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Welcome to Volunteer Centre Dorset

Welcome to the Volunteer Centre Dorset Website we have hundreds of ideas and projects to get involved with. You can help if you have or want to help for years to come. There are a wide variety of positions available for all kinds of skills, from Environmental and Conservation roles to Arts, Culture or Sports, there is always room to help your community.

Come and talk to us and we can match your skills and free time with a suitable and fulfilling vacancy.

Our Dorchester office in Acland Road is normally open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4.30pm and closed on Friday. Please note if you are travelling to see us it is advisable to phone us to make an appointment so that one of our team can assist you.

I Want to Volunteer

There are many ways to find information about volunteering and get involved. Many people will just contact local branches of organisations and ask if they can help. However, other people may be unsure what they want to do and if you are new to the area you probably don't know all the local organisations that use volunteers. We have details of hundreds of organisations and thousands of volunteer positions and details are constantly updated so we can offer accurate information to potential volunteers.

I Need Volunteers

Our volunteering opportunities website has a self-service section for organisations to manage information about their organisation, advertise opportunities, and to contact volunteers who are suitable for specific opportunities. At the Dorset Volunteer Centre details of voluntary organisations and their current volunteer opportunities are all listed on VC Connect, our online volunteering database.

About VCD

The Dorset Volunteer Centre is part of a national network of volunteer centres that help voluntary and community organisations recruit and manage their volunteers, and help people interested in volunteering to find interesting and enjoyable opportunities. Our centre covers the whole of Dorset (except Bournemouth and Poole which have their own centre). We encourage and support volunteering by everyone, irrespective of age, education, background, health or wealth.

Recent Opportunities and News

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Exclusive 100th Birthday Celebration raises thousands for Dorset Blind Association

The prestigious 100th Anniversary celebration raised a phenomenal £22,705 on the night: an incredible amount and also the most that the charity has ever raised in one event....

Published on: 18th October 2018

Cruse Bereavement Care is looking for volunteers to work in Dorset

Are you a good listener? Do you enjoy working with people? Cruse Bereavement Care is a charity which provides information and support to bereaved people, providing a wide range of services including ...

Published on: 18th October 2018

Dorset based charity SafeWise has welcomed new Volunteers Manager Emily Brown

Dorset-based charity SafeWise has welcomed new Volunteers Manager Emily Brown to help roll out valuable new skills for life programmes across the region. Emily, from Dorchester, has a brief to recruit...

Published on: 17th October 2018

Dig for Littlemoor! Wednesday 7th November 9.30 - 3pm free lunch included

Dig for Littlemoor! Littlemoor has been awarded 210 small trees from the Queens Commonwealth Canopy and we need your help to plant them. Meet at the side of the weymouth relief road, Littlemoor ...

Published on: 17th October 2018

First Aid at Work Course - 19th November 2018

Click to find out more about the First Aid at Work course we are holding on the 19th November 2018 at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton...

Published on: 15th October 2018

Safewise have recruited a new volunteers manager

Find out more about the new Volunteers Manager - Emily...

Published on: 10th October 2018

Lunch club for the over 50s

Small Grants Programme - South West Foundation

The Purpose of the Fund The overall aim of the programme is to support and strengthen small Community Organisations operating in the rural areas, market and coastal towns of the South West Region. Th...

Published on: 2nd October 2018

News & Alerts Volunteer Centre Awards evening 2018 - Wednesday 24th October Nominations still required for Young Volunteer (under 25). Nominations close Friday 12th October

Volunteer Centre Dorset are thankful for the support from: