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Sherborne Community Focus - Free Community Networking Opportunity, 27th September 2018

Dorset Community Action are leading this event that provides VCSE organisations the opportunity to network, share information and good practice of the great work that you do within the Community.
Government launches new Civil Society Strategy

The Department for Digital, Culture,Media & Sport has now published its highly anticipated Civil Society Strategy, "Building a future that works for everyone".
Save our cashpoints

Which? and the Federation of Small Businesses are coordinating a national campaign to save Britain's free cashpoints at risk from closure by the UK’s largest cashpoint network and are calling on the financial regulator to intervene.
Annual household canvass time - chance to win £1000!

It’s annual canvass time! Confirm your voter details digitally by 14 August, and be entered into a prize draw to win £1000. And if you live in North Dorset, West Dorset or Weymouth & Portland you have more reason than most to be waiting by your letter box.

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?
Dorset’s Best Village Competition 2018
Become a member

Become a member today and you'll receive our latest news and information, as well as many other benefits. All you have to do to join is choose the right membership package for you or your organisation and JOIN TODAY. DCA offers various levels of membership - Standard, Premium and Associate.
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.
Room availability @ CLaRC

Click here to see availability of all the rooms @ CLaRC
Building Better Opportunities (BBO)

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 Big Lottery and European Social Fund.
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

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