A Community Development Trust for Strathnairn
We are a registered charity with the Scottish Charity Regulator (SCO49596). It is currently run entirely by volunteers. Strathnairn Development Company was formed in 2019 after a survey was conducted by Strathnairn Community Benefit Fund.
About Us
Our Values
Our mission is to invest in the community in order to empower the current and next generation while respecting our heritage. We do that, by seeking community values, creating action plans and seeking necessary resources to invest in the future and provide long term, sustainable benefits for the community.
What is a development trust?
As a member of Development Trust Association Scotland (DTAS), our business model is planned to follow suit in terms of community, ownership and investment.
Community
Development Trusts are community organisation which are owned and managed by the local community through membership.
Ownership
Aim to reduce dependency on grant support by generating income through enterprise and ownership of assets. All trading surpluses are principally reinvested in the organisation or the community.
Invest in the future
Aim to achieve sustainable regeneration of a community or address a range of economic, social, environmental and cultural issues within the community.
Trustees
Who are we?
We currently have 7 trustees that oversee SDC. We seek to work in partnership with various local bodies and community groups.
Board meetings are held monthly (currently via zoom).
News
Recent Updates
Community Action Plan has been published!
Today SDC has published the Community Action Plan (CAP) for Strathnairn. We have updated the Community Action Plan webpage with more information, including links to the CAP documents. You can also head directly to our documents page where the CAP summary and the whole CAP are listed for downloading. There are no plans to provideContinue reading “Community Action Plan has been published!”
CAP: Community Survey Extension
Thank you to all those residents who have completed a community survey questionnaire already. Our page on the Community Action Plan has been updated. Due to a rising response rate, we have decided to extend the community survey period by two weeks, until the end of the 10th October 2021. This should ensure that allContinue reading “CAP: Community Survey Extension”
Can you help us help Strathnairn? We need your ideas!
Strathnairn Development Company (SDC) has engaged consultants, Impact Hub Inverness (IHI), to conduct a Community Action Plan (CAP) for Strathnairn. SDC is grateful to SCBF for funding this project. A CAP is a framework for implementing activities that are decided by the community itself. This is a great opportunity to have a say on ideasContinue reading “Can you help us help Strathnairn? We need your ideas!”
Become a Member
By being a member, you will be entitled to have your say regarding company policies and direction, attend and vote at General Meetings, as well as nominate and be nominated as a Trustee.
With the aim of helping as many people as possible, we also seek enthusiastic volunteers. Please contact us for more info.
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