Latest blogs
Building Data Confidence: How Greater Manchester’s VCSE Sector Is Growing Together Through Peer Learning
In her blog, Sarah shares how Greater Manchester’s VCSE Data Peer Learning Network is helping organisations tackle data challenges together. With over 140 members, the network builds skills, confidence, and connections through events on open data and storytelling—turning data from a barrier into a powerful tool for insight and impact.
VCFSE Commissioning in Crisis: Advocating For Our Struggling Sector
In this blog, Susie provides a recap on another lively recent VCFSE Commissioning and Investment meeting, which discussed critical issues around unfair funding decisions, systemic barriers, and the gap between words of comfort and action. Discussions focused on disparities in uplift rates, delayed contracts, and the financial instability facing VCFSE organisations. Read on for more.
Guest blog: A day in the life at George House Trust, the charity supporting people living with HIV in Greater Manchester
We spoke to Anna Hughes on an average day at George House Trust about the work she does, and how George House Trust is playing its part in reducing health inequalities in Greater Manchester.
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All news →23 May 2025:
UKSPF Infrastructure Development: Impact on The Maturity of The VCSE Infrastructure offer (Year 3)
The Greater Manchester VCSE Infrastructure Development Programme is funded through the The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and aims to improve the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) locality infrastructure support for community activity, by building on the strengths of locality infrastructure, identifying gaps and best practice to accelerate developments where they are needed. The programme runs until March 2025, and is being delivered by the partnership of Local Infrastructure Organisations (and other organisations with reach) across all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Priority areas of activity include Membership Models and Promotion, Website and Information Strategies, Social Enterprise and Social Investment, Voice and Influence, and Training and Development.
This briefing will update you on the impact this has had on the maturity of the VCSE infrastructure offer during 2024/5.
22 May 2025:
Developing Greater Manchester’s VCSE Ecosystem 2024/25
VCSE Local Infrastructure plays a crucial role in delivering against the GM VCSE Accord commitment to “Build the best VCSE Ecosystem in the country.”
This report outlines the vital leadership and delivery role played by the VCSE Local Infrastructure Organisations between April 2024 and March 2025 and the impact seen.
22 May 2025:
GM VCSE Infrastructure Development Spring Update 2025
The Greater Manchester VCSE Infrastructure Development Programme is funded through the The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and aims to improve the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) locality infrastructure support for community activity, by building on the strengths of locality infrastructure, identifying gaps and best practice to accelerate developments where they are needed. The programme runs until March 2025, and is being delivered by the partnership of Local Infrastructure Organisations (and other organisations with reach) across al 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Priority areas of activity include Membership Models and Promotion; Website and Information Strategies, Social Enterprise and Social Investment; Voice and Influence; and Training and Development.
This briefing wil update you on the activity that has taken place from January – March 2025.
24 April 2025:
Building Data Confidence: How Greater Manchester’s VCSE Sector Is Growing Together Through Peer Learning
In Sarah’s blog, she tells us about the VCSE Data Peer Learning Network: Greater Manchester’s VCSE sector’s approach to tackling data challenges through collaboration. Launched in response to sector-wide gaps in data skills and support, the network connects over 140 members to share knowledge, build confidence, and strengthen data use. With events focused on open data and storytelling and support from local organisations and the GMCA, it’s fostering a culture where data becomes a tool for impact, not a barrier.
14 March 2025:
VCFSE Commissioning in Crisis: Advocating For Our Struggling Sector
In this blog, Susie provides a recap on another lively recent VCFSE Commissioning and Investment meeting, which discussed critical issues around unfair funding decisions, systemic barriers, and the gap between words of comfort and action. Discussions focused on disparities in uplift rates, delayed contracts, and the financial instability facing VCFSE organisations. Read on for more.
7 March 2025:
Shape the next VCSE Data and Intelligence Peer Learning Network meeting
Almost all of us in the VCSE sector work with data every day. When we manage, analyse and use data better, we are able to target services more effectively, deliver them more efficiently, and influence key partners. The next VCSE Data and Intelligence Peer Learning Network meeting will be focused on how to approach data in smaller and less resourced VCSE organisations. Because we want the Network to be a collective space with shared ownership, we’d like to invite you to our codesign session on 17 April to develop and structure the June peer learning network meeting.
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About 10GM
10GM is a joint venture to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Greater Manchester. The founding members are: Action Together, Bolton CVS, Macc and Salford CVS. We are local infrastructure organisations operating strategically and collaboratively; our shared purpose is to champion local voluntary and community action and social enterprise across the city-region in order to improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Greater Manchester’s people and communities.
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This is a time of change in Greater Manchester. We believe that voluntary and community organisations, and social enterprises have an important part to play in ensuring that devolution benefits everyone.
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