Strategy 2025-30

Strategy Launch

We are proud to formally launch our 2025-2030 Strategy.

As a Board, Our Mission is to:

1. Nurture inclusivity and diversity in all decisions and partnerships – from the Board table to our beneficiaries.
2. Steward the Trust with integrity, fairness, and transparency, ensuring its purpose and values guide us.
3. Keep the Trust dynamic by encouraging innovation, constructive challenge, and bold ideas.
4. Ensure resources are used effectively to maximise impact.
5. Scan the horizon for what’s coming next.
6. Stay outward looking, connecting the Trust to wider systems and opportunities.

Finally, it is our overriding mission to ensure that the Trust’s work benefits all occupational therapists, regardless of your location or stage in your career journey. The trust is there to further the profession, whether you are newly qualified or in your later career or based in the statutory, education, research or independent and third sectors. The resources we have are there to support applicants across our professional community in the broadest sense.

Our Vision and Values

Our values are integral to everything we do, and our commitments articulate the actions we take to demonstrate our commitment to living by our values.

These are as follows:

1. We are intentionally inclusive. 
   1. Inclusivity runs through all of our business structure, developmental and funding intentions.
   2. We are intentionally aware of the need for greater diversity and representation across our work.
   3. We value integrity, openness and transparency.
2. We embody a pioneering spirit. 
   1. The unique spirit of Elizabeth Casson is visible and relevant in how we work and engage with others.
   2. We are focussed on sharing the spirit of Elizabeth Casson to create greater visibility, be more courageous and take appropriate risks across our relationships.
   3. We value tenacity, courage and innovation.
3. A fabric of fairness runs through us.
   1. We are fair, balanced and considered in all of our interactions with others.
   2. We are open, honest and considered in how we do business.
   3. We value generosity, sharing and meaningful learning.

Our Strategic Intentions

The Elizabeth Casson Trust exists to support and advance the profession of occupational therapy. This strategy is built around three pillars: the individual, the profession, and the place of occupational therapists in the wider world.

 These pillars honour Elizabeth Casson’s legacy by investing in people, strengthening the profession, and ensuring occupational therapy’s voice is heard where it matters most.

1. Realising the Potential of Every Occupational Therapist: We aspire to help therapists grow in confidence, deepen their expertise, and create meaningful impact through their work. We will:
   1. Ensure Equitable Access: Provide access to funding, resources, and development opportunities across the occupational therapy community.
   2. Stay Connected: Build trusted relationships to stay close to the real needs and lived experiences of occupational therapists.
   3. Back Bold Ideas: Fund and champion innovative projects that push boundaries and shape the future.
2. Strengthening the Profession: We promote the unique value of occupational therapy, building confidence, pride, and influence. We will:
   1. Celebrate Impact: Showcase the distinct contribution of occupational therapy in current and diverse settings, raising its profile with professionals and the public.
   2. Sharing Knowledge: Act as a conduit for evidence, learning, and insights – what works and what doesn’t – so ideas can travel further.
   3. Expand Horizons: Create opportunities for occupational therapists to connect with new sectors, roles, and communities, broadening the reach and relevance of the profession.
3. Amplifying Our Influence and Reach: We build strategic connections and partnerships that amplify occupational therapy’s voice and strengthen its role in society. We will:
   1. Forge Partnerships: Develop trusted relationships with organisations, networks, and decision-makers to extend the Trust’s influence and impact.
   2. Have a seat at the table: Position the Trust as a credible, dynamic presence in the spaces where occupational therapy’s voice matters.
   3. Champion the Profession: Advocate for occupational therapy in decision-making arenas, influencing policy, funding, and public understanding.

If you are planning to apply to the Trust for funding or any other award, please ensure your application clearly demonstrates how your planned activities relate to our Values and Strategic Intentions.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact [email protected].