Community and Economic Development Organizations

• Science: Social Sciences: Urban and Regional Planning: Organizations 

• Action for Market Towns  - Membership organization promotes vitality and viability of small towns through integrated approach.
• Cities Alliance  - Global coalition of cities presents members, application guidelines and forms, facilities, publications, resources, events and links.
• Community Empowerment Network  - Resources on local community capacity building, issues and development of effective programs on welfare improvement and poverty reduction.
• International Downtown Association  - Guiding force in creating healthy and dynamic centers presents links to meetings and events, services, memberships, resources, forum, publications and news.
• Living Cities  - Rebuilds and revitalizes neighborhoods, generates investment and enterprise, and provides opportunities to residents.
• National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP)  - Organization established to improve the visibility, coordination, professional status, and resource base of community and economic development extension programs and professionals.
• National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)  - Coalition aimed at providing advocacy, education, research, and training for regional development organizations throughout the United States.
• National Rural Development Partnership  - Nonpartisan forum dedicated to improving quality of life in rural America. Facilitates the coordination and collaboration among partners in implementing rural problems.
• Neighborhood Design Center  - Nonprofit group aims to improve neighborhood livability and viability through pro-bono design and planning services.
• Neighborhood Planning For Community Revitalization (NPCR)  - Aims to build partnerships between community based organizations and academic institutions to match research and technical needs and resources.
• South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations  - Trade association for nonprofit, community-based development corporations within economically distressed communities. Aims to raise low-income people's quality of life by advancing the community economic development industry in South Carolina.