title: Community Development Alliance Scotland
text: # Community Development Alliance Scotland
  
  Community Development Alliance Scotland (CDAS) is a network of organisations that are concerned with community development in Scotland. CDAS is a member of the Scottish Government's Better Community Engagement national advisory group and submits formal responses to relevant Scottish Government policy consultations, such as the 2008 Local Healthcare Bill and the 2011 'Building a Sustainable Future' regeneration discussion paper.
  
  ## Members
  
  CDAS has over 50 members, including:
  
  * Association of Directors of Social Work
  * Association of Scottish Community Councils
  * Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland
  * Care Commission
  * Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland
  * Community Health Exchange
  * Community Learning & Development Managers Scotland
  * Consumer Focus Scotland
  * Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  * Deafblind Scotland
  * Development Trusts Association Scotland
  * Electoral Reform Society (Scotland)
  * Equality and Human Rights Commission
  * Equality Network
  * Federation for Community Development Learning
  * Future Balance
  * Generations Working Together
  * Greenspace Scotland
  * Health Scotland (observer status)
  * Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (observer status)
  * Highlands & Islands Enterprise
  * International Association for Community Development
  * International Futures Forum
  * Learning and Teaching Scotland
  * Linked Work and Training Trust
  * Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland
  * Momentum
  * Oxfam
  * Planning Aid for Scotland
  * Poverty Alliance
  * Regional Screen Scotland
  * Scotland's Colleges
  * Scottish Churches Housing Action
  * Scottish Community Development Centre
  * Scottish Community Development Network
  * Scottish Community Safety Network
  * Scottish Coproducttion Practitioners Network
  * Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
  * Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
  * Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
  * Scottish Government (observer status)
  * Scottish Grant Making Trusts Group
  * Scottish Human Rights Commission
  * Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum
  * Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland
  * Volunteer Development Scotland
  * Wise Group
  * Working on Wheels
  * Youth Link Scotland
  * Youth Scotland
  