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Community Development
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Community Development Groups
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Community Development Exchange (CDX)
Formerly known as the Standing Conference for Community Development (SCCD), CDX is the UK-wide membership organisation for community development.
CDX works to ensure that community development (CD) is recognised and supported as a powerful way of tackling inequality and achieving social justice. As an organisation with members from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, CDX reflects a diverse range of interests in community development across all sectors and fields.
CDX believes that effective CD has to be underpinned by a clear set of values and principles. These can be found in our widely-accepted definition of community development and in our publication – The Strategic Framework for Community Development.
http://www.cdx.org.uk/
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The Community Development Foundation (CDF)
CDF helps communities achieve greater control over the conditions and decisions affecting their lives by: advising government, supporting community work, and carrying out research, evaluation and policy analysis. CDF is a non-departmental public body supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
http://www.cdf.org.uk/
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Community Alliance
Four organisations, bassac, Community Matters, Development Trusts Association and The Scarman Trust, comprise a national partnership called the Community Alliance. This partnership aims at assisting community organisations to grow and develop. Members of one organisation can access the other three as part of the benefits package.
the partnership can offer assistance in:
Demonstrating effectiveness as a community organisation;
Exploring how organisations can share their resources effectively;
Asset based development;
Advice and information services on organizational management;
Online resources; and
A variety of training options.
http://www.comm-alliance.org/
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bassac
bassac has been working to improve the lives of local communities for more than eighty years. As a national umbrella association, bassac supports organisations helping deprived neighbourhoods across the UK. Bassac offers help and information whether you work for a community group, the government, the community or voluntary sector, or are simply interested in community issues.
http://www.bassac.org.uk/
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Community Matters
Community Matters is the nationwide federation for community associations and similar organisations, with 1100 member organisations across the UK. Originally established as the National Federation of Community Associations in 1945, Community Matters has played a key role in promoting and supporting action by ordinary people in response to social, educational and recreational needs in their neighbourhoods and communities.
http://www.communitymatters.org.uk/
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The Development Trusts Association (DTA)
The aim of the Development Trusts Association (DTA) is a successful development trust in every community that wants one. There are over 300 development trusts across the UK, all community owned and led. They cultivate enterprise and build assets. They secure community prosperity - creating wealth in communities and keeping it there.
The primary work of the DTA is the promotion and exchange of practitioner skills and experience. We also join with others to attract investment and support for the community enterprise movement
The DTA encourages the exchange of information and good practice by supporting nine regional networks and numerous specialist forums. The DTA conducts research, publishes a quarterly information bulletin and a range of publications.
The DTA promotes the work of development trusts, advocates on their behalf by commenting on and contributing to public policy developments, briefing and lobbying central and local government, and liaising with a wide range of organisations at regional, national and European level.
The DTA’s mission is to bring about a successful development trust in every community that wants one.
http://www.dta.org.uk/index.htm
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The Scarman Trust
The Scarman Trust is a national charity committed to helping citizens bring about change in their community, in the way that they want. The trust funds and gives practical assistance to hundreds of remarkable people with a 'can do' attitude
The 'can do-ers' in their turn mobilise many thousands of others, within their own communities and across the major institutions of society - working to make fundamental life chances available to all.
http://www.thescarmantrust.org/
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