Choosing a legal structure – why and how?
Dorset Goes Wild started with a simple, brilliant idea: getting local families back into nature. The community response was immediate and...
Coproduction only works when it’s real: Our sector makes that possible
By Sam Bingham, CAN Development Manager
Guest blog: Rebuilding Lives for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Dorset
By Emma Lee, ICN Director of Operations
NHS 10-Year Plan: Why communities are key to a fit future
The NHS has an ambitious 10-year strategy, ‘Fit for the Future’, setting out how health and care in England must change to meet rising demand,...
UK Town of Culture – a message to community groups
by Jack Blankley, Community Development Manager, BCP Council
How local charities can power prevention
By Karen Loftus, CAN Chief Executive
Connection in Action at Thrive 2026
By Andrea Holloway, CAN Community Connector
Winter round-up of DVCSA activity
By Adam Martel (he/him), Business & Communications Officer, Dorset VCSA
Community residents to shape future health services
By Sam Bingham, CAN Development Manager
What did we learn at PIER in 2025?
By Stevie Corbin-Clarke, Mel Hughes and Kate Jupp, BU PIER Partnership
Bournemouth Uni students seek volunteer opportunities
On behalf of Bournemouth University
‘Give a Little, Help a Lot’ Initiative
By Andrea Holloway, CAN Community Connector
Reflections from the December CREN Session
By Paul Norton, CAN Research Engagement Lead