Community Development

access to other community development organizations and resources that provide technical assistance for community decision-making and local initiatives

state government agency that serves Indiana's rural communities through technical, financial, and personal assistance

partnership of local, state, federal, profit and not-for-profit stakeholders that serve Indiana communities
coordinates efforts of citizens and governments to meet the economic and social needs of rural Indiana

established to
- bring University resources together to assist public and private sectors as they work toward solving rural development problems
- provide a broad range of educational programs which contribute to the development of Indiana's human and physical capital
- coordinate and support research that improves understanding of economic and community development issues, problems and opportunities
- and provide issue-relevant information to individuals and groups interested in rural development

professional association for community development practitioners and citizen leaders around the world

at Michigan State University
one of four (4) regional centers coordinating rural development research and education throughout the United States
supported by land-grant universities of the North Central region, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and grants and contracts from private foundations
strives to initiate and facilitate rural development research and education programs to improve the social and economic well-being of rural people in the region
provides leadership in rural development regionally and nationally by identifying, developing and supporting programs on the vanguard of emerging issues

national resource on rural health and human services information
information specialists provide customized assistance, such as
- web and database searches on rural topics and funding resources
- linking users to organizations
- furnishing relevant publications from the RAC resource library

national community-building organization that provides grants, loans, and equity investments to community development corporations (CDCs) for neighborhood redevelopment
register for Rural LISC newsletter "Network of Rural Community Developers"

strives to fulfill Illinois State University's obligation to engage in public service and community and economic development activities

provided by the University of Illinois Extension's Community and Economic Development Lab
offers online decision support tools to help community leaders with assessments and evaluations of local community and economic development initiatives
features user driven community development tools to help local leaders:
- conduct community surveys
- benchmark progress on community development initiatives
- assess local telecommunications infrastructure
- determine their readiness for eGovernment
- work through the 7-steps of strategic planning for local community development

committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America
promotes economic development and provides technical assistance to help communities undertake community empowerment programs

voluntary organization of local government serving Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence and Martin Counties
- provides assistance with community and economic development
- utilizes multi-faceted resources, opportunities and skill to strengthen and improve the quality of life in the area