Category: Members-Only News

Greetings everyone, It was nice to see many of you in Geneva. I thought it was an excellent conference. Kudos to Craig Talmage and his team in New York for hosting such a nice event and to Neil Linscheid and Sarah Hultine Massengale and their team for putting such an excellent program together.  We had 201 […]

Career-changing Opportunities “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe Much of the work in community development is, by its nature, local. We work with defined groups and places to support collaborative decision-making and action to improve the livelihoods of those in communities. While the work is often people […]

Greetings everyone, The conference in Geneva begins in just a few days. We have over 190 people registered and lots of exciting things planned. There will be some new wrinkles that I am sure people will enjoy such as the Monday night event in downtown Geneva and there will be things people recognize that gives the event […]

Greetings everyone, Hi everyone, I hope your spring season is going well. For CDS this part of spring is a reminder that we will soon be gathering for our conference and annual meeting. It’s less than six weeks away! Conference planning is in high gear. Craig Talmage and his team at Hobart and William Smith Colleges are finishing up […]

Greetings everyone, Springtime is great for the warmer weather and the flowers blooming. It is also a very busy planning time for CDS. We are excited about the progress and planning to provide more events and benefits to our members. The Website and Educational Training Committee, chaired by Tanner C. Knorr, held a webinar last week […]

Greetings everyone, It’s a crazy time, not only for those of us involved in community development but for everyone. Things quite literally seem like they have been turned upside down. What was good is now bad and what was bad is now good. Everyone is trying to figure out how changes happening nationally will affect them […]

Greetings everyone, I hope you’re effectively navigating all the changes happening in Washington DC. It has been a real challenge to keep up all the dramatic changes and shifts in policy and their implications for our work in community development. I have found myself consulting the Principles of Good Practice pretty regularly and wanted to take this opportunity […]

Happy 2025, I hope your new year is off to a good start! It’s an exciting time in CDS with a lot of good things happening. Conference planning is going full steam and preparations are on track, with more than 130 proposals submitted. That is an increase of more than 25% from a year ago. There […]

The holidays are upon us, and I wish you and yours the very best over this holiday season. As we look back on a busy year, I want to thank everyone for their contributions to CDS whether it was serving on the board, working on a committee, reviewing papers, participating in the conference and supporting CDS […]

We would like to share a Thanksgiving word of appreciation for the volunteers of CDS.  It is through the hard work of volunteers that CDS continues to grow.  One of the best ways to shape the world is to roll up your sleeves and contribute to making it a better place. Professional networks like CDS work […]