Social mission | Description of SE | Products or services sold | |
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Walk Ride Greater Manchester | Conservation of the natural environment, Mental health and well-being, Physical health | Campaigning to make walking, cycling and other active travel modes the natural choice for journeys across Greater Manchester. | - Campaign strategy - Public engagement - Membership services |
Waymarking CIC | Citizenship and community, Conservation of the natural environment, Housing and local facilities, Income and financial inclusion, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | Waymarking supports communities to lead local regeneration where they live and work. Our programme is primarily about enabling community-led and community-focussed planning, regeneration and economic development. | Waymarking offers consultancy, project delivery, research, facilitation and training. Programmes include: - Community-led research - Neighbourhood development plans - Community economic development - Public space co-design - Community-led planning and regeneration - Community-led housing - Community-led retail regeneration - Place-based community engagement - Arts-focused community-led planning and regeneration and economic development. |
Wesley Community Furniture | Conservation of the natural environment, Employment, training and education, Housing and local facilities, Income and financial inclusion |
Wesley is a Furniture Reuse Organisation, a charity that supplies furniture, domestic appliances, household goods and clothing at the lowest possible prices to those in greatest need, from all over the City of Manchester and beyond. We strive to provide the cheapest reusable furniture in Manchester – and to Reuse and Recycle as much of the material we collect as possible.... |
- Furniture - White goods - Bicycles - Clothes - Homeware - Office furniture |
Wigan Mens Sheds | Citizenship and community, Employment, training and education, Family, friends and relationships, Mental health and well-being, Physical health | Wigan Mens Sheds is a Community Business that aims to reduce Men in Social Isolation, via allowing the members to use their skills and interests to make items that allow them to contribute a sense of purpose to the local community. Members can also share tools, help to mentor young people looking to develop their skills in areas such as Woodworking and Gardening, whilst also... | Most of the members make items such as Bird Boxes, Hedgehog boxes, Raised Flower Beds etc, that are then sold as part of the Made in Wigan platform, created by Abram Ward Community Cooperative. Made in Wigan is a Buy Local brand that aims to reduce inequality via the growth of Community Businesses. |
Workplace Mental Health Limited | Employment, training and education, Mental health and well-being |
- Creating positive mental health cultures - Improving business performance by increasing awareness, good practice, confidence, accessibility, productivity and profitability. We do this by bringing together people together in the workplace to understand what needs to change and put practical solutions in place to ensure mental health equality is achieved for the benefit of... |
Our offer to business, public services, schools and VCSE organisations is bespoke. It includes: - Consultancy - Mental Health First Aid - Mental Health Audit - Mental Health Awareness training - Managing Mental health in the workplace - Mindfulness - Culture Change - Employee Engagement - Talking Therapies - Workplace Advocacy - Mental Health Ambassador training and more... |
Wraparound Partnership | Employment, training and education, Family, friends and relationships |
Listening, empowering and supporting all organisations working with children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. We focus on a 'whole family, whole system' approach which is centered around the individual and their aspirations, and which encourages the support services around them to focus on positive outcomes. |
- Support with Education, Health and Social Care practical support such as applications for EHCP's advocacy at school/college meetings - Support to access respite care or personal budgets, advice on how to appeal against decisions. - We deliver a Department of Education funded project called Independent Support to Trafford residents around, applications for EHCP and transfers from statements to EHCP's. Ensuring that the voice of the individual is at the centre of discussions. - We support schools and colleges with SEN Training for staff, have delivered training to Health Professionals and social care teams, about the voice of the child and young person. - We work with Special Needs Coordinators in educational settings to provide expert support to all things special needs, training, multi agency work, streamlining processes, dealing with parents, influencing the leadership. |
Yellow Jigsaw | Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | Yellow Jigsaw delivers award-winning PR and communications consultancy across the North West to the not-for-profit sector and values-driven businesses, as well as delivering targeted projects that tackle the issue of media diversity. | A wide range PR services, campaign management and training for the not for profit sector: - PR Strategy - Media Relations Campaigns & Events Management - Public consultation events - Website & graphic design - Copy writing - Photography - Social media management - Crisis communications - Reputational risk management - Presentation and communication training |
Zen Educate (Manchester) | Employment, training and education | Zen Educate is an online staffing platform and accredited social enterprise (Social Enterprise UK) that connects schools and teachers directly. | Zen Educate supports schools by providing teacher, cover supervisor and teaching assistant supply and recruitment services. We are the only technology solution accredited on the Department for Education Framework Agreement. Schools can set up their accounts for free to join us and find staff to meet their staffing needs. |