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.

Hub launch event

The Community Development Practice Hub launch took place online, 3rd September 2021. The hub aims to connect, inspire, and upskill community development practitioners across Birmingham.

Speakers were Carol Hebden and Jo Bagby of JJ Consulting who discussed research undertaken into community development practice locally and its key findings. Cormac Russell of Nurture Development, shared his thoughts on how we can meaningfully work with communities and what happens when we shift our focus from what’s wrong to what’s strong. David Coffin of BVSC offered a short overview of the six-month Community Development Practice Hub pilot programme.

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