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Bury VCFA is here to support Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Organisations (including the community work of Faith Groups) in Bury.
Are you a Community Group, Charity or Social Enterprise in Bury? Are you looking for support to grow, develop and make a difference?
Then Bury VCFA can help! Whether you’re looking for help setting up, seeking funding or have a specific area you want to improve your knowledge on we can help and point you in the right direction. This page outlines just some of our support offer to you.
Our team regularly travel around the borough to meet groups. If you need support you can contact the team via phone or email to arrange a time to meet – this can be online or in person fundinganddevelopment@
Development Support
We provide support to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations who are based across Bury, to enhance and improve their effectiveness with a range of services including:
- One to One support from our team
- Forums and Networks
- Training
Commissioning Support
We can provide advice and support on
The difference between grants and contracts
What is tendering for a contract?
How do you respond to a tender document?
How long does the tender process take?
Is commissioning for my organisation?
Our Training Programme
Our training programme covers a range of topics through the year to support local groups and organisations. Regular sessions include –
- Trustee Training
- Volunteer Management
- Social Media and Content Creation
- Bid Writing
- Business Planning
- And much more….
Visit our Training Page for our current listed training sessions.
Volunteering
Bury VCFA can provide a range of support to your organisation to enable groups of all shapes and sizes to recruit, support and manage your volunteers.
- Promote and publicise volunteering opportunities
- Volunteer Brokerage – match volunteers to suitable opportunities
- Policies and procedures to support volunteer recruitment and management
- Sharing good practice and providing networking opportunities
- Promoting volunteering and the role of volunteering at a strategic level
Funding Information & Advice
Finding funding is essential for most VCSE groups and we provide support in a number of ways:
- Funding Searches – Every month we send out a funding bulletin to our members which can also be accessed on our website. But did you know our team can help with personalised searches? Contact our team to see how we can help.
- Bid writing support – Our team can provide guidance on how to approach funding applications through Bid Writing training and personalised advise. Our critical friend service allows you to get some feedback on your application before it gets submitted.
- Funding Opportunities – Bury VCFA manage a range of grants throughout the year on behalf of funders. We can advise on the application process and regularly organise briefings where you can ask the funder direct questions.
Commissioning Support
We can provide advice and support on
The difference between grants and contracts
What is tendering for a contract?
How do you respond to a tender document?
How long does the tender process take?
Is commissioning for my organisation?
Commissioning Support
We can support VCSE organisations through the tender process as well as helping facilitate consortia and partnership development.
E 26 – Social Economy Programme
About the programme Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has commissioned 10GM to develop and deliver a programme of new targeted interventions and improvements in specialist support for the social economy across the Greater Manchester (GM) region. The programme is funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This programme has been set up in response to recommendation 11 outlined The Next Level: Good Lives for All in Greater
Manchester, a report undertaken by the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission. The programme will address the specific gaps and challenges that have been identified in the business support available to social economy organisations and social entrepreneurs across Greater Manchester. And it will seek to improve the accessibility, consistency and quality of support available.
E26 aims to provide a new digital front door to social economy support and to provide specialist support in localities where gaps are identified. In Summer 2024, Cooperatives UK will launch an Online Inclusive Ownership Platform with wrap-around staff support, due to be launched in Summer 2024.
View the 10GM Website for more details
