Doing more within our Community & Place

Dorset Community Action works with public sector organisations, communities and businesses on a range of community and research projects that support development of community & place.

Organisations and businesses choose to work with us because our team has decades of VCSE sector experience. We are well placed to connect community, public sector and businesses through our reach into communities, we also have local networks of over 3000 subscribing organisations
We live and breathe Dorset’s communities. 

Creating opportunities for businesses to sponsor or fund projects benefitting local communities.
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Calculate the Social Value of the projects or services that your organisation delivers.
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Developing neighbourhoods and places through practical and community led economic projects.
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Undertaking third sector development and research, in conjunction with Cirican LLP.
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Solution Based

We provide integrated solutions to neighbourhood and Place development through our expertise in community, employment and environment.

National Reach

Our membership of the ACRE network allows us to draw on national good practice in the regeneration of rural and coastal communities.

Track Record

Our experience and track record of community engagement, and partnership funding bid development and management.

DCA can support your Placed Based work by:

  • Creating opportunities for businesses to sponsor or fund projects benefitting local communities.
  • Applying employment support good practice, to wider workforce development challenges (Inspire Dorset).
  • Bringing together community, statutory, and business partners to develop partnership funding bids.
  • Developing neighbourhoods and places through practical,  and community economic development projects.
  • Undertaking third sector development and research (Cirican LLP) .

Contact:

Please contact DCA's Chief Executive and Lead Associate for Cirican Consulting, Alex Picot, directly for further information.