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Initiative
for a Competitive Inner City is a leading source of vital
business data and economic analysis demonstrating the market
potential in America’s inner cities. Founded in 1994 by
Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, ICIC focuses
on the vast market opportunities of inner cities in its effort
to create jobs and income for urban residents.
for more info
Contact: Deirdre Coyle
Phone: (617) 292-2363
www.icic.org
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
(LISC) is the nation’s leading community development support
organization. Established in 1980 and headquartered in New York
City, LISC operates 39 local programs in major urban centers
throughout the United States. In addition, the Rural LISC program
supports 76 CDC partners located in 38 states nationwide.
for more info
Contact: Charlie
Kendrick
Phone: (212) 455-9800
www.lisc.org
National Congress for Community
Economic Development is the national trade association
for the country’s 4,000 nonprofit community development
corporations. It offers a variety of services to businesses
interested in corporate community partnerships including brokering
relationships with local community-based organizations like
their member CDCs. Its areas of special focus are telecommunications,
retail/franchising, manufacturing, workforce development, access
to capital, and health care. for
more info
Contact: John
Schall
Phone: (202) 289-9020
www.ncced.org
U.S. Chamber of Commerce/Center
for Workforce Preparation provides educational information
and local community-based resources to businesses of all sizes
and industries seeking solutions to worker shortages and training
challenges. The largest business federation in the world, it
represents nearly 3 million businesses, 3,000 State and local
chambers, 850 associations, and 87 American chambers of commerce
abroad. for more
info
Contact: Beth Buehlmann
Phone: (202) 463-5525
www.uschamber.com |
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