Regional Groups

IACD is an association of associations and we welcome connections to existing regional, national or local networks. Where there are no existing community development associations, IACD encourages the formation of local groups, or networks of people and organisations that support this vision in their local regions and communities.

IACD in your Local Area

IACD Local Groups Oceania

In Australia IACD has links to three local networks:

1. IACD NSW Group: Contact Person is Margot Rawsthorne m.rawsthorne@edfac.usyd.edu.au
2. IACD Victoria Group Contact People are:
   • Linette Hawkins: linette.hawkins@rmit.edu.au
   • Cate Kyne: cateky@tpg.com.au
3. CDQueensland: see www.cdqld.org for contact details.

Do you have an active community development association in your nation or region?

If so, existing organisations can be strengthened with links to IACD.IACD is an association of associations which welcomes connections to the existing regional, national or local networks that have emerged in the past 40 years. These provide important venues for meetings, publications and the exchange of ideas about our changing field.We also welcome reciprocal membership arrangements with other networks, as IACD is relevant when it cooperates with our sister community development associations to:

1. Provide common meeting spaces at IACD biennial conferences to include panels, papers and leading speakers from various international, national and regional community development associations; we seek the involvement of other associations to design our meetings.
2. Urge national and regional organisations to nominate members for our board of directors and committees. We are also willing to reciprocate and nominate IACD members to serve on other boards or committees;
3. Co-sponsor events and publications with other community development associations;
4. Explore new possibilities with sister organisations to expand the influence of community development at the global, national and regional level.
5. Promote websites of sister international, national and regional community development organisations on the IACD web

For further information about membership costs and benefits see our membership page.

If there is no national or regional network in your country, you may like to consider forming a local IACD group.

Where there are no existing community development associations, IACD encourages the formation of local groups, or networks of people and organisations that support this vision in their local regions and communities.Local groups can support community development practice, and provide a space for learning and action. Networks are not necessarily constituted bodies – your group can become affiliated with IACD without being constituted in its’ own right. We don’t want to replace or devalue existing organisations or further fragment our field. In such cases, we prefer to promote the existing organisation with reciprocal agreements that honour the integrity of the sister organisation and the IACD.PDF DocumentSee the new Local Groups Handbook (715 Kb PDF) for more information on how to start a local IACD group.

• Board membership: You can nominate someone from your association to serve on the board of directors. Nominees must be IACD members in good standing and elections happen at the AGM each year. Information on this is available on our website.
• Research and Case Studies: IACD has an active research programme on strengths and asset-based approaches to community development. We are currently developing an international community of practise around this work. If you like to join this community please contact tara.oleary@iacdglobal.org Please visit the publications page for recent reports from the work. You can also visit rural.carnegieuktrust.org.uk for information on the work of our partners in this project.
• Conferences/Events: You could also consider hosting/partnering with us for an international IACD conference. To discuss potential collaborations please email to IACD President Prof. Gary Craig G.Craig@hull.ac.uk.
• Newsletter’s: We actively encourage members of our networks and our colleagues to exchange ideas about CD in our quarterly newsletter. You could contribute a case study, article, news or event item to the next newsletter. Please email: Tara O’Leary info@iacdglobal.org Copy deadlines for the newsletter appear on the website.
• Community Development Journal: IACD has a working relationship with the international Community Development Journal, an independent peer reviewed publication published since 1966 by Oxford University Press Oxford. To find out more about how to subscribe to the Journal go to its website cdj.oxfordjournals.org. For information about how to submit an article look at the author information section. Community development practitioners can get support from the CDJ Board to write-up and reflect on their work. To discuss potential submissions with Prof Marjorie Mayo m.mayo@gold.ac.uk or Prof Keith Popple popplekj@lsbu.ac.uk who are the CDJ representatives on the IACD Board. Or contact The Editor, Professor Chris Miller christopher.miller@uwe.ac.uk If you are interested in reviewing books or publications related to community development or have something you want to see reviewed contact the Reviews Editors, Orla O'Donovan o.odonovan@ucc.ie or Rosie Meade r.meade@ucc.ie for further information.

IACD regional Directors

The Meet the Board page contains a list of IACD regional directors in your area. Please feel free to contact them if you are interested in developing locally relevant work with IACD in your region