Or, if your computer can't read PDF files, print out the following and mail or fax it to our business office. CDS is a dynamic professional association offering a global perspective on community development The Challenge . . .
New challenges face community development professionals every day.
The global community requires those active in community development to understand a variety of complex and ever-changing systems. The Vision . . . The Community Development Society believes community is a basic building block of society. Community is complex and multidimensional and the human dimension, which is capable of growth and development, is the most critical aspect of community. Community development is a profession that integrates knowledge from many disciplines with theory, research, teaching and practice as important and interdependent functions that are vital in the public and private sectors.