At our Members’ Meeting on 9 March 2012, Andy Milne, Director of SURF (Scotland’s Independent Regeneration Forum), gave an introduction to the Scottish Government’s recent policy statement ‘Achieving a Sustainable Future’and led a discussion on the prospects for community-led regeneration. … Continue reading
Supporting community development across the board: responses to consultations
CDAS has responded to two Scottish Government consultations: On the proposed national Strategic Guidance for Community Learning and Development (text of response), we answer the question “what three important issues must it address?” with: “The strategic guidance should … Continue reading
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Community Development: at the centre of the action
The following presentations and reports are available from the CDAS Conference held on 22 November 2011 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh: SPEAKERS Presentation on ‘Public Sector Reform’ by Alan Johnston, Deputy Director, Public Bodies and Public Service Reform, Scottish Government (PPT) … Continue reading
Progress on measuring progress
CDAS was one of more than 40 civil society groups that endorsed a joint briefing calling for the Scottish government to improve the way that it defines and measures Scotland’s progress and argues that Scotland’s flourishing depends on much more … Continue reading
Forums on community capacity building
CDAS in partnership with Education Scotland and the Scottish Community Development Centre held two lively Open Forums on community capacity building in Glasgow and Edinburgh a few weeks ago. Here is a record of what the participants said in answer … Continue reading
