@vsnwescadale
Chief executive of Voluntary sector north west. Chair of Greater Manchester VCFSE Leaders Group, and VCFSE partner member on Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. Championing meaningful devolution and sector’s role in making it work.
Everyone deserves to live without fear of hate.
In Greater Manchester, we’re committed to building communities where people feel safe, respected and valued.
If you’ve experienced hate crime, support is available: www.letsendhatecrime.com
#WeStandTogether
📣 Speaker spotlight series
We have a limited number of tickets remaining for the Resolve Poverty Annual Conference, secure yours and explore our exciting lineup of speakers.
🎟️ Book your place here: www.resolvepoverty.org/conference-2...
Growth alone isn’t enough, residents also need access to jobs, skills and transport.
Cities Outlook 2026 looks at how places like Barnsley, Liverpool and Manchester have combined both.
Read the blog 👇
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Clearly NCVO and UK charites too hard for this…. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Would be nice to see uk international charity and a grassroots community org on here.
'Our Side of the Story'
Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.
Looks a really really great model. Are you running elsewhere? Eg in the 53 to 55 degrees north latitude. 😂
Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group response to attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Connect with others tackling similar data challenges at the VCSE Data & Intelligence Peer Learning Network.
📅 Wed 27 Aug, 1.30pm–3.30pm, Central Manchester
🎟️ Free tickets: buff.ly/qZI0OBB
Healthwatch and Integrated Care Partnerships will close by April: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We are excited to invite you to our online workshop on 10th June to hear more about including the voice of lived experience in policy making – why it’s important and hear about how you can adopt the practice. www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/news-and-eve...
For a deeper dive into the question of 'medicalisation' of mental health & the implications of this for benefits & employment support policy, I'd really recommend this recent blog post from @benbgeiger.bsky.social inequalities.substack.com/p/progressiv...
Spot on! Interesting that you wouldn’t take the old DWP approach if you were running other types of public services - the moral judgement was baked in.
Last chance to sign up for The Alliance For Dignified Food Support free webinar
forms.office.com/e/ram2acxw6k
📅 Tuesday 22 April
10am - 12pm
This free webinar will include a presentation on hunger trauma by community psychologist Carl Walker
The Answer Cancer fund is offering grants of up to £4,000 to GM based VCSE organisations to deliver projects that will grow communities’ knowledge of cancer and increase the uptake of cancer screening across Greater Manchester
Find out more:
I've written about health inequalities & how overcoming them can unleash communities & fuel our nation's potential.
Physical activity is fundamental to healthy lives & economy; government can help create the right conditions as part of the Spending Review.
Link: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/tacklin...
We should pull together a page of all links across north west now: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/h...
volunteeringlcr.org/index-classic
volunteering.cumbriacvs.org.uk/index-classic
lancsvp.org.uk/opportunities/
💷 | NEW BLOG: The government is facing stark fiscal choices in 2025. Cuts to public services would be risky, but so would breaking fiscal rules. That leaves tax. Our latest blog explores the options for Rachel Reeves 👇
Today is #SocialPrescribingDay!
Social prescribing is making a huge difference in Salford and turning people's lives around. Read and watch some of the moving, honest stories from the people we have worked with through the #WellbeingMatters programme.
www.salfordcvs.co.uk/social-presc...
For mental health and wellbeing support tailored to you, visit the new kindtoyourmind.org website. Built exclusively to support people living and working in Cheshire & Merseyside with a range of services and resources on offer #KindToYourMind #Mentalhealth #Wellbeing
Our NHS colleagues are facing huge challenges with the latest cuts to ICBs. We stand with them and offer our full support to navigate these changes together. We remain committed to strengthening community-focused care 💙
Read more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
📢 A new volunteering website has been launched for #Cheshire & #Warrington, making it easier than ever to find volunteering opportunities in the area.
Whether you want to gain skills, give back, or connect with your community, it starts here 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/news/2025/3/...
I think the timeframe has been about 3 weeks (budget submissions were Feb)
And Donald Trump 2
The first round of estimated nhs budgets for 25/26 were submitted.
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We have five funds currently open for applications!
Funds and deadlines:
Food Response Fund - 17th March
Healthy Holidays Fund - 10th March
Active East Salford Fund - 24th March
Together We Create Fund - 4th April
Elevate Salford Fund - 7th April
www.salfordcvs.co.uk/funding-oppo...
Screenshot of DHSC job ad with words “we offer a varied, exciting, challenging and rewarding working environment” issued the day after the abolition of NHS E and promises to halve staffing in NHSE and DHSC.
Comedy is tragedy plus timing…
