News

Local and national news items from the voluntary and community sector. Click on a news headline to view the full details.

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ESF/ LSC Community Grants Launch Event - 'Project Towpath'
Published: 30/06/2008
GMCVO is holding an event on the 9th July at the St Thomas Centre in Ardwick to launch the Community Grants Programme.

New Guidance on Criminal Records Bureau Checks for Volunteers
Published: 30/06/2008
The Cabinet Office has published new guidance on Criminal Records Bureau Checks for volunteers.

Manchester Volunteering Day - Would You or Your Organisation Like to Be Involved?
Published: 25/06/2008
Manchester Youth Volunteering Project (MYVP) and Manchester Event Volunteers (MEV), along with other partners, are working towards the creation of Manchester Volunteering Day.

Learning Together – Funding Search Workshop
Published: 24/06/2008
This workshop demonstrates the features and practical use of the online funding search facility available on the Novas Scarman Group website, plus enable participants identify relevant funds and grants specific to their own projects.

How2FundRaise.org
Published: 23/06/2008
The most comprehensive, FREE on-line resource for the UK's 16 million volunteer fundraisers, from the Institute of Fundraising.

BBC’s Extreme Dreams is Back!
Published: 23/06/2008
Do you want to go on the journey of a lifetime? BBC 2 is looking for people who spend their time helping others or are a pillar of strength to their local community but now feel ready for a life changing challenge of their own?

Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) Community Project Volunteer
Published: 23/06/2008
Could you cut it working behind the scenes of a fast-paced film-project? If this sounds like you, Greater Manchester Police Authority has the ideal part for you.

Fallowfield: U Decide October 2008
Published: 18/06/2008
In March 2008, people of Fallowfield attended an event called Fallowfield: U Decide. Here they heard about twelve different projects that could happen in the ward and then they voted on ones they liked best.

BA (Hons) Applied Community and Youth Work Studies Programme
Published: 18/06/2008
Applications for part-time study on our new BA (Hons) Applied Community and Youth Work Studies programme (JNC pending) starting this September will be accepted up until mid-August.

Help Yourselves Awards
Published: 17/06/2008
Save the Children and British Gas are pleased to announce the next funding round of the Help Yourselves Awards.