Inside this Issue
CDS Conference 2021 Registration Open
Volunteer - Vanguard Editor needed, Committee opportunities
New Journal - Local Development & Society
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Spotlight on Membership
by Cornel Hart
Vice Chair Operations
CDS has gone through a significant number of changes since 2018. One of which was to streamline our organizational structure towards more effective functioning and participation of our members. This month you will read all about the different Committees of CDS.
I wish to share with you the Role and Functions of the Membership Committee that I chair and its respective Sub-Committees and chairs. We invite you to participate in any one or more of these sub-committees as we build our Society to be a ‘Home for all Community Development Practitioners (CDPs)’.
The Membership Committee is chaired by the VC-Operations and consists of Sub-committee chairs and ad-hoc members who wish to also participate at this level. This committee recruits, serves and retains members of CDS as well as supports the CDS Chapters. We see this committee as the ‘engine room’ of our Society that must collectively work with current members to grow our Society and become more effective in serving CDPs.
The Membership Committee’s theme for 2020/21 is: Reinventing our Society for systemic change in the 21st Century, and the following sub-committees are all geared up to take us towards this change. Join us on an exciting journey!
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Global Challenges, Local Resilience
2021 CDS Virtual Conference
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Mark your calendars for the 2021 CDS Annual International Conference, which will be held July 12-15, 2021. The virtual conference will center on the theme, “Global challenges, Local resilience.” The online format will allow us to extend the reach of our members’ work and our keynote speakers' messages. Featured speakers will include:
- Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, addressing the global challenge of immigration
- Jessica Hellman, Director of the Institute on Environment at the University of Minnesota, speaking on the global challenge of climate change
- Ron Wirtz, a regional outreach director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, addressing the global challenge of labor
- S. Atyia Martin, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., speaking on community resilience and racial justice
The virtual conference will also feature plenary sessions on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for racial justice are having on community development. Registration is open on the CDS website at: https://cvent.me/YgLbX0.
The deadline to register is July 9, 2021.
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We need you - get involved! |
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Vanguard Editor - please submit your expression of interest for the Vanguard Editor position. The deadline has been extended to January 15, 2021. The volunteer position will begin in February 2021. The role involves publishing the Vanguard 10 times per year and takes about 5-7 hours per month. Training will be provided.
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CDS Launches New Companion Journal |
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Local Development & Society is a new journal for bringing together locally-focused aspects across domains in social and economic systems. Interest in localism is on the rise around the world, and we seek to create a repository of cross-disciplinary academic research in local contexts that will be integrated with national, provincial, state, and community practices. The journal will explore potentials and limitations of local growth and test evidence from academic research and practice against relevance in local societies.
The journal welcomes original research manuscripts as well as overview, perspectives and case studies. Additionally, we encourage reviews of programs, policies or organizations for locally-focused work. Areas of interest include but are not limited to planning, geography, economics, sociology and other disciplines. The scope is global and of interest to diverse social scientists, planners, researchers, policy makers, students, and practitioners in fields that influence local development.
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Special Edition Call for Papers |
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Our new journal Local Development & Society will publish a special issue on Supporting Community Development through the Arts. The Call for Papers is open until January 15, 2021.
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Are you at the forefront of community development and higher education?
Do you want to publish your scholarly, educational, or practice-based work?
Join Us for a Virtual Symposium & Publishing Workshop
January 14 & 15, 2021 from 1:00pm to 4:30pm EST
For: Scholars & practitioners looking to publish their work. Students wanting to learn about the publishing process.
Hosted By: The journals of the Community Development Society (Community Development, Community Development Practice, and Local Development and Society).
Opportunities Include: Coaching from journal editors, examples of exceptional work, learning about the journals, opportunities to publish in the journals, and peer feedback from other participants on your work.
Cost: $25
Sponsored By: Campus Compact of NY & PA, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, and the Community Innovation Lab.
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The National Day of Racial Healing is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts. Visit the website for community conversation and action kits. Participate in virtual events on January 19, 2021.
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Stay informed. Review the latest notes from our Board of Directors.
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CDS Now Using Stripe for Payment Processing
You may notice that CDS no longer uses PayPal. Due to a number of on-going administrative issues with PayPal, CDS moved to Stripe for payment processing.
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Community Development Society
2601 South 5th Street ~ Springfield, IL 62703
888-873-7380 or 217-529-6503 ext 100
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