Downloads

This section of our site provides a host of publications and information sheets produced either by us or in association with external organisations which are available to download for free.

For details of other publications that may be of use to you please visit our resource library.

Strategic Approaches to Community Development A summary of a CDX practice sharing event on strategic approaches to community development, held on 29 January 2008

What does 'The Community Development Challenge' mean to you? Reports and conclusions from CDX's 2007 regional events

Empowering evaluation: evaluating empowerment - A practice sharing report from CDX, which draws on a conference held in 2008, on how to evaluate empowerment

Democratising Engagement - A new resource from Demos on international experiences of public engagement

What is community empowerment? - A short introduction to understanding community empowerment from a community development perspective

The Axis of Influence - A guide to a discussion-based tool developed by Changes and the Dudley Borough CEN, which community groups and networks can use to assess and improve their ability to influence decision making

Empowering agencies to engage communities - A report of research carried out by Changes to complement the work on the Axis of Influence, but this time focusing on how open public agencies are to community influence

Who cares about neighbourhoods? - A report from the TPAS / CDX conference held in November 2007

What is community development? - CDX's expanded definition based on the National Occupational Standards

Community development in action - 'day in the life of' profiles of community development workers

The Community Development Challenge - a report by CDX, CDF and the Federation for Community Development Learning looking at the challenges faced by those working in the field

Equalities case studies - a collection of case studies gathered from community work practitioners showing a range of community development work and projects that champion the interests of traditionally marginalised and excluded communities. Please contact us if you would like the contact details of those involved in the projects

Summary of Community Development Challenge report

Strategic Framework for Community Development - CDX's tool for effective community development

Summary of Survey of Community Development Workers in the UK - summary of the first UK-wide research of community workers for almost 20 years, the full report can be ordered from CDF

Working at home - 10 guidance notes for supporting residents as paid workers and board members in their community

Working with allies - follow up to conference examining 'what it takes' to form alliances across communities and sectors and the potential pitfalls