Community Development
Community Development Society
The Community Development Society provides leadership to professionals and citizens across the spectrum of community development. Members have multiple opportunities to learn what’s new in the profession, to exchange ideas, to obtain the most current research and reference information available and to share professional expertise.
Economic Development Directory
Comprehensive economic development directory that includes thousands of Internet sites.
Federation of Community Development
Supporting the development of communities: advancing and promoting community development learning at local, regional and national levels, and creating opportunities for good quality training and qualifications.
National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
Provides training, information and representation for regional development.
National Community Development Association (NCDA)
Provides training, information and representation for regional development.
Outreach International
They help the poor help themselves. Their purpose is to help people overcome the effects of poverty and to develop the capacity to create a new future for themselves and their community. They provide responsible ways for people with charitable hearts to help the poor to a better life.
US Department of Agriculture–Rural Development
Rural Development achieves its mission by helping rural individuals, communities and businesses obtain the financial and technical assistance needed to address their diverse and unique needs.
US Department of Commerce
Established to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed areas of the US.
The West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation
Serves as a catalyst for economic diversification by partnering with government, business – both large and small, and academia: To invest in the education of a quality workforce. To research technologies for competitive advantage. To stimulate the development of a high technology infrastructure.