DSC (Directory of Social Change)

The Directory of Social Change (DSC) provides practical, challenging and affordable information and training to meet the current, emerging and future needs of the voluntary sector. Its main activities include:

• providing practical training courses
• running conferences, seminars and briefings on current issues affecting the sector
• researching and publishing reference guides and handbooks, CD-ROMs and online information, and journals
• organising Charityfair, the biggest annual forum for the sector
• encouraging voluntary groups to network and share information
• campaigning to promote the interests of the voluntary sector as a whole.

Its training courses and publications focus on fundraising, management, organisational and personal development, communication, finance and law. Free guides to training and publications are available on request.

The Charity Centre, conveniently located beside Euston station, has multi-purpose rooms available for hire, including a large conference room. It also houses London’s largest charity bookshop and a reference library.