News and Hot Topics
Catch up on the latest news and hot topics for the community sector
- Anchors, assets, enterprise: The way to achieve community empowerment Evidence from the Development Trusts Association and its members on ‘Unlocking the talent of our communities’ and the forthcoming Community Empowerment White Paper
- Community Assets: Maintaining momentum Initial evidence from the Development Trusts Association to Barry Quirk and his review team on community asset ownership and management
- New petition powers: DTA's consultation response On 20 March, the DTA submitted the following response to a consultation paper by the Department for Communities and Local Government on local petitions and 'Calls for Action':
- Third Sector Representation on LSPs - Connectors not representatives A response from the Development Trusts Association to a consultation by Communities and Local Government on Principles of representation: A framework for effective third sector participation in Local Strategic Partnerships
February 2008
- Community asset ownership gets further boost 03 December 2007: Hazel Blears announces extension of the “Advancing Assets for Communities” programme providing further opportunities for communities across England to run their own community building.
- Development trusts award their MPs 28 November 2007: Development trusts from across the country gathered at the House of Commons to present MPs with awards for their outstanding support to their local area.
- News Catch up on the latest news on the DTA and the community sector
- Quirk Review Quirk review findings on community asset management and ownership were launched on 15 May at the Burton Street Project, a Sheffield based development trust and member of the Development Trusts Association (DTA). The Government's response to the review was launched on 22 May at the DTA Symposium - read the reports and DTA briefings
- Rural Community Enterprise Challenge Fund 08 May 2007: Community Enterprise Challenge Fund for rural and semi-rural development trusts, the deadline for applications has now passed, final announcements will be made in early 2008.
- The Benefits of Networking DTA report on the role of networking in developing entrepeneurial behaviour
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