Community development corporations (CDCs) are locally based nonprofit organizations that work to help the residents of impoverished areas to improve their quality of life. Such organizations exist in ...

Kiara Taylor has worked as a financial analyst for more than a decade. Her career has involved a number of financial firms, including Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan, and Citibank. She has filled a number ...

A good economic-development plan builds on the strengths of residents, not just on physical infrastructure. A small-town mayor describes how his community found new ways to create opportunity. Years ...

PNPM Mandiri is the government's flagship community-driven development program. PNPM focuses on reducing poverty in all Indonesian provinces through a community planning process that generates ...

In partnership with the City of Greencastle, DePauw is pleased to announce a $32 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its College and Community Collaboration (CCC) initiative. The grant ...

Community and local development (CLD) programs empower communities to lead local development processes through control over planning decisions, fund management, and project implementation. Experience ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It may come as little surprise to observers of Cleveland’s network of grassroots community development corporations that some are much more successful than others when it comes to ...

Approximately $5.7 million in grants will be distributed to 12 Essex County municipalities and 36 community organizations through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the Emergency ...

New York City community boards are known for rejecting development. In Manhattan, one politician is revamping them with appointees who say they are committed to easing the housing crisis. By Mihir ...

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CDCs) are nonprofit, community-focused entities whose mission is to support their affiliated city neighborhoods with a range of programs such as affordable housing, ...