Our Blog

Voices from Dorset Community Foundation and Stakeholders.

 
9th May 2017  

The Challenges of Grant-Making .

Ellie joined the Foundation as Grants Manager in early July 2016. With a background in raising funds for small charities in Dorset, she has been discovering how challenging it can be to select groups for grant funding.

 
22nd November 2016  

The Struggle to Keep Warm…… .

We have worked with Caroline who is a manager for Citizens Advice  over the years to disperse donations raised through our Surviving Winter Appeal.

 
16th September 2016  

Help Good Causes with Your Waste .

The next time you lift the lid on your recycling bin STOP!  The item in your hand could be needed by a charity, playgroup, faith group or children’s centre.

 
2nd August 2016  

Seeing is Believing Visits to Funded Projects .

Another fascinating and stimulating insight into what makes the work of Dorset Community Foundation so worthwhile! Read my blog article about  the Seeing is Believing  visits I took part in last month to see three of the projects the Foundation has supported in action.

 
2nd June 2016  

How the People of Dorset Along with Ambassadors and Trustees Can Help Us Raise Funds for Those Most in Need .

Our Chairman, inspired by the recent Ambassadors gathering event, is reflecting on his journey so far and explaining how  we can all help achieve our targets of raising funds to help those most in need.

 
3rd May 2016  

Surviving Winter Appeal – Social Action at its Best .

Our Surviving Winter Appeal, launched five years ago as an opportunity for local people to recycle unwanted winter fuel allowance, proves how galvanising local support can be!  

 
18th March 2016  

So You Want to be a Fundraiser? .

Gary Bentham has been a fundraiser and funding adviser for over 25 years, in this time he has raised, or worked with others to raise over £20,000,000. Gary also started the Dorset Community Foundation in 2000 and is now one of our Ambassadors.

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