Scottish
Community
Development
Network
Supporting People who Support Communities in Scotland
Welcome
The Scottish Community Development Network (SCDN) is a member-led organisation, for community workers and community development workers, paid or unpaid, full or part time, from the community, voluntary or public sectors, who support the principles and practice of community development. SCDN is open to anyone with an interest in community development in Scotland.
SCDN National Conference and AGM 2024
Time for Change: a more radical approach to community development in Scotland. Now is the time to reclaim local democracy. How can community development influence democracy in Scotland's neighbourhoods?
Join us on Friday 25th October from 10am - 3.30pm at Townhead Village Hall, 60 St Mungo Avenue, Glasgow G4 0PL. You can register now for what is always an inspiring and thought provoking day here
Read our conference report from 2023 here
Recording of SCDN National Conference 2021
Community Development: grassroots activism at the heart of democracy
Tuesday 30th November
Here's a recording of the first part of our conference on 30th November 2021 and the input from our key note speaker, Craig Dalzell, Head of Policy and Research at Common Weal. We have also included the feedback from each of our workshops as there is some really valuable information included.
You can watch it here
Here's a recording of our AGM including an inspiring input from Joe McConnell
SCDN Membership
Membership of SCDN remains FREE at this time. Membership benefits include:
Have a strong, collective, grassroots voice within Community Development across Scotland
Be part of a strong, dynamic forum to share experiences, exchange information and debate practice and policy issues
Receive up to date information on relevant policy developments
Discounted rates at SCDN events and conferences
Opportunities to link with like-minded people
Be first to find out about local and regional events to share practice issues
