The Community Shares Programme

The DTA in partnership with Co-operativesUK is investigating how members of the public can invest in enterprises servicing a community purpose.

The Community Shares Programme is a two-year action-research project funded by the Office of the Third Sector and the Department for Communities and Local Government working in partnership with the Development Trusts Association and Co-operativesUK. The purpose of this programme is to investigate how members of the public can invest in enterprises serving a community purpose.

The programme was launched in January 2009 and has since contributed to the rapid growth of interest a activity in community investment. For further information about the programme along with some case studies of communities that have set up community share schemes visit the Community Shares website at: www.communityshares.org.uk

Guides and reports

Community Shares: One year on
The Community Shares programme has produced a report on the findings from the first year of the programme. Download a full copy of One year on. You can also order or download copies of other DTA publications at www.dta.org.uk/publications.

Guides and reports launched at the Community Shares Policy Seminar, July 2010:

Investing in Community Shares
Download a copy of this guide

Community shares: A practitioners guide to governance and offer documents
Download a copy of this guide

Who is buying community shares? Key Findings
Download a copy of this report

Community Shares Policy Seminar, 15 July 2010

Taking Ownership Local Policy Seminar - 15th July 2010, London
To catch up on the highlights of the Community Shares Policy Seminar visit www.dta.org.uk/communitysharesseminar where you will find a full programme of the event, speakers presentations and video footage once available.

For more information contact:

Peta Morris, Projects and New Ventures Officer Co-operatives UK
Tel: 0161 246 2960
Email: petra.morris@cooperatives-uk.coop

www.communityshares.org.uk