Here we go again.... Spirit of Manchester Awards 2024 now open for nominations. Tell us your stories of brilliant volunteers, community projects, campaigns, collaborations and creativity in #Manchester #SpiritofMcr24
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📢Paid fellowship opportunity to conduct innovative research on relationship-centred practice with us and Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness📢
If you know anyone who might be interested, please spread the word!
Applications open until 10th March.
More info 👉 socialconnectedness.org/fellowship-pro…

Join us as the Programme Lead! Nurture a thriving community of social economy organisations and entrepreneurs. Manage a new support programme, develop systems, handle communications and performance, and track outcomes. Apply: lght.ly/1bhfdfd

Getting super excited about this. Powerful conversation between myself, Hayley Lever and a local VCSE organisation today where movement is literally changing people's lives. Watch this space! 10GMpartners Greater Manchester Moving

Join us as our new Programme Lead (Social Economy), where you'll play a key role in fostering a vibrant community of social economy organisations and entrepreneurs. Find out more and submit your application at: lght.ly/e6alnm

Difficult conversations are rarely as unpleasant as we expect.

7 studies: we're too pessimistic about leveling with friends & partners. We fixate on what could go wrong, overlooking what might go right.

Relationships stagnate in silence. Candor opens the door to growth.

10GM is investing in GM’s VCSE sector to develop our future leaders.
Do you have someone in your team with real potential? The 10GM VCSE Future Leaders Programme runs from Jan-June and offers group workshops, 1:1 support, and more
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#HIV can’t be transmitted by:
💦 Spitting
💉 Discarded needles
🦟 Mosquitoes
🥰 Kissing
⛄️ Warm hugs
☕️ Tea cups
🚽 Toilet seats
🛀 Towels
🕺 Disco
🔥❤️ Sex when virally suppressed on treatment ( #UequalsU ).
Tell everyone.

This is an amazing development opportunity for future #leaders in #GreaterManchester ’s #VCSE sector. Open to employees, volunteers or activists connected to small/medium sized organisations and groups. Includes workshops, coaching and financial support to the organisation too!

Fascinating, informative & inspiring hearing from the #WeLeadforLegacy panel sharing their experiences of building relationships to lead systems change.

Thank you Emma Gilbert Greater Manchester Police Beena Puri Beena Puri & Charles Kwaku-Odoi Charles Kwaku-Odoi DL MFPH for sharing your leadership journeys.

10GM’s VCSE Future Leaders Programme runs from Jan-June & offers workshops, one-to-one support,
and a £750 contribution towards costs. It’s free, specifically for the VCSE sector & designed to nurture the
skills & knowledge of people with potential
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VCSE leader/manager who feels like you’re spinning plates & juggling responsibilities? The Leadership Development Programme will support you to drive change & fine-tune your processes to strengthen your organisation, inspire your team & develop resilience
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Training Alert!

🆕✨We've launched the first of our Leadership Open Workshop Series... Personal wellbeing and Resilience as a Leader! Join us for an engaging online event exploring the importance of personal wellbeing and resilience for Greater Manchester VCSE leaders.
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TOMORROW 💥
Learn more about the VCSE Leadership Development Programme at the online Meet the Facilitator session, hosted by programme facilitators, Brilliant Thing. Ask questions about the programme & how to apply:
14 December, 16:00-17:00
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💥Join us tomorrow⏰
Learn about the VCSE Future Leaders Programme
We're hosting a Q&A with Claire from On The Level and Ed from Ed Moss - Paradigm shift in Leadership & Culture where you can ask about the Programme - what it'll involve and how to apply. 12-1pm, 14 December.
Sign up now: lght.ly/ae2jllo

Just a reminder that the end of the year is not a deadline to have achieved everything on your to do list.

December is just another month. What doesn’t get done in December will get done in January - and that’s perfectly fine.

Chill 💚

🆕🌟Learn more about the VCSE Leadership Development Programme at the online Meet the Facilitator session on 14 December, 16:00-17:00, hosted by Brilliant Thing.✨ Ask questions about the programme & how to apply. Sign up🔗: lght.ly/mi9ddc
More about the programme 👇

Do you work with volunteers? Do you know the rules surrounding benefit claimants and volunteering?

Read our guidance and make sure your volunteers' benefit claims aren't affected by their volunteering: ow.ly/n99m50Q9i7o

Finally Andy Burnham joins our afternoon discussions on the #WeLeadforLegacy launch day, to champion and endorse this important work he's commissioned via the #GMCA , for the Civic Leadership programme delivered by She Leads for Legacy, Flourish Together & Reform Radio