CDAS is a Registered Scottish Charity SC038638

CDAS receives financial support from the Learning Connections unit of the Scottish Government.

Community Development Alliance Scotland

Welcome to the Community Development Alliance Scotland Website

The Scottish Community Development Alliance is an independent network of national organisations that have the promotion of community development as part of their goals.

'What Community Development Does'

CDAS has produced a booklet 'What Community Development does: A short guide for decision makers to how it achieves results'. More details here.

Latest Information Bulletin

Our May 2008 Bulletin is available here

Report from seminar on outcomes

The report from the CDAS Seminar 'Making the connections - How community development helps to deliver national and local outcomes', held 18 March 2008 is now available

Mental health and well-being

A report of a discussion 'Re- generating community wellbeing' on the role of community development approaches in helping to realise aspirations for ‘A Mentally Flourishing Scotland’ , organised by the Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum in co-ooeration with CDAS is now available

New Powers for Communities?

The report from the CDAS Seminar on Scottish Government plans, held 1 November 2007, is now available.

Single Outcome Agreements

Here is a short report of the discussion on the new system of Single Outcome Agreements and its implications for community development, at our members' meeting on 8 February 2008, led by Jon Harris, COSLA

Interim Standards Council for Community Learning and Development

Here is a short report of the discussion on the work of this Council and its implications, at our members' meeting on 30 November 2007, led by Rory MacLeod, Learning Connections, Scottish Government

Community-led health improvement

Here is a short report of the discussion on community-led health work, at our members' meeting on 30 August 2007, led by Kay Barton, Deputy Director, Health Improvement Strategy, Scottish Government