Community Development Practice Hub

The Community Development Practice Hub is a resource for people and organisations who ‘work with’ people in Birmingham so they can take collective action to make changes to things that are important to them and their communities.

We aim to connect, inspire and upskill community development practitioners across Birmingham.

Come join us on this exciting journey, as we collaborate with the sector to offer a tailored approach with a focus on Birmingham-specific learning, challenges, and achievements.

Acumen Academy

Acumen Academy offer online courses for social change-makers. Courses focus on equipping people around the world with practical tools and innovative mindsets to become more active and effective at enabling change.

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Congratulations to All Winners of West Midlands Natural Environment Awards!

Birmingham City Community Groups and Schools were among those who won and were highly commended at the West Midlands Natural Environment Awards on Tuesday. Kings Rise Academy Knowledge and Education in Nature (KRAKEN), Kingstanding won in the Education category whilst Handsworth Association of Schools Green Mentor programme were “Highly Commended” in the Community category. BVSC judge at the awards congratulates all who won and took part!
Final Call For 11th Community Inspiration Awards 2023 Nominations

Only a few days now remains to submit a nomination to the Community Inspiration Awards 2023. If you have not already done so, please, get your nominations in as we will not be able to accept any beyond the deadline. Deadline for nomination is 5pm Friday 31st March 2023.
Business Guru Appointed Chair of Trustees at Sport 4 Life UK

West Midlands leading sport-for-employment charity Sport 4 Life UK has appointed business guru Mike Gahir as Chair of its Board of Trustees. Mike is a financial and business development professional with considerable experience in leading organisations as an executive and non-executive director. Following a number of director roles at major banks over the past three decades, in 2020 Mike was recruited Managing Director of Lakes Bathrooms Limited.
Free Workshops for Secondary Schools - Best Start in Life ‘Health Hack’

In partnership with Ladywood and Perry Barr Locality Partnership, the Young People Education Community are running FREE workshops in schools around health attitudes and behaviours and the impact they can have on health, in particular reproductive health.

Reducing men’s social isolation: engagement and retention

Voluntary and community groups running activities for older people often find it easier to engage women than men. While men are not a uniform group, research reflects this reality, showing that men are less likely to get involved with organisations which explicitly cater for older people. In order to find out how to best engage men Connect Hackney funded four projects to test new approaches to reducing men’s social isolation
Locked down by inequality: Older people and the COVID-19 pandemic

This paper develops the argument that post-COVID-19 recovery strategies need to focus on building back fairer cities and communities
COVID-19, Inequality and Older People: Developing Community-Centred Interventions

This paper considers the basis for a ‘community-centred’ response to COVID-19. It highlights the pressures on communities weakened by austerity, growing inequalities, and cuts to social infrastructure.
Ageing Better National Learning

Ageing Better national learning can be segmented into three clearly defined areas: context, connections and ecosystem. These three interconnected segments build a picture of the macro and micro factors, services and support systems, that help us to better understand loneliness and social isolation in people aged over 50.
Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT is the official journal of the Community Development Society and is both a publication venue for your work and a great way of keeping up with the exciting field of community development.
Scottish CoProduction Network

Supporting co-production policy and practice across Scotland, site has videos and resources about CoProduction
Story Telling for Good

Tell stories with purpose.
Ella Baker School of Organising

“Give light and the people will find a way” - Ella Baker Community organising resources and training materials available to view, download and deliver for free.
Community Development Alliance Scotland

The home of community development polices, resources and news in Scotland.
The International Standards for Community Development

International Association for Community Development offers full and summary versions in multiple languages of its International Standards for Community Development.