CDAS NEWS  Website – new searchable resource The CDAS website has been renewed and relaunched at its old address www.communitydevelopmentalliancescotland.org. One major new feature is that many (eventually all) of these information bulletins have been turned into an archive of … Continue reading →

There are very few developments on the policy front this month, presumably as a result of the general election campaign. I will not attempt to cover that here. However here is a useful and very brief summary from Volunteer Development … Continue reading →

Issues discussed at Members’ Meeting CLD and National Outcomes Jim Rooney of HMIE introduced a discussion on the need for Community Learning and Development services (in all sectors) to get better at tracking their impact on national and local outcomes. … Continue reading →

Measuring What Matters – the movie A short video of extracts from the ‘Measuring What Matters’ conference that we held last year, mainly featuring contributions from Nick Marks and Ron Colman, can be seen on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAKSQCnv6Fk Scottish Community … Continue reading →

Advocacy and community development – CDAS discussion The CDAS website now contains a full summary of the presentation by and discussion with Professor David Donnison of Glasgow University at our last members’ meeting on the role of advocacy services in … Continue reading →

Antisocial Behaviour Plan The Scottish Government has published an implementation plan for the actions previously set out in the antisocial behaviour policy review. The plan:  ‘Promoting Positive Outcomes: Working Together to Prevent Antisocial Behaviour in Scotland’ makes ‘four basic claims’: … Continue reading →