The current Standing Committees are:

  • Executive, (incl Finance, Fundraising and Human Resources).
  • Training, Publications and Professional Development
  • International and National Relations
  • Membership, Communications and Marketing
  • World Community Development Conference Planning

IACD Committees: Roles and Responsibilities

Committees will provide update reports to each Board meeting and an annual report to the association on its activities at the AGM.  Reports can be given in written form (at least 5 business days prior to the Board meeting) or in-person by a Committee member.  All committees will have at least two Board members and will have the authority to co-opt others with relevant expertise to participate in committee activities.  No expenditure may be incurred by any committee unless approved by the Board, and monitored by the Executive Committee.

Executive, Finance, Fundraising and HR Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • Overseeing the efficient and effective financial management of the association. This includes the preparation of annual budgets and management accounts; monitoring of IACD bank accounts; monthly reporting to the Board; appointment of auditors and bank/s;
  • Overseeing and approving the fundraising strategy of the association; approving grant applications prior to submission and reports to funders that grant aid the association, including the Scottish Government;
  • Ensuring that appropriate IT and payment systems are in place for the payment and renewal of membership fees and, that monthly reports are made to the Board on fee income patterns;
  • Appointing the association’s accounting officer and approving  delegated expenditure;
  • Approving any expenditure proposals from the Board or its sub committees;
  • Developing and monitoring all HR policies and practice; overseeing all staff and consultant contracts;
  • Ensuring that an annual report on all Finance, fundraising and HR activities is made to the association’s AGM.

Members: The Executive comprises the IACD Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer, and chairs of the standing committees.

International and National Relations Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • Developing the association’s consultative status with the UN and its agencies and with global regional bodies;
  • Ensuring that the association is represented at key international fora, including the UN and others in order to maximise the influence of the CD approach and discipline;
  • Developing and maintaining partnerships as appropriate with other international networks and NGO e.g. IFSW.
  • Consulting and informing members on the association’s international public policy advocacy and ensuring that members are updated on activities through the website and social media;
  • Supporting the association’s Regional Trustees to strengthen links with regional and national CD networks;
  • Supporting association members to establish national and regional associations/networks/fora; working here through IACD Regional Trustees;
  • Consulting and informing members about the work of the committee;
  • Advising the Board on all matters relating to the association’s international national and regional relations and network development.


Membership, Communications and Marketing Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • Overseeing the management of the recruitment and renewal of members of the association, including criteria for membership, categories and fees;
  • Recommending to the Board the membership fees and reporting to Board meetings on recruitment and renewal patterns and the names of all new members;
  • Ensuring the maintenance of records of all members, including their contact names, category, address and fee paid;
  • Developing and approving periodic membership recruitment campaigns and monitoring these;
  • Consulting members, approving and monitoring on the range of services provided for the association’s members.
  • Overseeing all materials and methods associated with IACD outreach communications and marketing;
  • Developing a strategy to best reach all audiences through various social media and networking methods;
  • Ensuring board members and the general membership are familiar with all of our communications and marketing options and materials;
  • Advising the Board on income earning opportunities relating to communication and marketing services.

Training, Publications and Professional Development Programme Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • Developing the association’s CPD programmes for members and others, including income earning courses, Practice Exchanges, events, and online programmes;
  • Developing and managing the Global Community Development Exchange repository of CD teaching and learning resources;
  • Maintaining contacts with the CD educators around the world and supporting them to work collaboratively;
  • Promoting the International Standards for Community Development Practice and the CD professional discipline internationally;
  • Advising the Board on income earning opportunities relating to Training and CPD services.
  • Developing the association’s publications, such as Practice Insights magazine, for members and others, including income earning publication activities;
  • Maintaining the partnership with the international Community Development Journal (CDJ), including identifying opportunities for CDJ publishing articles from IACD events and for promoting IACD to CDJ subscribers; Similarly with other regional CD journals.
  • Consulting and informing members on publications that might be published by the association and ensuring that members are updated on related activities through the web and social media;
  • Advising the Board on income earning opportunities relating to publication services.

World Community Development Conference Planning Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • Organising the association’s annual WCDC, proposing to the Board the theme, programme and venue;
  • Identifying international, regional, national and local partners and funders and establishing the conference planning group;
  • Drafting the any MoU with partner organisations relating to the conference;
  • Overseeing the financial management of the event, including agreeing with the full Board the income earning share for IACD;
  • Consulting and informing members on the conference theme;
  • Promoting and publicising the conference and any related events;
  • Disseminating papers from the conference within IACD’s Practice Insights magazine and on the IACD website:
  • Advising the Board on all matters relating to the conference.