Inclusive Language Guides from
GM E=qual Alliance

Gender - here
Race - here
Disability - here
Faith - here
Age - here
Sexual Orientation - here

Financial Resources for BAME orgs

BAMER is a free online platform to help you on the journey to resilience, growth and sustainability. Find out more here.

State of the DPO Sector

Launch of the research report into the state of DPO (Disabled People’s Organisations) sector in England including contributions from Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. Read more here

Results of Stockport Carers Survey

Aimee Teare, Commissioning Officer – Prevention, Wellbeing & Independence at SMBC, shares the key findings from the survey on Adult Social Care services. View presentation here the slides here.

Stockport Stop Hate UK App

An app for reporting hate crime in Stockport. Downloadable for free via Apple here & Google Play here.

Local anti-poverty strategies report 2023 -
Greater Manchester Poverty Action

The report is a response to growing interest in how localities can respond to poverty, taking more of a preventative approach and moving away from crisis responses towards reducing poverty. In an era of perpetual crisis, the report can enable local authorities, working with their partners, to create a structured and systematic approach to the issue.

Read it here

Greater Manchester 2024 Poverty Monitor

The Poverty Monitor is the only resource of its kind, dedicated to revealing the scale and nature of poverty in the city region. The key aims of the Poverty Monitor are to:

- provide a multi-dimensional picture of poverty in Greater Manchester;
- raise the profile of poverty and inequality in Greater Manchester among stakeholders, including local authorities, the VCSE sector, academics, businesses, and journalists; and
- equip stakeholders with the knowledge they need to tackle socio-economic disadvantage in their own activities, from policy development to service design, advocacy and campaigning.

Access it here

Actions to support LGBTQIA+ community

Stockport LGBTQIA+ support organisation Forward have created a list of actions organisations and individuals can do to show their support for the LGBTQIA+ community. View the list here

The Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission Report

The Independent Inequalities Commission was launched in October 2020 with a six-month mission to examine inequalities across the city-region, consider how they should be tackled and outline specific, ambitious recommendations. Their findings highlight a range of progressive actions already being taken in Greater Manchester and elsewhere and consider how they can be embedded within public service delivery at all levels, responding to the immediate challenges of the pandemic and pivoting towards new ways of doing things in the future. Read the report here

‘Becoming an Age-Friendly Employer’ toolkit

GMCA has created an employer toolkit highlighting the positive impact an
age-friendly workplace can bring.

Read it here

Ramadan guidelines for Muslim employees

Muslim Education and Development have produced guidelines for employers on the Holy Month of Ramadan and Muslim-friendly workplaces. 

Read them here

The new Domestic Abuse Bill

Naz Ghodrati, the Domestic Abuse Training and Coordination Manager at SMBC, shares key information on the new bill and how it will affect the VCFSE sector. View the presentation here and the slides here

International Women’s Week Activity Book

The workbook, created by Nadia Ali & Sadia Akbar and funded by Heaton Norris Community Centre & Make a Difference Community Group, is to help youth and community groups with delivering and raising awareness of key issues around women and girls’ rights. The contents of this workbook include activities for participants to engage in as well as educational content that will develop significant and vital knowledge on key issues that exist within society.

To order a copy (£7.50 each) please contact Nadia on makeadifferencegm@gmail.com