Community Development Corporations (CDCs)

Committee for Economic Development

http://www.ced.org

The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is a nonpartisan organization that provides business and education leaders with research and policy recommendations on economic and social issues such as budget reform, school reform, and global markets. Read more about Committee for Economic Development...

The Urban Institute

http://www.urban.org

The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization that has produced many studies on community development, including evaluations of the Living Cities program and surveys of the CDC industry. Read more about The Urban Institute...

Rural Policy Research Institute

http://www.rupri.org

The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts research and facilitates public dialogue with a focus on the effects of policy on rural areas. RUPRI involves researchers, practitioners, and analysts from numerous other universities, research institutes, governmental units, and other organizations. Read more about Rural Policy Research Institute...

Rural LISC

http://www.ruralisc.org

Rural LISC seeks to build the capacity of resident-led rural community development corporations, increase their production and impact, demonstrate the value of investing in and through rural community development corporations, and make the resource and policy environment more supportive of their work. Read more about Rural LISC...

Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development

http://www.picced.org

The Pratt Institute works with professionals, academics, and students interested in achieving ecological sustainability and economic and social justice through responsible rural and urban planning policies. Its web site also hosts the CDC Oral History Project, which provides capsule summaries of over a dozen exemplary community development corporations. Read more about Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development...

National Neighborhood Coalition

http://www.neighborhoodcoalition.org

The National Neighborhood Coalition seeks to improve communication between national and local community leaders to develop solutions that better address low-income human and neighborhood needs. Read more about National Neighborhood Coalition...

National Housing Institute/Shelterforce

http://www.nhi.org

The National Housing Institute is a nonprofit organization that examines the issues affecting affordable housing and community development practitioners. The Institute publishes the magazine Shelterforce, a leading community development journal. Read more about National Housing Institute/Shelterforce...

National Economic Development and Law Center

http://www.nedlc.org

The National Economic Development and Law Center (NEDLC) is a resource organization dedicated to addressing the needs of low-income persons. NEDLC's three branches focus on the needs of children and families, jobs and income, and community infrastructure. Through collaborations with outside organizations, NEDLC provides both legal and economic research and resources for those local groups working for the economic and social advancement of their respective communities. Read more about National Economic Development and Law Center...

National Development Council

http://www.nationaldevelopmentcouncil.org

The National Development Council is a nonprofit organization that provides training and development services to the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to design economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the country. Read more about National Development Council...

National Council of La Raza

http://www.nclr.org

The National Council of La Raza, a leading U.S. civil rights organization working with the United States' growing Latino/a community, has become an increasingly important participant in community economic development, helping over 3,000 families become homeowners a year. Read more about National Council of La Raza...

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)

http://www.icic.org

Founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City works to promote sustainable inner city economic development, focused on encouraging capital reinvestment by private investors. Read more about Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)...

Industrial Areas Foundation

http://www.industrialareasfoundation.org

The Industrial Areas Foundation was built on the principles and practices of legendary community activist Saul Alinsky. The IAF provides progressive leadership training in organizing and coalition building with faith-based, private, public, and non-profit institutions. Read more about Industrial Areas Foundation...

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), US Department of

http://www.huduser.org

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) sponsors HUD USER, an information service that provides data, research reports, and policy analysis relating to issues of housing and community development. Read more about Housing and Urban Development (HUD), US Department of...

Community Development Research Center

http://www.newschool.edu/milano/cdrc

The Community Development Research Center provides research, analysis, evaluation, and publications about community revitalizing practices and policies and their effect on urban neighborhoods. Topics evaluated include local and federal policies, as well as a number of studies on community development corporations. Read more about Community Development Research Center...

NeighborWorks America (Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation)

http://www.nw.org

The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation is a nonprofit organization that builds and supports networks of residents and public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations to revitalize declining neighborhoods. Read more about NeighborWorks America (Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation)...

National Low Income Housing Coalition

http://www.nlihc.org

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is a coalition of affordable housing advocates that is leading the campaign for the creation of a National Income Housing Trust Fund. In addition, the coalition does considerable public education, research, and policy advocacy on fair housing, homelessness, and rural housing issues. Read more about National Low Income Housing Coalition...

National Housing Conference

http://www.nhc.org

For more than 75 years, the nonprofit National Housing Conference (NHC) has served as a public policy and affordable housing advocacy organization. NHC's nonprofit research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, works to broaden understanding of America's affordable housing challenges and examines the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs. Read more about National Housing Conference...

National Equity Fund, Inc.

http://www.nefinc.org

Established by LISC in 1987, the National Equity Fund, in collaboration with some 700 partners, has helped funnel over $6.4 billion in investor equity into projects in more than 200 urban neighborhoods and rural areas nationwide. Read more about National Equity Fund, Inc....

National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development

http://www.nationalcapacd.org

The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development was founded in 1999 and is the first national advocacy organization dedicated to addressing the community development, organizing and advocacy needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities nationwide. Read more about National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development...