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National Association of Development Organizations
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Provides training, information, networking, and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan and rural areas of the United States.
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National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
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Not-for-profit organization acting as advocates for, and supporting local community credit unions in over 40 states.
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UK Business Incubation
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An independent body (with government backing) that promotes and supports business incubation in Britain.
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Collaborative Economics
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Helps public and private leadership groups develop and implement collaborative strategies for creating high-performing economic communities.
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NeighborWorks Net
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Information relating to a host of community-revitalization efforts from across the United States, focused on revitalizing declining neighborhoods by stabilizing home ownership and preserving housing affordable to low- and moderate-income families.
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Western Rural Development Center
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Hopes to strengthen rural communities by facilitating development research with universities and communities.
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Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
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Information about policy analyses, advocacy, training courses and workshops.
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The New Rules Project
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) proposes a set of new rules that builds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and economics.
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Neighborhood Design Center
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A nonprofit organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland by volunteers dedicated to providing urban communities with access to professional, conceptual architectural, landscape, design and planning services.
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Center for Community Economic Development
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Department of University of Wisconsin Extension creates, applies and transfers multidisciplinary knowledge to help people understand community change and identify opportunities.
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The ICA Group
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Provides consulting services to clients working in, or seeking to start, worker-owned and community-based businesses.
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Change Communications
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Providing internet solutions for housing and community development organizations. Also includes useful links page.
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Community Development Society International
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Association for community development practitioners and citizen leaders around the world.
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The National Rural Development Partnership
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Works to improve quality of life by fostering collaborative public private partnerships.
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National Neighborhood Coalition
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An alliance of non-profit and community based organizations providing current information, advocacy, and support.
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Economic Development Institute
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University of Oklahoma program providing professional economic developers with training, knowledge, and tools.
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Economic Opportunity Studies
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A non-profit corporation that offers training in support of organizations and projects that provide low-income families and communities with resources they need to become more self-sufficient.
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ThinkCycle
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An academic, non-profit initiative engaged in supporting distributed collaboration towards design challenges among underserved communities and the environment.
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CEOs for Cities
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A bipartisan, nonprofit alliance of U.S. mayors, corporate executives, university presidents and nonprofit leaders, that works with local and national policy-makers to advance the economic competitiveness of cities.
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South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
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State-wide trade association of non-profit, community-based development corporations within the state's economically distressed communities.
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Five Vital Lessons: Successful Partnerships with Business
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Guide to effective involvement of business in partnerships for local economic development and skills.
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International Downtown Association
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Promotes vital and livable urban centers by providing support to business improvement districts and communities. Includes case studies and various resources for planners, developers, and business owners.
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Living Cities
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The National Community Development Initiative helps improve the vitality of urban neighborhoods by supporting community development corporations.
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Community Development Finance Institution Fund
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A program of the United States Treasury Department. Includes funding opportunities, technical assistance, awards, and links.
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Community Reinvestment Fund
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Nonprofit organization that provides access to funds for community development lenders.
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Village Retail Services Association
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Offers support and advice to rural communities across Britain whose village shop or other retail service is threatened.
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Urban Regeneration Companies
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An umbrella group for British public-private partnerships devoted to achieving redevelopment strategies for key towns and cities.
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Community Revitalization
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Extensive collection of writings on downtowns and urban redevelopment.
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University of Illinois - Community and Economic Development
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Provides information and educational programs, and conducts research on economic and social issues that are relevant to communities and community leaders.
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Community Technology Advisors Corp.
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Leads community-wide economic development efforts by bringing community leaders together to discuss public policy, technology, and finding collaborative projects to encourage financial growth.
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Economic Development Solutions, Inc.
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Dedicated to improving community and economic development programs by adapting and incorporating best practices into the initiative's operations.
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Renewal Associates
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Consultancy specializing in economic, social and environmental regeneration.
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Strategic Development Solutions
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Consultants specializing in building strategic partnerships, creating policy, developing strategies and securing the financial resources necessary to promote quality economic development and housing opportunities within communities.
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National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals
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Dedicated to improving community and economic development extension programs and professionals. Board and committee members, conference information, and a mailing list.
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National Vacant Properties Campaign
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A national American campaign to prevent abandonment, redevelop vacant properties and revitalize existing communities.
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National Main Street Center
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Resources and information on how to preserve and revitalize historic downtowns and main streets. Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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BP Darcy Development Limited
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British Petroleum subsidiary working to redevelop the former Llandarcy Oil refinery in Neath, South Wales, through loans and partnerships.
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Centre for Community Enterprise
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Builds capacity in Canadian community based organizations by providing technical expertise and resources. Offers details about training, technical assistance, and research.
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Rebuilding Communities Initiative
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Am initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation helping to transform troubled neighborhoods into safe environments.
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Haringey Community Empowerment Network
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Part of a government initiative to bring about long lasting regeneration in the UK's most deprived neighborhoods.
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Marketek, Inc.
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Market research firm specializing in market analysis and economic development services for downtown revitalization projects. [requires Flash]
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Solutions for America
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A program of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Provides research and best practices on community development issues.
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Action for Market Towns
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UK national organization dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of small towns.
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International Urban Development Association
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Encourages the exchange of information, experience, and best practices on urban development and renewal across the world. Provides an annual conference, publications, newsletters, and networking opportunities.
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Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization
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Minnesota organization working to build partnerships between community-based organizations and local colleges and universities around community building activities.
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Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj
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Promotes rural community development by supporting village projects and people's institutions. Group supports Gandhi's principles of self-reliance and cooperation on a local level. Includes directive, activities and annual report.
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Scottish Enterprise
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Scotland's main economic development agency, funded by the Scottish Executive. Provides online support and skills development assistance to local enterprises and jobseekers.
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World Bank: Urban Development
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Networks, institutes, groups, and regional infrastructure units responsible for international urban development lending and technical assistance.
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Cities Alliance
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Global association of cities and development partners works to eliminate slums through the development of new tools, practical approaches, and knowledge sharing.
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Community Empowerment Network
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Initiative supports capacity building and the development of networks to share community knowledge and experiences. [in Russian and English]
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Community Planning
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A starting point for citizens interested in community involvement. Includes general principles, methods, scenarios, publications, and a glossary.
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KEI Expert Centre Urban Renewal
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Information about urban renewal in the Netherlands, including policy, processes, organizations, and projects. [in Dutch and English]
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Renewal.net
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A guide to neighbourhood renewal in the United Kingdom. Includes how-to guides, case studies, and project summaries.
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UK Business Incubation (UKBI)
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The UK Business Incubation (UKBI) web site contains details of all UK incubation projects, sources of finance for incubators, best practice guidelines, news and events, and is generally a forum for the exchange of information to help potential and existing UK incubators, and small businesses generally.
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Scottish Enterprise Energy Group
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This group aims to strengthen the Oil, Gas, Renewable Energy and Power Generation cluster in Scotland through improved competitiveness and the diversification of companies.
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ThinkCycle: Open Collaborative Design
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Non-profit initiative that supports open source development and hosts a public repository of engineering design innovations in critical problem domains, such as low-power devices and portable health-care solutions for rural settings.
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The New Rules Project
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The New Rules Project promotes ideas that strengthen local economies and build, strong, democratic, self-reliant, humanly-scaled communities.
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National Association of Development Organizations
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Lobbies the federal government to continue and expand economic development programs in smaller cities and rural areas.
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Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization (NPCR)
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A new effort to provide applied research assistance to community-based organizations in the Twin Cities. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education Urban Community Service Program, St. Paul Companies, St. Paul Foundation, Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), McKnight Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
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State-wide trade association of non-profit, community-based development corporations within economically distressed communities. Find out about initiatives, volunteering, and board members.
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Neighborhood Design Center
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A nonprofit organization founded by volunteers dedicated to providing urban communities with access to professional, conceptual architectural, landscape, design and planning services.
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Scottish Enterprise
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Scotland's main economic development agency, funded by the Scottish Executive. Provides online support and skills development assistance to local enterprises and jobseekers.
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Scottish Enterprise
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Supplies support services to businesses, industry groups, people and communities through online information and local Small Business Gateway outlets.
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Village Retail Services Association
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ViRSA Educational Trust supports rural communities in efforts to keep their village shops and post offices. Offers advice to groups on opening community owned ventures.
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Action for Market Towns
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The national organisation dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of small towns.
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