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Membership Benefits
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The membership year is July to June. If you join CDS by May 1, you will be eligible to vote in the current year. Membership benefits include:
- Networking and professional development opportunities
- Voting rights (for all categories except Libraries)
- Quarterly issues of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Journal of the Community Development Society
- Quarterly issues of the Vanguard newsletter posted to the website
- Access to view the CD Practice Publication
- Access to an online list of members
- Access to online issues of past CDS Journals
- Eligibility for CDS Awards (except Friend of CDS Award)
- Reduced rate to the CDS Annual Conference
- Opportunities to join the CDS listserv and issue or special interest groups, such as sections and clusters
- * Opportunities to participate in CDS through the Board of Directors and numerous committees
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Membership Categories:
- Regular $110.00 US
- Receive the three Informative Publications: Journal, Vanguard and Practice Series. Individual voting membership.
- Student $45.00 US
- Receive the three Informative Publications: Journal, Vanguard and Practice Series. Voting membership for individuals enrolled in an academic program.
- Retiree $75.00 US
- The member receives all of the benefits associated with a 'regular' membership.
- Family/Household $145.00 US
- A reduced rate for families/households. Each person has full membership privileges. The family/household receives only one copy of the Vanguard, the Journal and all other correspondence.
- Non voting membership.
Libraries may also join CDS and recieve copies of the CDS journal. Interested? This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Print out the MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION and fax (614.221.1989) or send it to the CDS office at the address on the bottom of this page. Your membership benefits will start immediately.
