Welcome to our latest social enterprise e-bulletin which contains a selection of events, information and opportunities relevant to social enterprises in Greater Manchester. Among the articles in thsi edition are :-
NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
Free support for VCSE orgs via ‘Skills for Growth SME Support’ programme
| Investment funding available for VCSEs New pre-employment opportunities listings website for young people Access to Kickstart scheme for VCSE sector employers State of Social Enterprise 2021 report – survey now live Co-operatives UK launch annual co-op economy survey Consultation report to shape the recommissioning of women services New briefing: What works in tackling social isolation of older people in Bangladeshi Communities (Ambition for Ageing) Vaccination of Frontline VCSE Workforce Barometer survey: impact of Covid-19 on VCSE organisations VCSEs: A guide to working with government Discover social enterprises across GM through the online directory SUPPORT & RESOURCES GMCVO Social Enterprise Support Directory for Greater Manchester GMCVO’s COVID-19 News, Updates and Resources webpage Blog: Tips for effective storytelling (School for Social Entrepreneurs) COVID-19 Resource Hub for Charities & Social Enterprises (Good Finance) EVENTS & TRAINING Flourish CIC events coming up 12th February – a wellbeing workshop on self-care for social entrepreneurs 1st March – the Flourish Quiz Night Then from March 9th to 12th, a series of online lunchtime ‘heated debates’ as part of International Women’s Week The Future of Human Experiences and Human-Centred Design (Innovate Manchester & FutureEverything) Tuesday 23rd February, 9.30-11am “0 to 1” Programme: What is your purpose? (Manchester Social Entrepreneurs) Wednesday 24th February, 6-7.30pm Wigan Borough Social Enterprise Network (Wigan Borough Community Partnership) Wednesday 24th February, 11-12.30pm Early stages business development training for new social enterprises working in mental health Business planning A-Z (16th Feb & 23rd Feb) Introduction to measuring social outcomes (2nd March) How to sell your products or services (9th March) Challenge, Change and Coronavirus: Women in business, where are we now? (gunnercooke) Monday 8th March, 11am Online Introducing ANTZ Network! Friday 12th March, 12-1pm Information webinar: winning government contracts and the new Social Value Model (DCMS) Wednesday 17th March, 2-4pm How and why social entrepreneurs should master LinkedIn (School for Social Entrepreneurs) Wednesday 31st March, 11-12.30pm £25/£35 OPPORTUNITIES Enterprise Development Programme for Mental Health focused VCSEs, offering grant and learning support Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs programme – Human Lending Library – free business mentoring support for social entrepreneurs (Expert Impact) FINANCE & FUNDING Remember to also check out Forever Manchester’s Funding and Support page Emergency Investment Fund for VCSE organisations affected by Covid-19 – application window extended closing date for applications is Sunday 16th May 2021. GMCVO supporting organisations impacted by Covid-19 to access emergency investment ESF Community Grants relaunched Applications deadline – 8am on Monday 22nd February Round 2 of GM BAME Community small grants Closing date: Friday 26th February at 4pm Resonance Community Developers Fund – investment for projects developing community led and owned assets (Resonance & GMCVO) GMCVO continuing to offer social investment to social enterprises and trading charities Grants for Good – for small social enterprises (Matthew Good Foundation Beware of the Bull Funding Bulletin – February 2021 Action Together Funding Bulletin – February 2021 HAVE YOUR SAY State of Social Enterprise 2021 report – survey now live Have your say on government ‘Right to Regenerate’ proposals Consultation closes on 13th March. ReGenerate survey for social entrepreneurs FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE GO TO :- https://www.gmcvo.org.uk/gm-social-enterprise |
