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Welcome to Community Development North East (CDNE) – a network organisation of people involved in carrying out Community Development work in the Region.
ABOUT CDNE
We are a network in contact with around 500 community development stakeholders from the community, voluntary, public and private sectors. The network embraces practitioners and activists (paid or unpaid), managers and policy-makers; sub regional and local area CD networks and special interest networks and organisations.
Our Aims
The key purpose of the Network is to assist CD practitioners (paid and unpaid) and policy-makers, from all sectors, to work together to develop and promote Community Development.
To achieve this, we aim to:
- Provide a focus and ‘virtual’ hub for CD practice in the region
- Provide a policy forum to inform strategic decision-making
- Improve information and communication across the region around CD-relevant practice, policy and issues
- Provide networking opportunities across the sectors
- Raise the awareness and profile of CD among mainstream agencies
- Promote and share good practice in CD
- Improve support, learning and professional development opportunities
Other links
CDNE acts as a key channel of communication linking the region’s CD practice with National (and European) networks and organisations including: the national Regional CD Network (RCDN); Community Development Exchange (CDX); the Federation of CD Learning (FCDL); Community Sector Coalition (CSC); Community Development Foundation
CDNE also has strong links with other special interest networks including the NE Equalites Coalition, NE Churches CD group, National Churches Community Work Alliance (CCWA) and the Faith Based Regeneration Network (FBRN)
What do we mean by Community Development?
The National Occupational Standards provide the following description: “Community Development is a long-term, value-based process which aims to address imbalances in power and bring about change founded on social justice, equality and inclusion. The process enables people to work together to: ........ (follow link to separate page “What is CD)”
Becoming a member
The key benefits of being a member include keeping up to date on current news, events, issues, training, etc around the region; identifying and linking with others doing similar work; and helping to influence policy and practice in the region (and making the case for Community Development)
If you would like to be part of the Network, you can register directly in this site. If you would like to become an active member of the core group that meets bi-monthly, please email
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and we will get in touch.
Latest News – snippets linking to latest postings to site or other useful info.eg...
- Big Society in the North - A new forum has been launched to look at developing and discussing the government's Big Society agenda across the North of England.
- Community Organisers - a group is meeting to exlore the issues
- Expert Panel on Community Development - CDF is setting up an independent expert panel to consider the context, future role, and the development and support needs of communities and community development in the light of new and emerging policy agendas.
- Community Development in the North East - Regional mapping project. Final report expected August 2010 News from RIEP & NEEP
- CDX July E-zine
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