- Aga Khan Development Network
Group of institutions working to improve living conditions and opportunities in specific regions of the developing world.
www.akdn.org
- Alliance for Community Technology
Applies information and communication technology to the needs of people as individuals and as members of communities.
www.communitytechnology.org
- American India Foundation
One of the largest nonprofit developement organizations supporting developement work in India.
www.aifoundation.org
- Antodaya, Kalahandi
Fighting hunger, discrimination, injustice, and disease in Thuamul Rampur Block, Orissa , India.
www.interconnection.org/antodaya
- CAPART@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Social_Science/Rural_Development
- Central Asia Institute
Nonprofit organization supporting community-based programs in education, women's empowerment, public health, and conservation in remote mountain regions of Central Asia.
www.centralasiainstitute.org
- Centre for Creative Communities
Independent charity which promotes arts and education, cultural exchange, urban regeneration, and the building of creative and sustainable communities.
www.creativecommunities.org.uk
- Chhahari Group Nepal
A non-government organization focusing on community development including education, health, environment conservation, information technology, and more.
www.volunteers.org.np
- Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
Offers a directory of contacts, stories, events, and other resources from the healthy communities movement in the United States.
www.healthycommunities.org
- Community Development Society
Professional association for community development practitioners and citizen leaders worldwide.
www.comm-dev.org
- Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies (CIET)
Nonprofit, non-governmental organization working to promote human rights by involving the community in assessment and analysis of social issues.
www.ciet.org
- Community Resource Group, Inc.
Provides rural communities in the rural South with no-cost or low-cost assistance in solving water, wastewater, solid waste, and community transit problems.
www.crg.org
- Community Tool Box
Devoted to training people in core competencies for developing and implementing community health and development initiatives.
ctb.lsi.ukans.edu
- E.F. Schumacher Society
Dealing with the issues of community renewal, decentralism, and human scale.
www.schumachersociety.org
- Educate the Children
Nonprofit organization providing educational and community development projects emphasizing self-help to women and children in Nepal.
www.etc-nepal.org
- Education Development Center, Inc.
Nonprofit organization working through projects for education, health, and community development. Site features areas of interest, publications, and projects in different parts of the world.
www.edc.org
- Find Your Feet
Features U.K. based nonprofit working with NGOs in South Asia and Southern Africa for long-term, sustainable solutions to poverty.
www.fyf.org.uk
- GE Foundation
Philanthropic arm of General Electric invests in initiatives that improve educational opportunity and strengthen community organizations in GE communities around the world.
www.gefund.org
- Give Us Wings
Funds community development projects, provides financial assistance and training for economic self-sufficiency, and funds educational and medical needs of adults and children in Kenya and Uganda.
www.giveuswings.org
- H2O Project, The
Provides motivational and instructional supplies for a water use awareness fundraising challenge with the proceeds used for drilling clean water wells where the need is great.
www.theh2oproject.org
- Heifer Project International@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Heifer_Project_International
- Institute for the Study of Civic Values
Promoting community: the collaboration of citizens, the private sector, and government in efforts to fulfill America's historic ideals.
www.libertynet.org/edcivic/iscvhome.html
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones.
www.liscnet.org
- Maritime Missions
Provides offshore cruising sailors the opportunity to help remote communities and get more culturally involved while sailing.
www.maritimemissions.org
- National Association for Community Leadership
Working to strengthen and transform communities by enhancing the capacity of inclusive, community leadership development efforts.
www.communityleadership.org
- National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED)
A nonprofit national organization composed of county government agencies that administer community development, economic development, and affordable housing programs.
www.nacced.org
- National Community Development Association
Representing over 500 communities that use federal housing and community development programs.
www.ncdaonline.org
- North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center
Dedicated to helping low income and working poor North Carolinians escape poverty and achieve economic security.
www.ncjustice.org
- Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
Sponsoring programs in developing countries that directly contribute to improving the quality of life of the poorest people.
www.novartisfoundation.com
- Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO) (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community_Development/Pacific_Institute_for_Community_Organization__PICO_
- Project Harmony
Promotes community development through international exchange and training programs. Also in Armenian.
www.projectharmony.am
- Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Dedicated to improving the quality of life for rural communities and disadvantaged people.
www.rcac.org
- Rural Opportunities, Inc.
Overview of all ROI services including economic development, affordable housing, farm worker training and employment and other programs.
www.ruralinc.org
- Russ Foundation
Community project providing a home for local parentless or disadvantaged children. Also offers adult training, education, and some employment. Near Chathirathondamanpathi.
www.russfoundation.com
- Social Capital Development Corporation
Fostering the development of social capital, promoting the reconstruction of civil society, and encouraging economic development in disadvantaged communities.
www.social-capital.org
- University at Albany, State University of New York - Center for International Development
Promoting international development by supporting interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars, professionals, and technical experts.
www.idg.suny.edu
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