The Community Development Challenge

In 2006, CDF drew together a small working party which included other national community development organisations, academics, funders and practitioners. The report, The Community Development Challenge, was published in December 2006 in partnership with Community Development Exchange (CDX) and Federation for Community Development Learning (FCDL).

 

The report sets out recommendations regarding the organisation, promotion, management and evaluation of community development activity and how it can relate to the execution of government social policy. You can download a summary of the report here, or the full version here.

 

 

The Local Government White Paper

A vital development in the sector in 2006-2007 was the Local Government White Paper. CDF held internal briefings and subsequently delivered a seminar to the Future of Local Government conference on neighbourhoods and the White Paper, in order to ensure that the community development implications of the White Paper were widely understood. For more information, visit the CLG website.

 

 

Government Consultation on Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and Local Area Agreements (LAAs)

CDF responded to the government consultation on LSPs/LAAs and Local Government emphasising the role of LSPs to improve the levels of community engagement and the importance of capacity building in the VCS in order for it to play a full part in both LSPs and LAAs. To see our full response, click here.

 

 

Responding to Policy Changes

• CDF also contributed to the Treasury’s Review of the Voluntary and Community Sector and the implications for the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review 2007.
• CDF responded to the Commission on Unclaimed Assets.