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  • Welcome

    IACD is a global network of community development associations, practitioners and activists who are committed to issues of social justice. IACD has over 1,000 members in 54 countries worldwide. Learn more about us.

  • Join Us

    IACD connects people to each other, making the world a bit smaller.  We share practice with each other through development of local groups, through our social networking website and in our board blog.  Join IACD today and start connecting with practitioners and activists around the world!

  • Link & Learn

    IACD also coordinates members to learn from each other through a series of study visits, learning exchanges and through our new Global Village Residency (GVR) project.  Learn more by visiting the Linking & Learning section of our website.

  • Events

    IACD hosts and co-hosts workshops, conferences and seminars in each of our seven global regions.  Take part in an IACD event or learn more about co-hosting an event with IACD in your area.

  • Policy

    IACD advocates with our members for local and regional learning, challenges and priorities to be taken to the global policy level.  IACD has consultative status with the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation and also works closely with other international and regional policy bodies.

Join the Network

The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is the only global network of practitioners and activists working towards social justice through community development approaches.  We are a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation with members in more than 70 countries worldwide. 
 
There are so many ways that you can become involved in the IACD. If you have a passion for community development, ideas and ethusiasm to share with your local community and with the international community, then please make contact with us – we welcome your participation!
 
Join today and become a part of this dynamic network.

  • Job Opening: Join the IACD Team

     IACD is looking for an Administrator for a 16 hours per week AP Grade 1 point 25-30 (£16,919-18,231, pro-rata) post based at the IACD headquarters in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. The post is fixed term initially to 31st March 2011 and the closing date is at noon on 27th of September.

  • IACD Hosted First Global Village Residency--Watch the Video

    In July IACD hosted the first Global Village Residency (GVR) with the TR14ers, an innovative youth dance group from Camborne, England who ran free dance workshops  for youth in Fife, Scotland.

  • News from the 2010 IACD Annual General Meeting

    IACD held it's Annual General Meeting over breakfast on the 26th of July at our global conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.  We had a fantastic time connecting together and are happy to welcome three new Regional Directors to the IACD team.

  • Help Support the IACD Local Group in Pakistan

    Make a donation to IACD to help support the local group in Pakistan respond to the flooding disaster.  Every little bit helps and will be used to support the work of the IACD local group.

  • Read the Latest Edition of the IACD Newsletter

     View the latest special edition of the IACD newsletter which focuses on North America.  Learn more about programs, events and activities happening within the network.

  • The First Caty Kyne Memorial Scholarship Awarded

    Caty Kyne was the Victoria, Australia IACD local group convenor who tragically passed away in 2009.  With a generous bequest from her estate, the IACD local group in Victoria has set up the Caty Kyne Memorial Scholarship Award.  Amungwa Fonteh, an IACD member since 2005, received the first Caty Kyne Memorial Scholarship Award.

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