CTA Celebrates Trustees' Week 2024

Trustees' Week takes place on 4th - 9th November 2024 and is a brilliant opportunity to thank, celebrate and highlight the role of charity trustees. Tasked with offering guidance, support and governance, trustees play a vital role helping Community Transport to thrive.

 

From Monday 4th – Friday 8th November 2024, the CTA social media platforms will highlight Community Transport trustees across the UK and say thank you for the dedication, commitment and expertise they offer to help use thrive. 

 

Community Building Session: CTWeek24 Impact & Highlights

The focus for this months session is: CTWeek24 Impact & Highlights

Following another successful edition of Community Transport Week, join us at our next Community Building Session to continue the celebrations of the wonderful CT sector!

Come along to hear from CTA's CT Week Lead and Director for Scotland, David Kelly, as he reflects on some of the highlights of CT Week, the impact of messaging throughout the week, and the events across the UK that made CT Week 2024 so special.

Working well with each other – some key ingredients

“It’s been a really interesting process over the past three years. The only way I can describe it is that it’s like a relationship – we started out as friends, then we dated for a while, and now we’re official!”

Listening to Elenid Roberts describe how an informal partnership of CT operators in north Gwynedd developed was both informative and entertaining. Our Working Well sessions create space for operators to share experiences and learn from each other.  

Investing in Community Solutions: Creating a Pipeline of Funding Bids

It is more important than ever to think ahead when it comes to securing grant income. Due to the significant demand for grants, it can take funders longer to make a decision as they are receiving large volumes of applications. Smaller grants can take four to six months for a decision, while larger grants with a two-stage application process can take up to 12 months.