Greetings! Apologies for the delay in issuing Vanguard! We were very busy delivering an outstanding conference in Portland, Oregon in mid-July, followed by transitions in both the CDS Board of Directors and Executive Director position. We all needed time to get situated as a leadership team. As reported during the Annual Business Meeting, we thanked Chair […]
Read moreInnovative Practices in Business Succession and Transition In many areas, especially rural communities, long-standing businesses including grocery stores, restaurants, etc. are closing in increasing numbers when owners reach or are nearing retirement age without local heirs interested in continuing the business. Often, a business has no succession plan, and some are too small to consider an […]
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Interested in proposing a book in your area of community development? The Routledge-Community Development Society Book Series offers a range of options to publish your work. Building on a history of more than 50 years publishing Community Development, this book series seeks to contribute to the field’s growing and rapidly changing knowledge base as a resource […]
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Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work in community development? This praiseworthy work could involve could be teaching, research, direct outreach, or professional service. It could be done in a small community, a big city, across a large region. It could be based in the United States, Canada, or anywhere in the world. […]
Read moreBoard nominations for the 2023/2024 year will be opening next month. Please consider serving CDS as a Board member. Board members are responsible for attending Board meetings, leading committees, and providing overall direction to the organization. CDS will also be recruiting for the Vice Chair of Operations who will move into the Vice Chair Programs and […]
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Our annual Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon on July 16-19, 2023. The program will feature cherished CDS offerings of pre-conference workshops (on the 16th), hosted receptions and an Awards Banquet, exciting mobile workshops, and an array of presentations related to our theme in a variety of formats. We anticipate a draft program in March […]
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The CDS Board decided late fall of 2022 to contract an executive director role. The board and working group volunteer members have done an incredible job treading water and regrouping over the past couple years, but we decided that an executive director would help leverage our volunteer capacity to springboard CDS into a new and exciting […]
Read moreCommunity Development, Volume 54, Issue 1 is now available – the first of 2023! [View info] CDS Members have full electronic access to both journals through our website. If you are a CDS Member, visit the “journals access” portion of the “Member Section” (make sure you are signed in), and then click the button for the […]
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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 […]
Read moreThe Community Development journal has an upcoming special issue on Community Development and Higher Education, which will feature several articles including the following: If you are a CDS Member, you can access full length articles through the CDS website. Visit the “journals access” portion of the “Member Section” (make sure you are signed in), and then click […]
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