2012 CDS Scholarship Opportunities – Deadline Extended

Application Deadline February 15, 2012

The CDS Endowment was established as a sustainable fund to help members in a variety of ways, from attending our annual international conferences to enhancing the quality and diversity of our programs. Thanks to the generous contributions of our members and supporters, those seeds have sprouted, grown, and the Endowment has begun to bear fruit.

In 2012 the CDS Endowment will distribute up to eight scholarships to CDS members and student members to support academic efforts, research projects, or presentations at the CDS Annual International Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 21-25, 2012, or at a major community development conference outside the member's home continent. There is also a grant award for diversity initiatives in community development.

2012 Conference

July 21-25, 2012 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Kingsgate Marriott - University of Cincinnati

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Principles of Good Practice

We believe that adherence to the Community Development Society's Principles of Good Practice are essential to sound community development.

• Promote active and representative participation toward enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives.
• Engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.
• Incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process; and disengage from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.
• Work actively to enhance the leadership capacity of community members, leaders, and groups within the community.
• Be open to using the full range of action strategies to work toward the long-term sustainability and well being of the community.