Stockport Live Well is all about connecting people in their communities and creating more ways for them to get the help they need where they live.

Welcome to Live Well training is for anyone working with residents. Sessions are delivered locally in neighbourhoods, so choose which venue suits you best. More dates will be added soon.

Register for Live Well Briefing Werneth here

This workshop will run through the different types of VCFSE structures, how to set up, and the essentials to run your group.

Register for Choosing a VCFSE Group Structure here

Stockport Live Well is all about connecting people in their communities and creating more ways for them to get the help they need where they live.

Welcome to Live Well training is for anyone working with residents. Sessions are delivered locally in neighbourhoods, so choose which venue suits you best. More dates will be added soon.

Register for Live Well Briefing Bramhall &  Cheadle Hulme here

Facilitated by Stockport Council. Please RSVP via helen.johnson@stockport.gov.uk

As the UK’s leading property advice charity for the voluntary sector, the Ethical Property Foundation are offering a free webinar to help charities and community groups understand leases and manage property risks.

Their expert solicitors and surveyors will explain how to read and understand a lease. You’ll come away feeling more confident about signing a lease and knowing your rights and responsibilities.

Register for How to Read a Lease here
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Are you new to running a group or looking to looking to refresh your knowledge on what your responsibilities are as a trustee or director?

Running a voluntary group, charity, or Community Interest Company (CIC) comes with important responsibilities—but you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. This session will give you the knowledge and confidence to lead successfully.

Register for Board Responsibilities Workshop here.

Vernon Building Society has a long history of giving back to Stockport and Poynton communities. So, in our centenary year, we're excited to announce the launch of Vernon Charitable Foundation. Through grants of up to £5,000, the Foundation will support local charities providing public benefit in Stockport, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, focused on the prevention and relief of poverty and community development.

Please note, the Vernon Charitable Foundation only funds registered charities - you are more than welcome to attend if you are a VCFSE group that is considering becoming a charity, but please bear in mind that you won't be able to apply for funding until your registered chartiable status has been approved by the Charity Commission.

Register for the Meet the Funder here.

In this session, you'll be more informed of how to stay on top of all aspects of managing grants, through our toolkit, which includes:

• a Prospect Research plan

• a12 month funding plan

• a Grant Projection plan

• a Data Collection plan

• a Monitoring and Evaluation Calendar

• template budget outline

Once you have attended the session, you'll then receive your own version of the Grant Management Toolkit to adapt and use in your VCFSE organisation.

Register for Grant Management Made Simple: Your Timeline and Toolkit here.

For VCFSE sector organisations delivering in Stockport, this is information session breaksdown the IoD headlines.

The Indices of Deprivation (IOD) are a set of measures of "deprivation" across Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in England. Produced by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Goverment, they provide data that is widely used to inform policy, funding decisions, external reporting requirements, partnership priorities, and service planning.

For the VCFSE sector, this can provide information used in funding bids or to inform service delivery and advocacy.

This session, run by Phillip Taylor, BI Analytics Manager at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, will be an hour-long information session on the headlines for Stockport. This will be on teams and you will receive the link one day before the start of the event.

Register for The Indices of Deprivation 2025- What does this mean for Stockport VCFSEs here

Facilitated by Stockport Council. Please RSVP via sarah.whittington@pureinnovations.co.uk

Facilitated by Stockport Council. Please RSVP via helen.johnson@stockport.gov.uk

Kerri Swindells is a Funding Officer in the Greater Manchester Team working in Tameside and Stockport. Kerri will be available to tell you more about the Funds on offer, how to apply and answer any questions. Kerri will also be able to outline and talk through the National Lottery Community Fund's new strategy and funding priorities.

Register for Meet the Funder with National Lottery Community Fund here.

The Think Carer Training is fully funded due to the Trailblazer funding and all VCFSE's are eligible for it, as long as someone who works or volunteers with them is from Stockport.

There are various dates and a mixture of in person or online offers.

The Think Carer Training is fully funded due to the Trailblazer funding and all VCFSE's are eligible for it, as long as someone who works or volunteers with them is from Stockport.

There are various dates and a mixture of in person or online offers.

Stockport Live Well is all about connecting people in their communities and creating more ways for them to get the help they need where they live.

Welcome to Live Well training is for anyone working with residents. Sessions are delivered locally in neighbourhoods, so choose which venue suits you best. More dates will be added soon.

Register for Live Well Briefing Cheadle here

Facilitated by Stockport Council. Please RSVP via marie.omalley@stockport.gov.uk

Facilitated by Stockport Council. Please RSVP via clare.taylor@stockport.gov.uk

The Think Carer Training is fully funded due to the Trailblazer funding and all VCFSE's are eligible for it, as long as someone who works or volunteers with them is from Stockport.

There are various dates and a mixture of in person or online offers.

Join Tanya from Tobass Ltd, for a one to one session to go through any challenges you have been experiencing in your accounts.

Register for an Accounting 121 here.

The Think Carer Training is fully funded due to the Trailblazer funding and all VCFSE's are eligible for it, as long as someone who works or volunteers with them is from Stockport.

There are various dates and a mixture of in person or online offers.

Have you ever felt that your mission sounds generic, or struggled to express why your organisation exists in a way that truly adds value?

Do you find it hard to get others on board with what you’re doing or understand what you’re really about?

This isn’t just another reflective session - it’s an engaging, interactive session to help you:

• Uncover the core social purpose that drives your work

• Test and refine how you talk about your purpose

• Use your purpose to overcome barriers to finding trade-based income streams

• Get live feedback from mission-driven peers

• Leave with an action plan to embed the purpose into everything you do

Register for ‘Realigning your Social Purpose’ workshop here.

An informal opportunity for Stockport's VCFSE sector to find out about new funds, share information and network.

Register for Stockport VCFSE Income Club here.

Join Charlotte & Kaylie for a focused 90-minute training session exploring how Artificial Intelligence can support and enhance your bid-writing process.

Register for AI & Bidwriting here

Register for this Money made simple workshop here.

Find out more about Sector 3, the services we offer, share issues or concerns and problem solve together with your peers.

Contact john.clarke@sector3sk.org to book

Need some dedicated time to focus on writing funding bids? Join Charlotte & Kaylie at the Bid writing Support Space, a new informal drop-in session designed especially to help Stockport VCFSE organisations get your bid writing tasks done! 

Register for Bid-writing Support space here

An informal opportunity for Stockport's VCFSE sector to find out about new funds, share information and network.

Register for Stockport VCFSE Income Club here

Are you interested in gaining bid-writing skills or refreshing your knowledge? This three-hour interactive workshop aims to help you improve your confidence and increase your chances of successful funding bids.

Register for Intro to Bidwriting here.