10GM

What is the purpose of 10GM?

10GM operates to cooperative principles and is established as a company limited by guarantee owned by the members. Its purposes are:

• To foster social action for the purposes of empowering communities throughout Greater Manchester and its environs
• To strengthen local infrastructure that supports communities, charities and similar organisations through facilitating collaborations
• To champion local infrastructure and local communities to bodies concerned with Greater Manchester and its environs

These are supplemented by our aspirations and values which relate to improving:

• Equity - Increasing the effectiveness of the VCSE sector in building equality and reducing inequality across the communities of Greater Manchester
• Impact - Equipping people and organisations within the VCSE sector to demonstrate and increase the impact on the lives of people who live, work, and study in Greater Manchester
• Influence - Support a strong independent voice for the VCSE sector which can shape key areas of policy and decision making
• Reach - Enhance communication and collaboration within the VCSE sector and with public, private, and academic VCSE sector partners
• Effectiveness - Increase the quality, sustainability, and ingenuity of support to the VCSE sector in all boroughs of Greater Manchester

And to increase:

• Solidarity - Mutual support, sharing insight, knowledge and exploring together
• Sharing - Building on our collective strength by sharing our resources, skills, expertise, and people
• Opportunity - Collaborating to create projects and win business relevant to our shared ambitions
• Positioning - Showing the benefits of a strong, place-shaping role in localities and helping to develop solutions for local VCSE sector support in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester