Member Organisations

Development Trusts Association

The DTA encourages the exchange of information and good practice by supporting nine regional networks and numerous specialist forums. We conduct research, publish a quarterly nformation bulletin, and a range of publications.

The DTA promotes the work of development trusts, advocates on their behalf by commenting on and contributing to public policy developments, briefing and lobbying central and local government, and liasing with a wide range of organisations at regional, national and European level.

The DTA’s mission is to bring about a successful development trust in every community that wants one and to secure the future of community enterprise.

The DTA has defined four objectives:

	to support the formation of new development trusts; to help development trusts work more effectively; to encourage others to support our movement; to ensure that the Association works effectively.

Running across these four objectives are various strands:

	creating an active learning network across the Association; promoting diversity; Increasing sustainability; developing partnerships with others.