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Big Give’s Christmas Challenge

Big Give’s Christmas Challenge runs from 12pm on 3rd December to 12pm on 10th December. By matching donations, the collective effort can make an extraordinary impact on some of the world’s biggest challenges.

The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign, championing a wide range of charitable organisations. Whatever the cause, from global poverty to gender equality, from climate change to mental wellbeing, every donation has the power to be doubled. Enabling thousands of charities to make an even bigger difference.

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VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards 2024

The winners of Voluntary Sector North West’s (VSNW) first ever Funding and Commissioning Awards were announced at VSNW’s conference and AGM on 14 November.

The VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards 2024 highlight and celebrate outstanding achievements in supporting the VCFSE sector across the North West. The awards were created to recognise the dedication and innovation of grant funders and commissioners whose work has transformed communities and driven positive social change.

Two of the award winners were nominated by Macc. They are:

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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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New guidance for VCSE organisations working with councils in financial difficulty

New guidance has been published to help smaller and local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations operating in local authority areas experiencing financial difficulties. Published by NAVCA and the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (LBFEW), the guidance sets out the key stages of a section 114 notice (s114 notice) journey, detailing what VCSE organisations should expect and do to navigate each.