It’s been a fantastic summer for IACD, and we’d like to give you an update on our membership.
Following our 2019 World Community Development Conference in Dundee this June, we received a record number of membership applications. From the final day of the conference until 31st July, we added 53 new members to our organization from 23 different countries. Of these 53 new members, nine joined us because the attended WCDC2019 and two joined because they heard feedback from colleagues about the conference.
IACD also recently increased our student membership as a result of the conference in Dundee. Out of the 53 new members we welcomed post-conference, 30 are currently studying toward a degree in a field related to community development.
As of this morning, 7th August 2019, IACD has a total membership of 494 people, and we would love to have 500 members by the end of this month!
Membership with IACD comes with many benefits:
- Participate in our international conferences, for example our upcoming 2020 World Community Development Conference in Nairobi, Kenya
- Join one of our international continuing professional development Practice Exchanges
- check out our main Facebook page
- Access and contribute to our website and IACD’s Practice Insights magazine
- join our IACD members’ Facebook group and start a discussion or find other people from your field
- apply to join the IACD International Board — there are vacancies every year
- apply to become a Country Correspondent
- use and contribute to the GCDEX
- check out other member benefits on our website, including a discount for a subscription to the Community Development Journal
So if you’ve not joined us yet, please do so today! You can join by clicking here.
