What's included

This conference included talks, workshops and discussions on topics that help you to ensure that your community space is popular, well-funded and generally buzzing! We also looked at how you can support your community in ways traditional and new.

Below you will find information on what is included. To access the slides and information please sign up for this course and you will see them on the left hand side. You can also access them from your Dashboard (see link at the top).

Resources

  • 1

    Community spaces & insurance - Interview with Adam Musselthwaite from Norris & Fisher sponsors of the event

    • Interview with an insurer
  • 2

    Opening address

    • Challenges for Dorset's community spaces by Fiona Thomas, Dorset Council

    • Challenges for Dorset's community spaces - pdf
  • 3

    Effective Fundraising

    • Dorset Community Foundation by Ellie MacGuire, DCF

    • Dorset Community Foundation - pdf

    • SNG Grants, Community Investment & Fundraising support by Anita Hansen & Diane Humphries, Sovereign Network Group

    • SNG grants - pdf

    • DCE Community Fund - by Tim Crabtree, Wessex Community Assets

    • DCE community fund - pdf

    • How to Write a Strong Grant Application by Kasia Bigda, Talbot Village Trust

    • How to write a strong grant application - pdf

    • An overview of Dorset Council’s Community & Culture Project Fund R9 by Ian Wells, Dorset Council

    • DC's community & culture project fund - pdf

    • Fundraising for core costs by Caro Hart, DCA

    • Raising money for core costs - pdf
  • 4

    The Voluntary & community sector assembly

    • The Voluntary & community sector by Paula Bennetts, VCSA

    • The VCSE - pdf
  • 5

    Food inequality and how community spaces can get involved

    • Feeding Dorset by Emily Brown, Dorset Council

    • Feeding Dorset - pdf

    • The Friendly Food Club - By Liz Guilmant-Cush, FFC

    • The friendly food club - pdf

    • Seed-to-Plate information
  • 6

    Doing things differently

    • Creating & adapting community spaces - Tim Crabtree, Wessex Community Assets

    • Creating & adapting community spaces

    • What if community buildings had reduced energy costs, a lower carbon footprint and gave back to the community? by Jamie Oakey, Dorset Community Energy

    • What if community buildings had reduced energy costs - pdf

    • Community Land Trusts by Jacqui Cuff, DCA

    • Community land trusts - pdf
  • 7

    Warm Spaces project

    • The warm spaces project by Julie Johns, DCA

    • Warm spaces research
  • 8

    Monitoring & evaluation

    • You can't measure smiles by Caro Hart, DCA

    • You can't measure smiles - pdf

Community spaces programme

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