# New £865,000 fund for Dorset charities and groups

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/10/20/new-865000-fund-dorset-charities-and-groups/
- Published: 2011-10-20T13:43:57+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Dorset County Council is making available￡865,000 over two and a half years in 
grants to voluntary and community organisations and parish and town councils. The
programme is being administered by the Dorset’s Community Foundation.

Individual grants will be worth up to ￡7,500, with the first grant to be awarded
early in 2012.

The county council, in partnership with NHS Dorset, is also funding Dorset Community
Action and the Volunteer Centre Dorset to provide training, funding advice and volunteer
support to voluntary and community groups.

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Dorset County Council leader Angus Campbell said: “We recognise that voluntary organisations
need money and access to training and advice in order

to thrive, and we are delighted to be providing both, despite the challenging economic
climate. This funding will help build capacity, enabling organisations across Dorset
to bring benefits to their communities.”

www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org

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