 Economic Development Institute - http://www.occe.ou.edu/edi/ University of Oklahoma program providing professional economic developers with training, knowledge, and tools. |
 Renewal Associates - http://www.renewal.eu.com/ Consultancy specializing in economic, social and environmental regeneration. |
 NeighborWorks America - http://www.nw.org/ Information relating to a host of community-revitalization efforts from across the United States, focused on revitalizing declining neighborhoods, and supporting the development and preservation of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families. |
 Action for Market Towns - http://www.towns.org.uk/ UK national organization dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of small towns. |
 Five Vital Lessons: Successful Partnerships with Business - http://fivevital.educe.co.uk Guide to effective involvement of business in partnerships for local economic development and skills. |
 Renewal.net - http://www.renewal.net/ A guide to neighbourhood renewal in the United Kingdom. Includes how-to guides, case studies, and project summaries. |
 Western Rural Development Center - http://www.ext.usu.edu/wrdc/ Hopes to strengthen rural communities by facilitating development research with universities and communities. |
 World Bank: Urban Development - http://www.worldbank.org/urban/ Networks, institutes, groups, and regional infrastructure units responsible for international urban development lending and technical assistance. |
 Collaborative Economics - http://www.coecon.com/ Helps public and private leadership groups develop and implement collaborative strategies for creating high-performing economic communities. |
 Community Planning - http://www.communityplanning.net/ A starting point for citizens interested in community involvement. Includes general principles, methods, scenarios, publications, and a glossary. |
 UK Business Incubation - http://www.ukbi.co.uk An independent body (with government backing) that promotes and supports business incubation in Britain. |
 Community Technology Advisors Corp. - http://www.communitytechnologyadvisors.com/ Leads community-wide economic development efforts by bringing community leaders together to discuss public policy, technology, and finding collaborative projects to encourage financial growth. |
 National Association of Development Organizations - http://www.nado.org/ Provides training, information, networking, and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan and rural areas of the United States. |
 The New Rules Project - http://www.newrules.org/ Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) proposes a set of new rules that builds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and economics. |
 National Main Street Center - http://www.mainstreet.org/ Resources and information on how to preserve and revitalize historic downtowns and main streets. Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
 Living Cities - http://www.livingcities.org/ The National Community Development Initiative helps improve the vitality of urban neighborhoods by supporting community development corporations. |
 Village Retail Services Association - http://www.virsa.org/ Offers support and advice to rural communities across Britain whose village shop or other retail service is threatened. |
 Community Empowerment Network - http://www.communityempowerment.net/ Initiative supports capacity building and the development of networks to share community knowledge and experiences. [in Russian and English] |
 Scottish Enterprise - http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/ Scotland's main economic development agency, funded by the Scottish Executive. Provides online support and skills development assistance to local enterprises and jobseekers. |
 National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions - http://www.natfed.org/ Not-for-profit organization acting as advocates for, and supporting local community credit unions in over 40 states. |
 National Vacant Properties Campaign - http://www.vacantproperties.org/ A national American campaign to prevent abandonment, redevelop vacant properties and revitalize existing communities. |
 ThinkCycle - http://www.thinkcycle.org An academic, non-profit initiative engaged in supporting distributed collaboration towards design challenges among underserved communities and the environment. |
 Cities Alliance - http://www.citiesalliance.org/ Global association of cities and development partners works to eliminate slums through the development of new tools, practical approaches, and knowledge sharing. |
 National Neighborhood Coalition - http://www.neighborhoodcoalition.org/ An alliance of non-profit and community based organizations providing current information, advocacy, and support. |
 Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj - http://www.kigs.org/ 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. |
 Community Reinvestment Fund - http://www.crfusa.com/ Nonprofit organization that provides access to funds for community development lenders. |
 Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization - http://www.npcr.org/ Minnesota organization working to build partnerships between community-based organizations and local colleges and universities around community building activities. |
 Solutions for America - http://www.solutionsforamerica.org/ A program of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Provides research and best practices on community development issues. |
 Economic Opportunity Studies - http://www.opportunitystudies.org/ 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. |
 Strategic Development Solutions - http://www.strategicds.com/ 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. |
 University of Illinois - Community and Economic Development - http://communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu/ Provides information and educational programs, and conducts research on economic and social issues that are relevant to communities and community leaders. |
 Centre for Community Enterprise - http://www.cedworks.com/ Builds capacity in Canadian community based organizations by providing technical expertise and resources. Offers details about training, technical assistance, and research. |
 Marketek, Inc. - http://www.marketekinc.com/ Market research firm specializing in market analysis and economic development services for downtown revitalization projects. [requires Flash] |
 International Downtown Association - http://www.ida-downtown.org 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. |
 Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development - http://www.picced.org/ Information about policy analyses, advocacy, training courses and workshops. |
 Neighborhood Design Center - http://www.ndc-md.org/ 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. |
 South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations - http://www.communitydevelopmentsc.org/ State-wide trade association of non-profit, community-based development corporations within the state's economically distressed communities. |
 Community Development Finance Institution Fund - http://www.cdfifund.gov/ A program of the United States Treasury Department. Includes funding opportunities, technical assistance, awards, and links. |
 The ICA Group - http://www.ica-group.org/ Provides consulting services to clients working in, or seeking to start, worker-owned and community-based businesses. |
 CEOs for Cities - http://www.ceosforcities.org/ 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. |
 International Urban Development Association - http://www.inta-aivn.org/ 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. |
 Economic Development Solutions, Inc. - http://www.e-d-solutions.com/ Dedicated to improving community and economic development programs by adapting and incorporating best practices into the initiative's operations. |
 Community Development Society International - http://comm-dev.org/ Association for community development practitioners and citizen leaders around the world. |
 KEI Expert Centre Urban Renewal - http://www.kei-centrum.nl/ Information about urban renewal in the Netherlands, including policy, processes, organizations, and projects. [in Dutch and English] |
 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals - http://nacdep.net/ Dedicated to improving community and economic development extension programs and professionals. Board and committee members, conference information, and a mailing list. |
 Community Revitalization - http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/a100.main.html Extensive collection of writings on downtowns and urban redevelopment. |
 Center for Community Economic Development - http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/ Department of University of Wisconsin Extension creates, applies and transfers multidisciplinary knowledge to help people understand community change and identify opportunities. |
 The National Rural Development Partnership - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp/ Works to improve quality of life by fostering collaborative public private partnerships. |
 Urban Regeneration Companies - http://www.urcs-online.co.uk/ An umbrella group for British public-private partnerships devoted to achieving redevelopment strategies for key towns and cities. |