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#SmallCharityWeek

Small Charity Week from 17th to the 22nd June is all about celebrating small charities and all that they do. The week has an inspiring programme of how to big up your small charity and promote the amazing work they do.
NHS Dorset CCG – AGM 2019

The NHS Dorset CCG AGM is Wednesday 10 July 2019, 9.30 – 11.30 am, Hamworthy Club. Attendees will be able to find out more about how GP services are developing in their area and about the benefits of new Primary Care Networks. Also Dermatology Patient Representative opportunity.
The future of the Post Office Network

Stakeholders have outlined the challenges facing post offices in a one-off an oral evidence session to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. Subpostmasters warned that post offices are at risk as operators are facing falling incomes and higher costs.
Age Concern North Dorset

Age Concern North Dorset is an independent charity providing services for the over 50’s. The main office is based in Sturminster Newton and it supports the town and the surrounding villages.

What we do

Would you like to get on the right track and make your group or project more robust and sustainable? Would you like to make better funding applications? Would you like to develop your networks and build new relationships, promote your services, and share information and news?
Funding opportunities

Finding the right funders for your project or service maximises your chance of obtaining funding. DCA's comprehensive funder information makes it easy to search (at no charge) for current open grant funds.
Dorset’s Best Village Competition 2018
Building Better Opportunities

We have been successful in securing funding from the BIG Lottery’s Building Better Opportunities programme (Supporting Enterprise). The programme will be funded by the European Social Fund and National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.
Room availability @ CLaRC, please ring 01202 847600 for any enquiries

Click here to see availability of all the rooms @ CLaRC, please ring 01202 847600 for any enquiries
Who we help

Dorset Community Action (DCA) is a registered charity that provides business support, training, and consultancy services for the Voluntary, Community, & Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in Dorset. Whether you are a small community group, or a larger charity we can help you meet the challenges of operating in a dynamic sector, and better meet the needs of the people and communities you support.
Got a great idea?

Have a great community enterprise idea and want to know where to get started? Want something a bit more practical than standard on-line ‘business support’? Don’t know which legal structure you should adopt? DCA has a great track record in supporting groups to become more enterprising, and self-sustaining, by developing the skills and knowledge needed to make organisations successful in the long term. Through our services you will....
DCA Training courses

Do you want to spend less time in learning new topics? Want to take your skills and knowledge to the next level? Then DCA’s flexible training programme is designed for you.
Advertising and marketing with DCA

We can advertise your project, events or jobs and publish your articles on our VSCE networks.
DCA Networking and Events

Want to meet other local groups? Want to find out local VCSE sector news? Want to promote your group to the wider VCSE sector? Then book a place at your next local DCA Networking Event, or come to our next Conference, Working Group or AGM.