Dorset Community Foundation
The Spire
High Street
Poole, South West England BH151DF
United Kingdom
Mission
To work with individual and corporate donors and trusts to grow philanthropy in Dorset to meet social need through impactful grant making
Most Meaningful Change
The development of a new strategic vission and operational plan for the organisation which has focussed activity, improved profile, energised the team/board and delivered results
2000 Year Founded
5 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$2,728,000 Endowment Value
$200,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Dorset Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | The Spire |
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Address 2 | High Street |
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City / Town | Poole |
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State / Region | South West England |
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ZIP / Postal Code | BH151DF |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Continent | Europe |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 120.267.0815 |
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Email | jon@dorsetcf.org |
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Website | www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Jon Yates, Chief Executive |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Jon Yates |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Chief Executive |
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Year Founded | 2000 |
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Mission Statement | To work with individual and corporate donors and trusts to grow philanthropy in Dorset to meet social need through impactful grant making |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 850,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Board Members | 11 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $646,432 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $361,478 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $482,647 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $200,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $2,728,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | N/A |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | N/A |
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Board reflective of community diversity | N/A |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | N/A |
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Pursuing equity | N/A |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | N/A |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Not at all |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Fair amount |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Some important achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Lot |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | The development of a new strategic vission and operational plan for the organisation which has focussed activity, improved profile, energised the team/board and delivered results |
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