News
Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is one of the largest summer water safety campaigns across the UK and Ireland.Get involved: 14th-21st June 2025.Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is the Royal Life Saving…
Awareness campaigns
We’re excited to share a quick look back at this year’s Heart of Salford Awards. We received 116 nominations, a fantastic number that shows just how many amazing people and groups are…
Events and training
Since February 2025 we have been delivering training about Cuckooing, also known as Home Exploitation, to staff and volunteers from organisations that work with adults and children at risk of…
With one month to go until the deadline, Age UK needs the knitting ninjas of Salford and Trafford to get stitching and craft as many little hats as possible by 1st July 2025 for the innocent…
There will be some changes happening to our DBS service from 1st June 2025. Our DBS service is now only available to VCSE / not-for-profit organisations who operate in Greater Manchester.…
VCSE sector news
YouthBank is a participatory grant-making model that empowers young people aged 14 to 25 to make decisions on issues that matter to them. The fully supported YouthBank model is now available to…
Reach Out; START to End Suicide Celebrates a Year of Unprecedented Impact in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health SupportThis year, Reach Out; START to End Suicide has touched thousands of lives…
VCSE sector news
RNIB’s latest survey on the experiences of blind and partially sighted people in volunteering is available to complete from 12th May to 30th June 2025. It takes 15 minutes to complete.Whether…
Consultations/surveys
Tesco and our partner easyfundraising have come together again to give a little help to good causes in our area this May - by offering up five £1,000 funding pots! This month, thanks to the…
Funding opportunity
How robust is your current recruitment practice from a safeguarding perspective? Are you able to demonstrate to funders or commissioners that your organisation is compliant with best practice and…
Events and training
Thank you to our independent panel of judges who had the very hard task of shortlisting this year's Heart of Salford awards. Well done to all of the below individuals and organisations on being…
VCSE sector news
If you’re a man, aged 65 or older, and haven’t yet been for your free, 10-minute abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, don’t delay. The scan is painless, and can detect any swelling in your aorta,…
Awareness campaigns