Industry Partners

A Community of Shared Interests

We work closely with other organizations that share our values and commitment to the development of low-resource communities.

Affordable Housing Group http://www.affordablehousinggroup.org/ The Charlotte-based Affordable Housing Group offers services through its sister nonprofits, the Low Income Housing Development Corporation (LIHDC) a statewide nonprofit housing development organization and Community Research and Development Associates (CRADA)

Downtown Housing Improvement Corporation http://www.dhic.org/ Downtown Housing Improvement Corporation is a private, non-profit housing development company that builds high quality affordable housing in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina.

Duke Law School Community Enterprise Clinic http://www.law.duke.edu/ced/ The Duke Law School Community Enterprise Clinic is a resource for non-profit organizations and low-wealth entrepreneurs working to improve the quality of life in low-wealth communities through community economic development ("CED") strategies. We represent a wide range of clients to help them overcome barriers, attract resources and improve the quality of life in the communities they serve.

Land Loss Prevention Project http://www.landloss.org/ The Durham-based Land Loss Prevention Project is a leader in the environmental justice arena. One of the few non-profit law firms that makes environmental justice cases a priority, LLPP maintains a seat on the National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee for the Environmental Protection Agency.

North Carolina Housing Coalition http://www.nchousing.org/ North Carolina Housing Coalition is a private, non-profit membership organization working for decent, safe, and affordable housing that promotes self-determination and stable communities for low-income North Carolinians. Our mission is to lead a campaign for housing to ensure that working families, people in crisis, seniors, and persons with disabilities may live with dignity and opportunity. This mission is supported through four primary activities:  Advocacy; Member Support; Education and Research; & Partnership Building.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency http://www.nchfa.com/ North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is a self-supporting public agency whose mission is to create affordable housing opportunities through the effective investment of public and private capital. It manages federal and state housing programs including the Mortgage Revenue Bond Program, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and N.C. Housing Trust Fund. The Agency provides a variety of services ranging from low-cost mortgages for first-time home buyers to helping local governments, nonprofit organizations and private owners develop affordable homes and apartments.

North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development http://www.ncimed.com North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development builds assets in low resource communities with management and technical assistance for minority businesses and entrepreneurial initiatives.

North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center http://www.ncruralcenter.org/ The private, non-profit North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center develops, promotes, and implements sound economic strategies to improve the quality of life of rural North Carolinians. The center serves the state's 85 rural counties, with a special focus on individuals with low to moderate incomes and communities with limited resources.

Resourceful Communities Program www.resourcefulcommunities.org. For the past 15 years, The Conservation Fund’s Resourceful Communities Program has worked in low-wealth communities throughout North Carolina.  Starting with a strengths-based approach, Resourceful Communities helps partners implement the “triple bottom line” by building capacity and a statewide movement that advocates for sustainable economic development, social justice, and environmental stewardship.  We help partners access resources and learn techniques to advance non-traditional, asset-based approaches to age-old problems such as poverty, racism and resource loss.

The Center For Community Self-Help http://www.selfhelp.org Self-Help is a community development lender that provides financing to home buyers, small businesses and nonprofits. Self-Help reaches people who are underserved by conventional lenders particularly minorities, women, rural residents, and low-wealth families' through the support of socially-responsible citizens and institutions across the U.S.

The Division of Community Assistance http://www.dca.commerce.state.nc.us/ The Division of Community Assistance, of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, assists local governments with community development, economic development, smart growth management and downtown revitalization. The division provides assistance through the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program, the NC Main Street program and the Community Planning Program.

The Neighborhood Funders Group http://www.nfg.org/ The Neighborhood Funders Group is a national network of grant-makers working to expand support for organizations that help low-income people improve their communities.

The North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations http://www.ncacdc.org/ The North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations provides information, technical assistance, training, and advocacy to strengthen its member CDCs in their role of empowering low and moderate-income people and improving their quality of life.

The Southern Rural Development Initiative http://www.srdi.org/ The Southern Rural Development Initiative is a collaborative of community-based institutions working in the poorest communities of the rural South to dramatically increase the flow of philanthropic and development capital to the South's poorest rural communities.

USDA, Rural Development in North Carolina http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nc/ USDA, Rural Development in North Carolina assists rural North Carolina with making financing available for residential housing, businesses, municipal and community facilities, water and waste treatment infrastructure, and other needs that would inprove the quality of life in rural North Carolina.