s theme: The Word on The Street. Manchester Day will take place on Sunday 17 June from midday until 6pm. Read more

Manchester’s Night Heroes – Are you a hero?
Manchester’s Night Heroes are four dedicated and trained groups of volunteers based in the city centre, who are committed to ensuring that your night out is as safe and secure as possible. Working in conjunction with the emergency services, volunteers are there to help people who are distressed due to a variety of reasons, be it alcohol or drugs, lost possessions, lost friends and even a flat mobile battery. Read more

Domestic Abuse Consultation – deadline 31 May 2018
The Home Office have launched a public consultation ‘Transforming the response to domestic abuse’. This consultation seeks views on a number of specific measures that were set out in the Queen’s speech, as well as views on other steps that the Government can take forward through future domestic abuse legislation. But the Government also wholly recognises that it will take more than new laws to help victims and survivors rebuild their lives and to combat this insidious harm. The consultation accordingly also sets out, and seeks views on, the steps the Government can take to raise awareness, support victims, and ensure perpetrators are stopped. Read more
 

Where next for the voluntary sector in criminal justice?
Date & Time: Tuesday 1 May 2018, 9:30 - 13:30
Venue:  Manchester Read more

Flourish Network – A lunch with Karen Anderson, Great for good and Cambridge social ventures
Date & Time: Friday 4 May 2018, 11:00 - 13:00
Venue: Real Junk Food Manchester Read more

The Boiler House
Date & Time: Friday 4 May 2018 - Saturday 5 May 2018, 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Sow the City Read more

Keeping Children Connected' Conference 2018
Date & Time: Friday 8 June 2018, 9:00 - 17:00
Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University Read more
 

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Training Opportunities
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities - evening session
A workshop specifically for trustees, what you need and what you should know, to ensure that Trustees are well informed about their legal responsibilities and have a good sense of appropriate job roles and boundaries.
Date & Time: Tuesday 5 June 2018, 17:30 - 20:30
Venue: Macc Read more

Health and Social Care Policy and Strategy in Manchester and Greater Manchester
If you need a broader perspective on what’s happening in health and social care policy and strategy, or starting a new job with more policy and strategic responsibilities or you are new to Manchester, then this is the course for you.
Date & Time: Wednesday 6 June 2018, 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Macc Read more

Committee and Meeting Skills
This workshop is specifically for those who are new members to a committee or for those who would like to brush up on their skills at meetings. Delivered through a variety of presentations, interactive activities, examples and discussions this workshop is a must for anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of what being a committee member entails.
Date & Time: Thursday 14 June 2018, 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Macc Read more

Introduction to Community Asset Transfer (1/2 day)
If you have an asset in mind or looking to explore whether taking on a community asset is the right thing for your organisation this half day workshop is ideal for you. The workshop will look at giving you an understanding of the history of community asset transfers, an overview of what a community asset transfer is alongside offering hints and tips on good practices and the do's and don'ts to consider.
Date & Time: Wednesday 20 June 2018, 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Macc Read more

Basic Book-keeping
Learn how to record income and expenditure for your small charity or community group so that you can produce regular financial reports for your committee and produce simple accounts for the financial year.
Date & Time: Thursday 28 June 2018, 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: Macc Read more

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Job Opportunities

2 x Client Consultant at Pure Innovations
Salary: £16,832 per annum pro rata, Hours: 1 x 22 hours per week and 1 x 30 hours per week
Deadline: Friday 11 May 2018 Read more

Client Consultant at Pure Innovations
Salary: £16,832 per annum pro rata, Hours: 24 hours per week
Deadline: Friday 18 May 2018 Read more

Office Manager and Personal Assistant at Just Psychology CIC
Salary: £23,597 per annum, Hours: Full time
Deadline: Monday 30 April 2018 Read more

Carer Support Workers at Carers Trust 4 All (Bury)
Salary: £8.40 per hour, Hours: Guaranteed hours, shift patterns, flexible working contracts are available
Deadline: Saturday 30 June 2018 Read more

Carer Support Workers at Carers Trust 4 All (Manchester areas)
Salary: £8.40 per hour, Hours: Guaranteed hours, shift patterns, flexible working contracts are available
Deadline: Saturday 30 June 2018 Read more

Children and Young Persons Community Support Workers at Carers Trust 4 All
Salary: £8.40 per hour, Hours: Guaranteed hours, shift patterns, flexible working contracts are available
Deadline: Saturday 30 June 2018 Read more
 

Sign up now with Volunteer Centre Manchester
If your organisation works in Manchester and involves volunteers, you are encouraged to register with Volunteer Centre Manchester.

Register with Volunteer Centre Manchester
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Volunteer DBS (CRB) checks
DBS Manchester and Salford provides a quality and professional DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking service and Safe Recruitment advice centre. DBS Manchester and Salford is provided by Salford CVS. For further information click here or contact 0161 787 7795, or email: [email protected]

Volunteer Centre Manchester’s training page
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Funding
Our funding search engine is a straight forward FREE service using information from IDOX Information Solutions that can help voluntary, charitable and community groups like yours to find suitable funding. To search for funding opportunities click here

Information and Resources
On our website we have a diverse range of resources, toolkits and contacts to help you understand what you need to do in order to develop and sustain your voluntary / community group and operate legally. To view our factsheets and toolkits click here

Policy and influence
The Policy and Influence Team support strong, collective input by Manchester's voluntary sector and residents by sharing information, co-ordinating and linking organisations and providing opportunities for people to come together and network. Click here for more information
 

 

Community Reporting
Community Reporting is about people having a voice and telling their stories. The Community Reporters website gives a platform to tell the story to a large audience and be part of a Europe wide network of over 1,700 (and growing) Community Reporters. Macc provides training, information, support and equipment to Community Reporters in Manchester. Community Reporter website
 

Directory
Visit our online directory of voluntary and community sector organisations in Manchester where you can search for Manchester organisations and register to promote your organisation. To browse the Directory and to register click here

Conference and room hire
We have excellent city centre rooms available in different sizes to suit your needs at affordable rates. We can provide refreshments, catering and all the equipment you require for your meetings. There are even discounts available for members. Find out more here or email us at: [email protected] 
 

Opportunities to contribute
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