Manchester Pride is committed to supporting local LGBTQ+ charities, organisations, and projects through our grants programme. Grant applications are reviewed and awarded by the Manchester Pride board of trustees and the Community Grants Panel. The Community Grants Panel is made up of a group of volunteers from Greater Manchester’s LGBTQ+ communities and play a vital role in ensuring grant applications are reviewed fairly and funds are awarded to worthwhile projects and causes, in line with the priorities of the grants programme.
Members of the Commuinty Grants Panel hold the position for 12 months after which Manchester Pride will begin a recruitment process to find new people to represent our regions LGBTQ+ people. We will let you know when we’re accepting applications via our website, social media and email newsletter so make sure you’re following and subscribed to be first in the know.
Meet the Community Grants Panel
What does the role on the community grants panel entail?
- Attend an induction session to meet the other members and become acquainted with the documents and procedures.
- Prepare in advance for the grants review panel meetings by reading the associated applications and documentation.
- Attend meetings of the grants review panel to prioritise and discuss the importance of the grant applications. The panel will meet once a month and the meeting is likely to last 3 hours.
- Complete an assessment of assigned grant applications using a scoring matrix.
- Help to ensure that Manchester Pride’s grants programme is relevant and important to the LGBTQ+ communities and in line with the actions set out in the Pride in our Future report.
- Treat all proceedings of the grant review panel as confidential and adhere to the Grant Making Policy.
What skills and personal qualities are required from the community grants panel?
- Lived experience as a LGBTQ+ person.
- An interest in issues affecting LGBTQ+ people and communities.
- Ability to communicate with a range of people and the confidence to have discussions in a committee setting.
- Knowledge of issues affecting marginalised groups within the LGBTQ+ communities.
- We are particularly encouraging applications from people who are disabled, trans and/or QTIPoC.
How do you apply to be a member of the Manchester Pride community grants panel?
- Applications are closed at the moment, we will be sharing details of who the current members are soon.
