20 Best Community Development Podcasts of 2021

3 years ago

Are you wanting to learn more about community development ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best community development podcasts of 2021.

We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.

We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, tweet us @MagazineWelp and we will check it out!

Best Community Development Podcasts 2021

With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.

Develop This: Economic and Community Development

  • Publisher: Develop This! Podcast
  • Total Episodes: 356

Explore topics related to transformational community leadership including economic development, non-profit engagement, organizational management, and policy development. It’s a candid conversation with veterans of the economic development profession along with inspiring interviews of today’s thought leaders.

Community Development Institute

  • Publisher: UCA Center for Community and Economic Development
  • Total Episodes: 40

The Community Development Institute (better known as CDI) has been the go-to resource for community and economic development training in the Mid-South since 1987. At CDI, community leaders learn the skills and strategies they need to make an immediate, positive impact on their community. On the CDI podcast, we are expanding our reach by connecting with community leaders and citizens to explore a broad range of community and economic development topics and engage in real conversations with leaders across the state of Arkansas and beyond.

The Community Development Podcast

  • Publisher: Russell Todd
  • Total Episodes: 34

Podcast and blog about Community Development in Wales, the UK & beyond: promoting its value; sharing its learning; connecting its practitioners

Access: A Community Development Podcast from the Federal Reserve

  • Publisher: Federal Reserve System
  • Total Episodes: 6

This new podcast from the Community Development departments of the 12 Federal Reserve districts addresses important social issues like economic mobility, affordable housing, small business development and community reinvestment. Each episode showcases successful programs that help provide access to opportunity for low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Join us as we ask community members and organizations across the U.S. about the challenges they are facing and what solutions they’ve found. The information and views presented in this podcast do not necessarily reflect official positions of the Federal Reserve System and do not constitute an endorsement of any organization or program.

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

  • Publisher: Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation
  • Total Episodes: 33

Lakȟóta Oyáte waŋ iyápi na wičhóȟ’aŋ na wóčhekiye uŋ iglúha čha uŋkíhaŋblapi We envision a liberated Lakota nation through our language, culture, and spirituality. Lakȟóta thiyóšpaye na tȟéča kiŋ Lakȟól wičhóthi égna wičhózani na wičhóȟ’aŋ na wičhóuŋ yuwáštepi kta čha wóasniye na wóslol’ič’iye uŋ wíyokihi-wičhúŋyaŋpi. Empowering Lakota youth and families to improve the health, culture, and environment of our communities through the healing and strengthening of cultural identity.

John Perkins & The Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development

  • Publisher: Seattle Pacific University
  • Total Episodes: 36

John Perkins & The Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development

Introduction to Housing, Community, and Economic Development

  • Publisher: Lawrence Vale
  • Total Episodes: 1

Introduction to Housing, Community, and Economic Development

Community Development Foundation – Tupelo, Mississippi PODCAST

  • Publisher: Community Development Foundation
  • Total Episodes: 10

CDF Podcast – The Community Development Foundation, Tupelo/Lee County Mississippi

PADM530 – Politics, Strategies, and Initiatives of Community Economic Development

  • Publisher: Liberty University Online
  • Total Episodes: 10

PADM530 – Politics, Strategies, and Initiatives of Community Economic Development

Community Development

  • Publisher: Office of Public Affairs
  • Total Episodes: 11

Community Development

Community Development

  • Publisher: Rielly Peers
  • Total Episodes: 1

My idea of dialogue in Community Practice

Scorpio Community Development Arrives

  • Publisher: Phil Swinton
  • Total Episodes: 45

An introduction to the aims of Scorpio Community Development. An ongoing free training package to those new in the trustee sector finding their feet in the world of governance and management

Community Development in Action

  • Publisher: Community Development in Action
  • Total Episodes: 5

Sharing community development projects, programs, and ideas. Made by students for students!

Intro: Community Development For The Public

  • Publisher: Jethro Babatunde Michael
  • Total Episodes: 2

Community Development is for the public. People can learn CD principles and practice it; playing their individual roles, transforming the Community.

OGEDEGEDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION PODCAST

  • Publisher: Ogedegede Community Development Foundation
  • Total Episodes: 1

This podcast is designed to give insight into what OCDF advocacy is all about. We will educate and sensitise people about the evil of Okurumi, child trafficking, child labour among other vices in Igede land, Benue state and Nigeria as a whole.

My Background To Loving Community Development -Innocent

  • Publisher: Inno tur
  • Total Episodes: 1

I try to tell the world about me, how I developed passion for community development. It’s an introductory part of CD work to come up

Life On My Own – Developmental Disabilities from Institution to the Community

  • Publisher: Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Total Episodes: 6

Podcast by Maine Developmental Disabilities Council

PRT 595 Special Topics: Niche Tourism as Sustainable Community Development

  • Publisher: Dr. Samantha Rozier Rich
  • Total Episodes: 5

PRT 595 Special Topics: Niche Tourism as Sustainable Community Development

DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 2013

  • Publisher: Lynn Thiesmeyer
  • Total Episodes: 30

In this class we research and discuss issues of livelihood, environment, health and gender that have been brought about by economic development. In addition to reading theoretical and historical works on development, we adopt a regional focus on Asia and within Asia, mainly on Southeast Asia. There is a practical and micro-level focus on people and communities in developing regions who are experiencing development themselves. After the mid-term, we explore various strategies for Sustainable Development and participatory development. We look at 5 main issues in contemporary development in rural Asia: 1) Sustainable livelihoods in rural areas 2) Efforts to fulfil Basic Human Needs and Human Security 3) Labor force: gender, migration, wages 4) Public Health issues and policies5) Impacts of Climate Change on developing countries and populations In order to gain a grasp of the topics above, students will need to complete a substantial amount of reading each week. After reading the assigned materials for each week and the lectures on the reading material, all students are expected to participate in questions and discussion. Students should look at the materials and issues from a multi-faceted point of view. For this purpose they should also research on their own into other relevant primary sources, including books, websites, and current statistical data.

DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 2012

  • Publisher: Lynn Thiesmeyer
  • Total Episodes: 28

In this class we research and discuss issues of livelihood, environment, public health and migrant labor that have been brought about by economic development. In addition to reading theoretical and historical works on development we adopt a regional focus on Asia and within Asia, mainly on Southeast Asia. There is a practical and micro-level focus on people and communities in developing regions who are experiencing development themselves. After the mid-term, we explore various strategies for Sustainable Development and participatory development. We look at 5 main issues in contemporary development in rural Asia: 1) Sustainable livelihoods in rural areas 2) Efforts to fulfil Basic Human Needs and Human Security 3) Globalized labor force: gender, migration, wages 4) Public Health issues and policies5) Impacts of Climate Change on developing countries and populations In order to gain a grasp of the topics above, students will need to complete a substantial amount of reading each week. After reading the assigned materials for each week and the lectures on the reading material, all students are expected to participate in questions and discussion. Students should look at the materials and issues from a multi-faceted point of view. For this purpose they should also research on their own into other relevant primary sources, including books and current statistical data.

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