We currently have four senior leaders from the VCS who have been elected as Involvement Partners by our full members. They aim to bring a loud voice to the VCS by introducing Involvement Partners to represent the sector at strategic level. Ensuring the sector has a...
What is the Dorset VCS Assembly? It is a service, a network and a mechanism for everyone in Dorset’s Voluntary and Community Sector (i.e. everyone) to be able participate in debate, discussion and action about issues that matter in Dorset. It is supported by an...
Thanks to funding from NHS Dorset, we have been able to offer support to people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, who are in crisis this winter. We worked with NHS Dorset and Citizens Advice BCP to provide 250 grants of £200 each in either supermarket or...
Creating conditions for community led empowerment The voluntary and community sector plays a huge role locally in improving people’s lives and are well placed to understand and work with communities to empower positive change. Ensuring the sector has a place at the...
The voluntary and community sector plays a huge role locally in improving people’s lives and are well placed to understand and work with communities to empower positive change. We offer regular opportunities to hear about all the great work you’re doing by bringing...
Promoting the invaluable work of local voluntary and community groups Local charities, large and small, make a phenomenal contribution to our area – we estimate around £158 million a year to the local economy, and that’s before we think about the families they help...
Dorset wide Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly – Dorset VCSA Since mid 2021 we have been working with #HelpAndKindness to facilitate the development of a new Assembly for the Voluntary and Community Sector for both the Dorset Council and BCP Council areas....
WE CONNECT communities At CAN, we recognise that the local voluntary and community sector makes an amazing difference, and we believe it deserves a bigger voice. We want to create the conditions where everyone’s voice is valued and heard; by facilitating great local...
Supporting essential public health messaging We’ve been commissioned by Public Health Dorset to work in partnership with Dorset Community Action (DCA) to support the development of Trusted Voices in the community to help us better engage with the broad range of...
