History
Who are we?
North Doncaster Development Trust (NDDT) is one of South Yorkshire’s largest Development Trusts, with over 50 dedicated members of staff working on a variety of regeneration projects to improve the local economy, build thriving communities and encourage enterprise.
Our Mission Statement:
North Doncaster Development Trust promotes social, economic and environmental regeneration within our communities.
Our Aims:
- Improving the quality of life in our community
- Helping people into work
- Supporting small and emerging business
- Supporting voluntary and community groups
Where did we start from?
The Trust started out with a collection of people interested in improving the communities in North Doncaster. They received support from the Ward councillors, Doncaster Council staff and other agencies in developing an organisation that aimed to support the community groups in North Doncaster and to improve the local economy.
Finances were secured from Objective 1 and Yorkshire Forward to provide an office base and sufficient staff to commence delivering projects that created workspace and employment in the north Doncaster area.
Where are we going to?
Since the Trust began in 2002, we have grown from strength to strength moving from grant dependency into a more business orientated operation.
NDDT’s business development team is always looking for opportunities to ensure that we continue to provide and develop our current support services and enhance NDDT’s future sustainability by having a balanced and strategic focus on what our communities want. NDDT is also involved in regional and national partnerships to increase the potential for making lasting changes.
How are we going to get there?
NDDT’s skills, experience and contacts have created the dynamic and innovative organisation that we are today. Our staff is the most valuable asset, and we aim to keep them happy and motivated in a variety of ways. This includes access to excellent training programmes, on-the-job training and conferences. We encourage flexible working conditions with a considerable amount of autonomy and responsibility in job roles.
Our current projects:
- Work Programme - Helping people back to work.
- YES Youth Employability Support - helping young people aged 16-18 access training and employment.
- Bentley Resource Centre - Meeting rooms and office space available for hire.
- NDDT Community Transport - Mini buses and people carriers for hire.
- First Steps 2 Fitness - Community gym sessions.
- Grantfinder - Free funding searches for groups in North Doncaster.
- Jobs Fair & Well Being Days - A well attended annual event held in Doncaster Town Centre.
- Micro Grants - A community grants scheme providing grants of up to £500 to groups in North Doncaster.
- Woodlands Speaks - NDDT is supporting a group in Woodland with a grant they received form The Big Lottery.
Past projects include:
- Jobmates - Helped people back to work.
- South Yorkshire Wheels2Work - Scooter loan scheme helped people in Doncaster to travel to work and training.
- North Area Funding Advice Officer - Funding advisor provided support to groups in North Doncaster.
- Enterprise Coaches - Business start up support.
- Best Key Support Worker - Helped the people of Doncaster back to work.
- Capacity Building Project - Increased community economic development by supporting the local community partnerships/forums with developing their capacity.
- Bentley Gateways Project - Provided social activities in Scawthorpe, Bentley Central, Toll Bar, Arksey, and Bentley Town End areas.
- Brighter Futures Project - Helped the people of Doncaster back to work.
- Econstruction Project - Delivered basic construction skills to people who were considering a future in the construction industry.
- F3 - Family Friends and Fun! - Social activities were provided for families in Doncaster.
- SYIP Community Accountancy & Business Planning
- Commercial Properties
