Online:  Tuesday 3 February and Thursday 12 February, 12pm to 1:30pm GMT

Development Trusts Association Scotland – Business Planning
Date & Time: Tuesday 3 February 2026; 12-1:30pm
Location: Online – Sign up on Eventbrite

Part of the New Futures-Former Places of Worship workshop series. This workshop focuses on guiding participants through the key steps required in developing a robust business plan. This is an essential document to give confidence (to funders, your community and you) that you have a viable and sustainable proposal to ensure the long-term success of an important community asset. The workshop is specifically geared towards business planning for communities taking a former church building into community ownership.

Cost: Free

For further information and booking:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-planning-tickets-1977713101124?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2Afb83pe%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2ANjI1NjkzMDczLjE3NjU3OTk4NzI.%2A_ga_

Development Trusts Association Scotland – Financial Planning 
Date & Time: Thursday 12 February 2026; 1-2:30pm
Location: Online – Sign up on Eventbrite

Part of the New Futures – Former Places of Worship workshop series. This workshop will introduce the principles of budget setting, monitoring and effective financial management specifically relevant to community groups in the process of taking a former place of worship into community ownership.