Development Trusts Association Scotland

07/08/2026

We're recruiting a Member Support Advisor for North East Scotland.

This is a 4-day-a-week role supporting development trusts across:
- Moray
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Dundee
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands

For Full details and how to apply visit our website: https://dtascot.org.uk/vacancy/member-support-advisor-regional-support-north-east/

Closing date: Monday 24th August 2026 at 12 noon.

For informal enquiries, contact Errin Anderson, Head of Member Support, at [email protected]

Member Support Advisor (Regional Support North-East)Date of vacancy: July 27, 2026Location of vacancy: This role will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country.Would you love to support community organisations to become stronger and more sustainable? Do you have...

06/08/2026

One week until bookings close! Book now via our Eventbrite page!

See below for our panelists for our session ‘Places of Change – Beyond Resilience: How Local Actions Combine into National Impact’.

We hope to see you all there!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984461698360?aff=oddtdtcreator

30/07/2026

Two weeks until bookings close for the DTAS Annual Conference 2026!
Bookings close Thurs 13th Aug at 5pm.
Our workshops are also available to book, some are already sold out, so be fast to avoid disappointment!
https://dtascot.org.uk/dtas-annual-conference/
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984461698360?aff=oddtdtcreator

23/07/2026

DTAS Annual Conference 2026

🗓Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd September 2026
📍Glasgow Caledonian University

We can’t wait for our opening panel session! Full programme and details of other workshops available on our website now.

Find more information and book your Conference Ticket on our Eventbrite page.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984461698360?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/07/2026

Congratulations to DTAS members The Ballantrae Trust, who took home the Team Spirit Award at Plunkett UK's Rural Community Business Awards.

We’re now halfway through the ! 🤩

This next award celebrates teamwork and collaboration - the Team Spirit Award, kindly supported by Sky Wave Gin.

Our winners are… The Kings Arms - Ballantrae's Community Pub and Hub! 🏆

A big round of applause also for our runners-up: Chalke Valley Stores and Kilchoan Community Centre.

30/06/2026

Staffin Community Trust is recruiting, please see below!

17/06/2026

You can now find information on this year’s study visits and workshops in our DTAS Annual Conference 2026 – Workshop and Study Visit Guide, available on our website.

Find more information and book your Conference Ticket on our Eventbrite page.

📆Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd September 2026
📍Glasgow Caledonian University

12/06/2026

Huge congratulations to two of our members who picked up awards at the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards!

Climate Impact Award: Crail Community Partnership
Trustee of the Year award: Susan Griffin GURCA

Brilliant recognition for the hard work and dedication of both organisations. Well deserved!

Full details of all the winners:

Scotland’s voluntary sector celebrated at SCVO’s annual awards ceremony

10/06/2026

We have a brilliant agenda for our next Shared Ownership Peer Learning Group on the 18th June.

This session will focus on financing shared ownership projects and we have a packed line-up including input from:
Local Energy Scotland shared ownership team
This is a member-only group for Development Trusts Association Scotland and Community Energy Scotland members - sign up here:
Firstport
Energy4All
Fintry Development Trust

This is a member only group for Development Trusts Association Scotland and Community Energy Scotland members - sign up here:

Democratic Finance and Community Energy Scotland peer learning group on Shared Ownership opportunities.

09/06/2026

"We've got this amazing board of volunteers who run the Trust, and then we've got 100 members, and we've not even mentioned the team of volunteers who run the thrift shop, give up their time on a Saturday morning, but the whole place runs - the Trust is one thing, but there are so many other groups - by people just giving up their time, often in busy lives, in complicated lives, and just finding the time to help each other and I am so grateful that people do that because it makes it such a special place to live" - Matt Hall, Chair of Cromarty Community Development Trust, made it to the Youtube channel of Scottish Man in a Van for a video exploring the Black Isle.

We think Matt's statement sums up the work Development Trusts, and many other volunteer-led organisations, do around the country & how they make their place "a special place to live".

You can see Cromarty from around 30 minutes in and Matt discussing Cromarty and the Development Trust at around 1hr10min - well done Matt and other staff & volunteers!

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