July 21-24, 2013
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Francis Marion Hotel
The CDS International Annual Conference took place July 21-24, in Charleston, SC, and was an event that community developers from around the world are still talking about!





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CDS 2013 Conference Presentations:
A Model of Public-Private Educational Collaboration for Community Develoment
A Story About Storytelling: Questions as Catalysts in Stimulating Community Change
A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Suicide Rates
A University and Community Create a Sense of Place Together in Macon, Georgia
Alter-Identities: Developing Community Leaders Through Cultural Immersion
Asset Building - Table 1 Demographics of Respondents
Asset Building Table 2 Poverty Measures in Eleven Alluvial Mississippi Delta Counties - 2010
Building on Each Other’s Strengths: Regional Neighborhood Collaboration in Cincinnati, OH
Buy Local: Regional Empowerment for a Stronger Southern Illinois
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Commitment to Community Practice Among Students: Contributing Factors
Communities First! Poverty Reduction Hub
Community Collaboration . . . A World Conversation
Community Food System Bibliography Update
Community Needs Health Assessment
Creating Appalachian Economic Development via Crowdsourcing for Travelers and Tourists
Creating Civic Engagement Capacity to Address Water Quality
Crossing Boundaries for Health Improvement
Cycling through Poverty: An Application of Participatory Action Research
Distributed Renewable Energy System Education for Business: An Ohio Public/Private Partnership Model
Do Community Development Initiatives Move the Needle?
Economic Development Collaboration and Capacity Building in Rural Communities and Regions
Enhancing the Capacity to Manage
Entrepreneurship for Local Communities in a Global Economy
Extension Local/Regional Food System Development
Factors Leading to Small Business Bank Lending
First Impressions: An Effective Approach for Community Development
Fostering Regional Resilience through Citizen-driven University Partnerships
Georgia Initiative for Community Housing: A Community Development Partnership
Graphic Facilitation: Transforming Group Process with the Power of Visual Listening
GrowFood Carolina: South Carolina's First Local Food Hub
Happiness, Well-Being, and Community Development
How Can Community Development Practitioners Respond to Postmodernism?
International Community Development: A Land-Grant University Perspective
Learning to Be Green: Preparing for Work in a Changing Economy
Leveraging Stronger Economies in West Central Ohio
Live Lively LaSalle! Join the Challenge of Healthier Living
Local and Regional Change Teams: Factors Influencing Success
Localizing the Appalachian Economy from the Inside Out
Looking back at 5 Years of Economic Impact Programming
Measuring Community Development: Moving Beyond Jobs and Investment
Measuring Success in Communities: The Community Capitals Framework
NorthWERD: A New Promise for Regional Education
Organizing for Regional Collaboration in Economic and Community Development
Preparing Citizen Scholars for Community Collaboration
Protection of the Food Supply: Farm to Table
Reaching Sustainable Goals through Regional Collaboration and Innovation: The Story of Kent, Ohio
ReadyCommunity: A Collaborative Community Based Approach to Disaster Management
Regional Collaboration for Natural Heritage Tourism on the Lower Mississippi River
Regional Collaboration for Watershed Management: Challenges in the Heartland
Relating Differences in Regional Planning to Results in West Virginia
Revisiting University-Community Partnerships: Community Development and Engagement
Rural Community Development: The Case for Nature-Based Tourism Development
"Say Cheeze" Viability of Heritage-based Agricultural Cluster Economies
Shaping Our Future: How Should Higher Education Help Us Create the Society We Want
Snake River Boat Builders Export Initiative
Socio-Legal Partnerships: A Case Study Focused on Community Food and Nutrition Resourcefulness
South Carolina's Creative Arts Cluster: A Catalyst for Economic Development
Spawning Creativity and Innovation Through the Arts
Stronger Economies Together (SET) in a StrikeForce Suit
Student Philanthropy: Creating Regional and Community Stewards at the Collegiate Level
Sustainable Long-term Community Development within the Creative Economy
The Arts as Drivers of Regional Economic Viability
The Power of Place: An Intergenerational Model of Youth Leadership Development in Appalachian Ohio
The Role of Asset Building Strategies in Community Development: Stories of Successes and Impediments
Theorizing Innovation and Regional Collaboration
Thriving Local Economy: Localization Framework and Peoples’ Understanding of It
TIF Manual - Municipal Tax Increment Financing
Us and Them: The Importance of Language in Creating a Shared Vision of Change
Using TIFs in Rural Communities
What If We Could See Satisfaction: A Qualitative Approach to Indicators of Community Satisfaction