COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY of SASKATCHEWAN Inc.

Principles of Good Practice

CDSS promotes five Principles of Good Practice, as articulated by the International Community Development Society:

1. Promote active and representative participation toward enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives.
   
2. Engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.
   
3. Incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process; and disengage from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.
   
4. Work actively to enhance the leadership capacity or community members, leaders, and groups within the community.
   
5. Be open to using the full range of action strategies to work toward the long-term capacity of community members, leaders, sustainability and well being of the community.