BRIDGE Research Network: A new way of working together - Voluntary Sector North West
The BRIDGE Research Network is here! Connecting #VCFSE organisations, researchers & strategic partners for more diverse and equitable research across the #NorthWest #BRIDGEResearchNetwork
Find out more 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/bridge-resea...
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VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards - Voluntary Sector North West
One week left! 🚨
Our funding and commissioning awards close on Friday 3 October.
Your nominations will:
✔️ Shape future guidance
✔️ Give recognition at our annual conference
✔️ Inspire others to follow best practice
Don’t miss out 👇
www.vsnw.org.uk/resource/vsn...
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It's #VolunteersWeek and we're celebrating all the amazing people who give their time and energy to support others. Volunteers really are the heart of the community, thank you for everything you do. Enjoy your week!
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Save the date for #DoWith North West, hosted by VSNW & The King’s Fund.
🗓 Monday 14 July
🕙 10am–12:30pm
📍 St Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Join the conversation on how we move from theory to practice. More details coming soon!
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📣 Applications are now open!
Mental Health internships available for adult service users (past 3–5 years) or informal carers in #GreaterManchester to get involved in research.
30 flexible days’ training, mentoring & support.
Apply by 16th May 2025 👉 bit.ly/3wAnv82
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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...
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Why is it important to include the voice of lived experience in policy making?
Chair of the GM Ethnic Communities Network and GM VCFSE Leadership Group member, Atiha Chaudry, shares her thoughts 👇
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Guidance on hearing the voice of lived experience in policy making
🆕 The Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) have developed a shared set of principles to ensure the voice of lived experience is heard in policymaking. 👇
www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/resources/including-lived-experience
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Read my reflections on the Research Engagement Network Pan North West event last Thursday! So inspiring to hear community voices and to see the impact of research engagement! 🙌 If you're based in the North West, join the @bridge-nw.bsky.social testing phase to get involved!
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Do With: A Call To Action | The King's Fund
Do With is a network of people and organisations calling for a radical shift in the public sector from ‘doing to’ to ‘doing with’. Join the movement today.
We stand with @thekingsfund.bsky.social in championing the #DoWith approach. Shifting power, sharing resources, and working with communities to create lasting change. Collaboration is the future of public services.
Learn more 👇
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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NYS - Deliver You - iwill
We’re taking orders—your future is on the menu! Help shape the National Youth Strategy now. #WhatsYourOrder under 16? Don’t forget to check your order with a guardian. The Government is creating a new...
Young people’s voices matter! The Government is shaping a new National Youth Strategy, and they need input from 10 to 21-year-olds (up to 25 with SEND).
Encourage the young people you support to have their say before 16th April!
Take the survey 👇
iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You
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Welcome to the Kind to Your Mind website, built exclusively to support people living and working in Cheshire and Merseyside with their mental health and wellbeing.
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
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🚺 Did you know, women make up 68% of the UK's VCFSE sector workforce? This #IWD2025, we celebrate these incredible women driving change in communities across the North West and beyond 🌍💜
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Important question: Where are the voices of communities in these plans?
Hope to see more focus on how people are shaping the future of the North throughout the day #COTN2025
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Andy Burnham on transport and accessibility:
🚌Bus regulation is key
🎟️High fares hit young people hardest
🚆We need more capacity on northern rail to truly level up
The North can't thrive without affordable, accessible transport #COTN2025
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A panel of northern mayors kicks off the day – big focus on collaboration across the North 🌍
Steve Rotherham:
✅Net zero must lead the agenda
✅Mersey tidal project could unlock green energy
✅Nature recovery can't be an add-on – it must be at the heart of plans
#COTN2025
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Our team is on the way to the Convention of the North! We're excited to represent the VCFSE sector, championing the vital role of communities in shaping the North’s future. See you there! #ConventionOfTheNorth #VCFSE
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And after 36 years of service, we say thank you to Graham Urwin for his leadership & commitment to partnership working. Wishing him a happy retirement in June! 👏💙
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Hosted by Lancashire Association of CVS
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Comms Strategy for Charities.
Books, banter and brews.
Folklore, Folk music, Folk the Tories
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Director of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances at The Children’s Society | Board Member at Adullam Homes | Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service | A changemaker driving social impact, systemic change, and equity. Proud Mancunian 🐝 Views are my own.
Supporting a vibrant voluntary - community sector through volunteering, funding & development support across the Borough of Bury.
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🌉 Bridging North West communities, researchers & health professionals to collaborate, share insights & improve health and care.
🔗 Request to take part of our testing phase: https://bridge-research-network.mn.co
Strengthening communities across Cumbria by promoting #philanthropy. Connecting people who care with causes that matter. Find out more at our website: www.cumbriafoundation.org
We’re a Leadership Group dedicated to promoting the role and involvement of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Greater Manchester.
Visit our website: www.vcfseleadershipgm.org.uk/
A charity supporting Manchester's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Visit our website: manchestercommunitycentral.org
We bring Northerners together to have a say on what the future of the North should be💥
Get your ticket to our next annual convention, This is The North, here 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-the-north-convention-2025-act-now-tickets-1227765101469
Salford Community and Voluntary Services (CVS)'s aim is making a difference in #Salford. We support the local Voluntary Community, and Social Enterprise sector with volunteering, funding, grants, governance, voice, advice, and more!
We are the local support organisation for all charity, community and voluntary activity in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Director of Research and Policy at Social Enterprise UK
Business for a fairer, greener world
We are the UK's student mental health charity.
Join us as we ensure no student is held back by their mental health🧡
Find out more 👉 studentminds.org.uk
Kaleidoscope in Wales & England helps people with Drug, Alcohol & Mental Health issues.
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UK charity. Takes info about crime anonymously. Call 0800 555 111 or give info via http://crimestoppers-uk.org. We can't take information about crime via social media.
We are a independent charity supporting and championing York's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector with training, events, funding, development and representation.
