After the Riots

Belong has  published, in partnership with British Future and the Together Coalition, a report After the Riots: Building the foundations for social cohesion.  The report sets out a 12-point plan of policy proposals to address what we have described as a “vacuum on communities policy”. You can read  the joint press release put out to […]

Skillsbuilder mid year Impact Report

Savannah Wisdom chose to partner with Skillsbuilder to work with children from deprived backgrounds  to help them build essential skills.  We are pleased to share our mid year Impact Report.  Building on the success of the programme with 5 schools in inner city Manchester, the foundation chose a further five schools in the North West […]

Manchester Museum Year 1 Social Justice Impact Report

Last year, Savannah Wisdom funded the position of a Social Justice Manager at the Manchester Museum whose role is to understand the needs of the community, to engage with marginalised groups and those who do not see the museum as a place for them.  The Social Justice Manager engages with these groups delivering programmes and […]

South Asian Gallery Manchester Museum won the Culture Award

The region’s arts community gathered this week for the sixth annual Manchester Culture Awards, where Manchester Museum was shortlisted for two awards.  Savannah Wisdom is delighted to share amazing news that South Asian Gallery won the award in the Best Exhibition category. Manchester Museum, in partnership with British Museum is the first ever institution to host a […]

Transforming Skills Education for schools in the Greater Manchester area

Savannah Wisdom is delighted to continue to offer our support to The Skills Builder Partnership that aims is to provide the essential skills that all of society needs to build for a successful and fulfilling life. The partnership research shows that these skills are directly correlated with higher grades, higher self-efficacy, higher aspirations and higher […]

Manchester Culture Awards 2021

Savannah Wisdom are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in the Best Business Partnership Category in the forthcoming Manchester Culture Awards 2021! Along with our fantastic partners, B&M Community Fund, HOME Manchester and Manchester City Council, we worked in collaboration to offer small grants to those Freelancers who work in cultural activities in […]

Savannah Wisdom at new Ripples of Hope Festival

September saw a unique new five-day festival taking place in Manchester. Inspired by people and their stories, strength and creativity;  Ripples of Hope was a wonderful celebration of the power of people to make change.  An important topic at the Business and Investment Summit was the notion of regeneration for businesses and organisations, with Savannah Wisdom […]

Support for Cultural Hardship Fund & new Manchester initiative HOMEground

In March and April this year, Savannah Wisdom provided one-off hardship grants to Creative Freelancers in Manchester who were ineligible for The Government Covid-19 recovery scheme. In the most difficult period for the arts in recent years, we were really concerned that many creatives would be lost to the city without it. Alongside project partners, […]