We are drafting a Greater Manchester VCSE Sector Manifesto to raise our collective voice, to use as a tool to engage with leaders and campaign together.

We know how much valuable and essential work the sector does on addressing the many challenges facing our communities, but we need this knowledge shared by our elected officials.

Through the upcoming Greater Manchester Mayoral election this May; the General Election in the next 11 months; as well as the GM Devolution Trailblazer deal and single settlement 2025; we have key opportunities on the horizon to make our voice heard, and ensure the sector is at the heart of political decision making.

We held an event on 27th February where we heard from some of the sector on what should be included in this manifesto. The GM VCSE Leadership Group, have already done some work to get together some initial ideas. You can see a list of initial ideas HERE.



Please read this and let us know your priorities and challenges to shape our manifesto.

Please share this survey with your colleagues and networks, we want to hear from across the city region and the sector.

How to complete this survey to provide feedback:

Each section below will outline some of the ideas already floated under the thematic areas they may broadly sit.
Please let us know what you think of these, for as many or as few sections you would like (all pages can be skipped as questions are optional)

For each section, we would like to know:
1. Do you agree with these existing ideas?
2. Is there something missing that should be added, or that should be prioritised more?

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