Changemaker of the Month: Jill Clifford At Flourish, we love celebrating individuals whose passion for supporting others creates lasting change in their communities. This month, we’re delighted to spotlight Jill Clifford, founder of The Community Counsellor—a compassionate social entrepreneur whose journey is a powerful example of perseverance, collaboration, and purpose. Jill’s Journey with Flourish Jill first connected […]
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CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – June
Changemaker of the Month: Amna Choudry At Flourish, we are proud to celebrate individuals who not only invest in their own growth but go on to create meaningful impact in the lives of others. This month, we’re delighted to spotlight Amna Choudry—a compassionate, and purpose-driven changemaker whose journey reflects the power of intention, courage, and service. […]
Flourish Launch New Podcast Series to aid Wellbeing!
Working to create social change can be deeply rewarding — but it can also be emotionally demanding. The pressures of leading a start-up or scale-up social venture often sit alongside personal responsibilities, lived experiences, family life and the wider challenges facing our communities every day. That’s why we’re pleased to be working with Amna from Psynergy […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – MAY
Sarah Spanton is Director of Waymarking C.I.C, based at the Flourish Hub at Heaton Chapel Station. This February Waymarking celebrated 5 years as a social enterprise – guiding people in their neighbourhoods to co-create healthy, thriving and resilient places. Sarah began her career in the creative sector before studying urban regeneration and development at the […]
Splash Social Enterprise Network
We started the SPLASH Network in the autumn of 2025 as a way of connecting with organisations in and around Trafford, opening the doors to our Altrincham Hub and creating space for potential collaboration. What has grown since then is a dynamic monthly meeting of minds that now stretches far beyond Trafford and across Greater […]
Top tips for securing grant funding
We’ve had lots of questions recently about how to secure funding grants and to that end have recently been delivering ‘The A-Z of bid-writing’ – a workshop covering our top tips on writing a killer bid. Here are some of the highlights… Use your time wisely: Only apply for grants where you’re confident you meet […]