Welcome!
The Community Development Society (CDS) is a membership-based organization that aims to advance community development theory, research, policy, and practice.
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CDS hosts an annual conference as well as webinars throughout the year, and offers scholarships and awards.
Publications
CDS is best known for publications such as the academic journals Community Development and Local Development and Society. We also sponsor two Routledge book series and distribute Vanguard, our monthly newsletter
Membership
CDS Members form a broad and diverse network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who share an interest in building and developing communities—socially, economically, and environmentally. Our membership spans the globe, but is primarily concentrated in the United States and Canada. Learn more about membership benefits and consider joining us today!
Recent News
Awards Spotlight: Nicole Breazeale
The CDS Awards Committee was privileged to present Nicole Breazeale the Outstanding Community Development Educator Award. She is an Associate Extension Professor of Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky, and has been a CDS Member since 2015. Breazeale gratiously said of fellow CDS Members “This is really a special group of professionals. That’s one of the many reasons […]
Family of Dr. Lee J. Cary Establishes New CDS Scholarship Fund
The family of the Dr. Lee J. Cary has established the “Lee J. Cary Graduate Student Scholarship Award Fund” in memory of their father. The purpose of this new donor-named fund is to support graduate students currently enrolled in MA/MS or PhD programs at accredited higher education institutions who have a primary focus on community development, […]
We Are Switching to MailChimp!
In a continued effort to both increase functionality of our electronic systems and save CDS money on monthly subscriptions, our Administrator is making the shift away from Constant Contact to MailChimp. Further, to integrate with our new domain, Vanguard and other CDS communications will come from admin@CDSociety.org rather than info@comm-dev.org. This switch will be happening next […]
August Updates – VC of Programs
Greetings fellow CDS Members! I’m pleased to step into my new Officer role and extend an invitation to all of you to join the Working Groups that will be convening in September. If you are into learning about the cool things happening in Portland, Oregon, please consider joining the 2023 Conference Host WG to help identify […]
September CDS Webinar
A Land With a People: Exploring Community Development through Palestinian and Jewish Voices and Visions Tuesday, September 27, 2022 — 1:00 -2:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) CDS is delighted to announce that we are partnering with the International Association for Community Development to jointly host this webinar featuring Esther Farmer (co-editor of A Land With […]
July CDS Webinar
Local development and Polish self-government practice: Outreach and research conducted by Wrocław University of Economics and Business, Poland Friday, July 15, 2022 — 12:00 noon Eastern Time (US & Canada) Presenter Andrzej Sztando, Ph.D. is a Professor of Wrocław University of Economics and Business (WUEB), Poland. His research interests are in local development, as well as […]
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