Category: Chair’s Update
April 2023 Chair Update
Fellow CDSers, it is that time of the year again when we seek your advice and guidance in nominating fellow members to join the leadership team and guide the organization into a new year. Democracies thrive with good leadership, and we have only to look around the world to see the impact of leaders more interested […]
Read moreMarch 2023 Chair Update
Plans are moving ahead for our gathering in Portland this summer. As our first face-to-face meeting since 2019, this conference will have special meaning for the Society. Much has happened over the past four years; among other things, our Post COVID world resulted in an increased interest in and attention to Community Development and our potential […]
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February 2023 Chair’s Update
Amazingly, after meeting with our IACD colleagues earlier this month, it sounded like spring on the balcony with birdsong heralding new beginnings even if it was early February in Nebraska. And it is an early spring of new beginnings for CDS, as we are into a new year and solidly working toward a vibrant and resilient […]
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January 2023 Chair’s Update
As I write this greeting on our national holiday commemorating Martin Luther King’s birthday, I am reminded of the work our members do and have done helping communities and organizations find a path toward healing. The forces of hate remain strong in our country and around the world, and our need to work together to find […]
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December 2022 Chair’s Update
As we come to the close of yet another year and reflect back on our opportunities and challenges, we see the ongoing impact of global events and trends in our daily lives from COVID and related viruses, wars and famine, the spread of conspiracies and hate, to extreme weather events. Yet, we can also find amazing […]
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November 2022 Chair’s Update
Last month I wrote about the time management challenges created by the collision of the post-covid zoom world with so-called back to normal, and several of you emailed me to confirm that this is a serious issue. As I was driving across Nebraska this week, Omaha Public Radio broadcasted a program focused on finding ways to […]
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October 2022 Chair’s Update
I don’t know about you but in this ‘don’t have a minute between meetings collision of zoom world and back to normal’, it seems there is never enough time – enough time to be thorough, enough time to be considerate, enough time to rest and so much more. In these really challenging times, I am grateful […]
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September 2022 Chair’s Update
We welcome some great new board members for this coming year. Neil Linscheid comes to the Board from Minnesota Extension where he has focused on business and economic development, and Steve Jeanetta, who has served as treasurer in the past, has joined us as VC for operations from Minnesota Extension as well. James Calvin, a long-term […]
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June 2022 Chair’s Update
Gratitude is a consistent theme that emerges as I write this column. As chair of the CDS Board of Directors, I continue to be amazed at the resilience and creative impact of our treasured Community Development Society during these tumultuous times. First, I’m grateful to Anthony Cook, our secretary, and the CDS nominations committee members who found […]
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