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.