N. C. Justice and Community Development Center
:: Nonprofit working to build a ladder from poverty to independence. Empowering low-wealth communities. Issues: justice; poverty law; welfare; consumer; education; immigrants; housing; re-investment; telecommunications. Location: Raleigh, NC 27611.
523 W. 15th St.
Little Rock, AR 72202-4801 Phone: (501)376-7151
Issues: economics; demographics; politics; justice; activism; community investment; rape; housing; corporate responsibility. Description: The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is the nation's largest movement organization of low and moderate-income people. It has grown to a membership of over 75,000 member families since the early 60's. Made up of neighborhood organizations who work on direct action campaigns to fight to preserve affordable and decent housing, prevent rape, force banks and corporations to be accountable to local communities and more. Contacts(s): Elena Hanggi (Executive Director) Established: 1960. Additional Address: 845 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217, (718)693-6700. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
130 Prospect St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-1844 Phone: (617)492-4930
Issues: Third World; economics; education; community investment; alternative markets; jobs. Description: Founded to reduce poverty in the Americas. Since 1973, it has focused on creating jobs and income opportunities among the poor by providing loans and basic business training to the self-employed poor. It has become an internationally recognized leader in micro-enterprise development and has worked in virtually every Latin American country and several US areas. In 1990, it provided loans to 67,000 small businesses, creating 42,000 jobs and benefitting 300,000 family members. Other Resources: Books about micro-enterprise assistance, ACTION INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN, annual report, and other general information about its programs. ACTION INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIST available. Contacts(s): Gabriela Romanow (Director of Communications), Libbie Shufro (Resource Development) Fax: (617)876-9509. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1961. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
130 Prospect St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-1844 Phone: (617)492-4930
Affiliate: Accion International. Issues: Third World; education; economics; alternative markets; Latin America; hunger; community investment. Description: A quarterly update on the work of micro-enterprise assistance agencies throughout Latin America. The Bulletin provides background information on countries, statistics on programs, and case studies. Contacts(s): Gabriela Romanow (Director of Communications), Elizabeth Rosenberg (Publications) Fax: (617)876-9509. Established: 1970. Type: periodical; bulletin. Source: Macrocosm USA.
130 Prospect St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-1844 Phone: (617)492-4930
Affiliate: Accion International. Issues: Third World; economics; community investment; alternative markets. Description: Primarily a private organization that works with local affiliate organizations in 13 countries to reduce poverty through micro-enterprise assistance. It has a free quarterly bulletin, annual report, and other general information Contacts(s): Elizabeth Rosenberg (Publications), Gabriela Romanow (Communications) Fax: (617)876-9509. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1974. Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Macrocosm USA.
126 West 119th St.
New York, NY 10026-1306
Issues: politics; urban; economics; community investment; activism. Type: organization. Source: City Limits.
Box 298
Livingston, KY 40445-0298 Phone: (606)453-2105
Issues: energy; economics; education; environment; agriculture; science; community investment; appropriate technology. Description: Makes science and technology responsive to the needs of the poor in central Appalachia through demonstration of low-cost housing, organic gardening and renewable energy projects, publication of A.T. materials and environmental education literature and reports. Other Resources: Free publications list. Contacts(s): Al Fritsch Subscriptions: $5/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3.4M. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1977. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o Martin Ogle
2860 Marcey Rd.
Arlington, VA 22207-5235
Issues: agriculture; economics; organic; community investment; family farms; cooperatives. Description: Published book called ARLINGTON COUNTY GUIDEBOOK: 50 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY. Contacts(s): Martin Ogle Type: organization; program. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Center for Enterprise Development West
353 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94105-2321 Phone: (415)321-7663
Affiliate: Center for Enterprise Development. Issues: economics; labor; education; worker ownership; homeworkers; workplace democracy; jobs; community investment. Description: A new coalition of more than 150 advocates of microenterprise, self-employment, and entrepreneurial training, especially for low income persons. A number of its members provide loans to help start small businesses. Type: ORG:. Source: GEO.
39 S. Main St.
Ipswich, MA 01938-2396 Phone: (508)356-0038
Affiliate: Quebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc. Issues: environment; economics; conservation; rivers; wildlife/endangered species; community investment. Description: The Quebec-Labrador Foundation (QLF) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the US and Canada. The Atlantic Center is an umbrella term for QLF programs. Through a variety of projects, QLF works to build support for conservation of natural resources within cultural contexts. Broadly defined, the primary program areas of QLF are rivers and watersheds; wildlife and habitats; rural landscapes and community development. Other Resources: See NEXUS under periodicals. Contacts(s): Brent Mitchell (Director/Conservation & Communications), Kathleen Blanchard Fax: (508)356-7322. Web or BBS: Econet. E-Mail: 'qtautictr'. Dues: $25-$500/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1963. Additional Address: New England Field Office, Box 217, Montpelier, VT 05602 Contact: Tom Horn (Vice-President Programs), (802)229-0707. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Barter Publishing
Box 570213
Houston, TX 77257-0213
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: Microfiche containing association or company names and addresses. Contacts(s): A. Doyle Publisher: Barter Publishing. Published Date: 1990. Price: $19.95/ea. Frequency: Triennial. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
235 E. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017-5703
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: Articles for small businesses, minority businesses, and businesses owned by women. Contacts(s): John F. Robinson (Publisher) Type: periodical. Source: Writers.
914 7th St., #3
Santa Monica, CA 90403-2732 Phone: (310)395-4416
Issues: economics; corporate responsibility; community investment; land trusts. Description: Magazine about ethics in corporations and business. Contains profiles and real-life problems and solutions to ethical dilemmas in business. As we pass from the "me decade" to the "we decade" where decency and caring about people and the planet prevail, those businesses that show they care about their employees, their customers, their shareholders, their suppliers and their community will thrive. Includes new paradigm examples as well as inspiring articles. Contacts(s): John Raatz (Publisher/Editor) Subscriptions: $49/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Member of: Co-op America. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Rocky Mountain Institute/Economic Renewal Program
1739 Snowmass Creek Rd.
Snowmass, CO 81654-9199
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain Institute/Economic Renewal Program. Issues: economics; energy; agriculture; environment; community investment; renewables; appropriate technology. Description: Booklet documenting the ways small cities and towns have been reinvigorating their economies "from within"--without chasing smokestacks or pushing growth-for-growth's sake. Other casebooks available on energy and food. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 5100
Santa Cruz, CA 95063-5100 Phone: (408)458-3365
Issues: agriculture; economics; community investment; food distribution. Description: "Promoting food self-sufficiency through establishing community food tree nurseries for public distribution to yards and public lands." Looks to publish books that will sell in natural food and independent book stores that promotes a lifestyle that has less negative impact on the environment. Contacts(s): C.L. Olson Established: 1975. Type: publisher. Source: Macrocosm USA.
606 S. Olive St. - Bldg. 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90014-1526
Issues: spiritual; economics; philanthropy; community investment; investing. Description: The concept of a community foundation has been called the wave of the future in private philanthropy. CCF is a tax exempt philanthropic pool where hundreds of individual funds are placed together so that even modest charitable contributions enjoy all the professional administration of a multi-million-dollar fund. Since inception, the foundation has granted more than $60 million to projects dedicated to improving the quality of life in Southern California. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1915. Type: organization; foundation. Source: Creative Resources Guild .
Action for Community Empowerment
126 West 119th St.
New York, NY 10026-1306
Affiliate: Action for Community Empowerment. Issues: justice; politics; urban; economics; community investment; minorities. Description: Community news and profiles from Harlem. Contacts(s): Kecia Cole (Editor) Price: Free. Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
c/o Catalyst
PO Box 734
Montpelier, VT 05601-0734 Phone: (802)223-7943
Affiliate: Institute for Gaean Economics. Issues: Third World; economics; justice; labor; investing; indigenous peoples; green consumer; cooperative; worker ownership; alternative markets; community investment. Description: Opportunities to support grassroots, decentralized projects here and in the Third World with loans, investments and donations. This is the networking newsletter covering social responsibility, new economic models and projects, for people who want their money to make a difference, with a focus on native peoples. Focuses on small businesses, worker-ownership, co-ops, responsive (and usually small) publicly traded companies, nonprofits, local currency, appropriate technology, and alternative banks. Other Resources: Projects include, Grassroots Corporate Action Campaign, Green Mountain Biodiversity Project; All Species Project. See INVESTING FROM THE HEART newsletter. Resource Guide available. Contacts(s): Susan Meeker-Lowry Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Member of: Co-op America. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1000 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007-3626 Phone: (202)342-0519
Issues: economics; demographics; politics; minorities; poverty; community investment. Description: For two-and-one-half decades with support of individuals and institutions who believe that poor people can help themselves, the Center has been helping people build strong communities. While organizing poor communities is an essential step toward changing those communities, the impact of national policies cannot be ignored. As a result, the center has always worked both to increase or protect the resources available to poor communities and to ensure that those resources are used effectively. Other Resources: See COMMUNITY CHANGE newsletter under periodicals. Contacts(s): Pablo Eisenberg (President), Don Elmer (San Francisco Trainer) Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1614 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2719 Phone: (703)684-3185
Issues: economics; community investment; cooperatives; housing; Contacts(s): R. Ted Stewart (Executive Director) Fax: (703)549-5204. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
c/o Catalyst
Box 734
Montpelier, VT 05601-0734 Phone: (802)223-7943
Affiliate: Institute for Gaean Economics. Issues: economics; investing; community investment. Description: This center focuses on ways that cities, companies, and various other entities can revitalize themselves. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
5820 4th St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107-5360 Phone: (505)344-3445
Issues: health; environment; economics; urban; community investment. Description: Promotes a holistic approach to managing natural and human resources; dedicated to restoring the vitality of communities and the resources on which they depend. Other Resources: Provides regular courses in Holistic Resource management and specialized training for community development needs. Publishes quarterly newsletter. Contacts(s): Shannon A. Horst (Director of Public Awareness), Mike Ziomko (Director of Development) Circulation: 2M. Other Formats: Private BBS for members, planned to go public. Fax: (505)344-9079. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1984. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2125 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647-5415 Phone: (312)278-4800
Issues: economics; urban; politics; community investment; development; planning; activism. Description: Publishes TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY and other materials on neighborhood approaches to community needs. Presently helping church-based credit unions become community lenders. Other Resources: NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS newsletter. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization; center. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 785
Amherst, MA 01004-0785 Phone: (413)545-0743
Issues: economics; environment; activism; community investment. Description: Teaches workshops on "economics for people, not for profits." Goal is to make economics accessible to people working for social change. Other Resources: Free brochure and book list. Contacts(s): Natasha Harmon Tax Status: Nonprofit. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Community Renewal Society
332 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604-4301 Phone: (312)427-4830
Affiliate: Community Renewal Society. Issues: economics; urban; politics; justice; poverty; minorities. Description: Investigative monthly covering social, economic, and political issues in Chicago. Focuses on race and poverty. Subscriptions: $38/yr. Frequency: Monthly. Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
Neighborhood Leadership Institute
305 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10001-6008 Phone: (212)989-0909
Affiliate: Neighborhood Leadership Institute. Issues: education; politics; urban; community investment; networking; activism; volunteers. Description: Helping to build and maintain organizations that depend on volunteer efforts, the institute offers leadership training workshops that cover the basics of neighborhood organizing, including running effective meetings, recruiting from the community and building coalitions. Type: organization. Source: City Limits.
40 Prince St.
New York, NY 10012-3431 Phone: (212)925-9820
Issues: urban; justice; demographics; health; education; feminism; citizen activism; housing; health care; job creation; day care. Description: For 15 years, an award-winning magazine has provided news, investigative reports and analysis of such critical issues as housing and homelessness, health care, job creation, day care, the urban environment, community reinvestment and more. Contacts(s): Doug Turetsky (Editor), Lisa Glazer (Associate Editor) Publisher: City Limits Community Information Service, Inc. Page#: 24-32. Price: $2/ea. Bulk Prices: 33% off/24. Subscriptions: $15/yr. Frequency: 10/yr. Circulation: 3M. Fax: (212)966-3407. Established: 1976. Contact: Andrew White (Senior Editor) Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
3551 White House Place
Los Angeles, CA 90004-5944
Issues: economics; cooperatives; intentional communities; community investment; investing. Description: Education, training, and development for all kinds of cooperatives. Sponsors a local barter system, a revolving loan fund, the Ecological Urban Village, the Shared Housing Network. Other Resources: Newsletter. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Rocky Mountain Peace Center
1520 Euclid
Boulder, CO 80302-7323
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain Peace Center. Issues: environment; energy; economics; agriculture; peace; community investment; appropriate technology; renewables; conservation. Published Date: 1988. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Route 1, Box 155-M
Rutledge, MO 63563 Phone: (816)883-5543
Affiliate: Foundation for Personal and Community Development. Issues: economics; intentional communities; cooperatives; community investment. Description: Since its inception, this magazine has been the periodical focusing on the dynamic and richly diverse world of intentional communities. It chronicles both what is happening in the movement and how communities foster social experimentation that is crucial for a culture in crisis. Other Resources: Co-published the 1990/91 DIRECTORY OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES. Contacts(s): Laird Schaub (Business Manager), Charles Betterton (Managing Editor), (815)256-2245. Publisher: Communities Publication Cooperative. Page#: 64. Price: $5/ea. Bulk Prices: 40% off/24. Subscriptions: $18/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1.2M. Web or BBS: MCI Mail. E-Mail: QUEST. Labels: 1,200. Established: 1973. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o East Wind Community
Tecumseh, MO 65760-9755 Phone: (417)679-4682
Affiliate: Sandhill Farm. Issues: education; feminism; environment; economics; peace; community investment; intentional communities; cooperatives; rural communities. Description: A mail-order bookstore specializing in books on intentional community, co-ops, and other aspects of joyous alternative lifestyles and politics (e.g. feminism, ecology). "We are cooperatively run by Sandhill Farm, a small rural intentional community in northeastern Missouri. We enjoy the quality of staying small and try to answer each order quickly and personally." Other Resources: Free 10-page catalog available upon request. Contacts(s): Rebecca S. Krantz, Laird Schaub Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Macrocosm USA.
111 Livingston St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201-5078
Issues: economics; environment; community investment. Description: A community development bank whose funds are dedicated to housing and small businesses in low to moderate income neighborhoods. Type: business; finance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007-3626 Phone: (202)342-0519
Affiliate: Center for Community Change. Issues: economics; urban; politics; community investment; activism. Description: How-to articles, commentaries on issues affecting the poor, and profiles of successful community organizing. Contacts(s): Tim Saasta (Editor), Allen Fishbein Subscriptions: $20/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1987. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: CIty Limits.
1807 2nd St., Studio 2
Santa Fe, NM 87501-3499 Phone: (505)986-1401
Issues: economics; environment; health; arts; investing; culture. Description: Helps local community create a socially responsible culture: sales of crafts and ecological products, revolving loan fund, healing arts center, "business incubator," and more. Other Resources: See periodicals for SEEDLING newsletter and NEW WEALTH journal. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Institute for Community Economics (ICE)
57 School St.
Springfield, MA 01105-1331 Phone: (413)746-8660
Affiliate: Institute for Community Economics (ICE). Issues: economics; land trusts; community investment; investing. Description: News stories and updates on the nation-wide Community Land Trust network, creating perpetually affordable homes on community-owned land. Provides information on Community Loan Funds and options for safe, direct investment by socially-concerned individuals and institutions in credit-starved low-income communities. This newsletter provides case examples of people empowering themselves to combat injustice, and reports on affordable housing policy. Other Resources: COMMUNITY LAND TRUST HANDBOOK. Contacts(s): Kirby White (Editor), Lisa Berger (Production/Design) Page#: 16-24. Price: $1/ea. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 7M. Fax: (413)746-8862. Dues: $15/yr. Labels: 7,000. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o Shannon Farm
Route 2, Box 343
Afton, VA 22920-9420
Issues: economics; education; community investment; intentional communities. Description: Provides short-term, low-interest loans to businesses owned by intentional communities from coast to coast. Those interested in investment opportunities or loan applications are encouraged to contact CESCI. Established: 1954. Type: organization; council. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1029 Vermont Ave. NW, #717
Washington, DC 20005-3517 Phone: (202)628-2981
Issues: urban; agriculture; economics; demographics; networking; development; community investment; rural communities; housing. Description: An information service for people working on housing and investing in urban neighborhoods and rural communities. Other Resources: A database of 300 community-based cases. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization; NET. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 42663
Tucson, AZ 85733-2663 Phone: (602)577-2187
Affiliate: NEST, Inc. Issues: economics; intentional communities; community investment. Description: The CIRC is an information utility, communications hub, consulting resource and organizing service agency. Its mission is to facilitate the emergence of structures which empower the community through information, collection, sharing, and utilization. Other Resources: See GREEN REVOLUTION (periodicals). Contacts(s): Thomas H. Greco, Jr. (Director) Web or BBS: Econet. E-Mail: 'sol'. Established: 1990. Additional Address: NEST, Inc., Box 41144, Tucson, AZ 85717 Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Alternative Media Information Center
39 W. 14th St.
New York, NY 10011-7489 Phone: (212)929-2663
Affiliate: Media Network. Issues: justice; demographics; urban; media; economics; racism; housing; film; community investment; planning. Description: A guide to 48 film titles on community issues such as: neighborhood development, gentrification and displacement housing, race relations, and tenant organizing. Contacts(s): Don Derosby (Executive Director) Type: media; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Institute for Community Economics
57 School St.
Springfield, MA 01105-1331 Phone: (413)746-8660
Affiliate: Institute for Community Economics. Issues: environment; urban; economics; land trusts; community investment. Description: Handbook includes a description of the community land trust model used for affordable housing, nine case studies of urban and rural Community Land Trusts (CLT), and advice on starting a CLT. Companion Profiles carries 14 articles on active housing-related CLTs. ICE also publishes other resources on CLTs, community loan funds, and other community economic topics. Other Resources: Publishes a handbook dealing with community land trusts as well as a companion, PROFILES, on active housing-related CLTs. Also publishes other resources on CLTs, community loan funds, and other community economics topics. Page#: 228, 56. Type: reference; guide. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
RD#2, Box 1950
Montpelier, VT 05602-9405 Phone: (802)229-1840
Issues: Third World; economics; investing; forests. Description: Makes "Rainforest Crunch," a cashew and Brazil nut buttercrunch candy. Buys its nuts directly from forest peoples and donates 40% of its profits to rainforest preservation organizations. Contacts(s): Martha Broad, (800)927-2695 Member of: Co-op America. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Rodale Institute
222 Main St.
Emmaus, PA 18049 Phone: (215)967-5171
Affiliate: Rodale Institute. Issues: economics; urban; future; community investment; planning; ideation. Description: A network sponsored by the Institute which provides information and new ideas to help people enhance their capacities, build healthy communities, strengthen their local economies and improve their living environment." Contacts(s): Jeff Bercuvitz (Executive Editor) Subscriptions: Membership. Dues: $25/yr. Type: organization; NET. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 243
Yellow Springs, OH 45387-0243 Phone: (513)767-2161
Issues: economics; community investment; intentional communities. Description: Dedicated to promoting the small community (intentional and otherwise) as a basic institution for economic, social, and spiritual development. Other Resources: Books, workshops, consultation. Free booklist. Publishes bimonthly newsletter, holds annual conference, and maintains a catalog of mail-order literature. Dues: $20/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1940. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 243
Yellow Springs, OH 45387 Phone: (513)767-2161
Issues: economics; labor; politics; community investment. Description: Ernest Morgan, Vol. 38 No. 4: Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plans which give more control over production to the workers; the Universal Stock Ownership Plan (USOP) which would distribute part ownership of the growth of all American corporations to the citizens; a tax on money to redirect investments away from speculation and into productive facilities; encouragement in co-ops and credit unions; and a value system stemming rampant materialism and growth. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: TRANET.
2100 M St. NW, #207
Washington, DC 20063-0001 Phone: (202)872-5390
Issues: economics; health; labor; national health; worker ownership; investing; Medicare. Description: Worker-owned insurance company offering health and life insurance to members of nonprofits and cooperatives. Invests premiums in community development. Underwriter for Co-op America health insurance. Offers Healthstar Major Medical; Medicare supplement; Lifestar Term Life; and, Tax-deferred Annuity. Contacts(s): Jim Gibbons, (800)424-9711. Other:(800)255-4432. Member of: Co-op America., (202)872-5709. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
108 Kenyon St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2505 Phone: (203)523-4305
Issues: economics; labor; investing; community investment; cooperatives. Description: Put your money into co-ops. This community loan fund takes investments from individuals and groups ($1,000 minimum) and lends it to coops in New England. As a socially responsible investment CFNE is safe - no investor has lost dollars. As a financier of co-ops, AFNE is a valuable resource as bank credit availability tightens. Donations are also gratefully accepted. Contacts(s): Rebecca Dunn (Executive Director) Established: 1975. Type: business; finance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
3551 White House Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-5944 Phone: (213)738-1254
Issues: economics; environment; urban; cooperatives; housing; conservation; research; land trusts; community investment. Description: A training, education, and development center for all kinds of cooperatives. "We sponsor the Ecological Urban Village, the Ecological Revolving Loan Fund, the Local Exchange _Trading System, the Shared Housing Network, the Jerry Voorhis Co-op Library, the Co-op Housing Roundtable and much more." Contacts(s): Lois Arkin Type: organization; program. Source: Eco-Expo.
1730 K St. NW, #915
Washington, DC 20006-3868 Phone: (202)223-4735
Affiliate: Council for Urban Economic Development. Issues: urban; economics; politics; justice; community investment; planning; minorities. Description: Approximately 1,000 economic development professionals working in local and state governments; private sector professionals and corporations; local and community development corporations; neighborhood and manpower groups. Contacts(s): Cynthia Vaugh (Editor) Published Date: 1/90. Page#: 100. Price: $100/ea. Circulation: 1.6M. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
National Training & Information Center
810 North Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622-4103 Phone: (312)243-3035
Issues: economics; urban; justice; minorities; community investment. Contacts(s): Roger Kerson (Editor) Frequency: 6/yr. Dues: $15 individuals; $30 institutions. Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
RD3, Box 76
Great Barrington, MA 01230-9007 Phone: (413)528-1737
Issues: economics; community investment; bioregional. Description: Dedicated to the promotion and furtherance of a holistic and humanistic philosophy of economics put forward by the late Dr. E.F. Schumacher, author of SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL. Other Resources: Lectures and books, publishes magazine through Rodale Press, RESURGENCE. Contacts(s): Robert Swann Subscriptions: Membership. Established: 1980. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Hunter College School of Social Work
129 East 79th St.
New York, NY 10021-0339 Phone: (212)452-7112
Issues: education; urban; politics; community investment; activism. Description: Founded to strengthen the effectiveness of organizers in neighborhoods and human services agencies. It has assisted over 5,000 human services workers and community organizers in areas such as leadership development and community needs assessment and planning. Contacts(s): Dr. Terry Mizrahi (Director) Established: 1982. Type: organization; center. Source: City Limits.
1242 - 24th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1343 Phone: (310)828-5137
Issues: economics; environment; community investment. Description: EFC conducts payroll deduction plans - in public and private workplaces - to benefit 40+ nonprofit groups working to protect and preserve California's unique environment, urban and rural. One gift through your company's charitable campaign supports the efforts of all our member agencies. Contacts(s): Steve Goldsmith (Regional Director) Type: business; finance. Source: Eco-Expo.
Box 80066
Minneapolis, MN 55408-8066 Phone: (612)339-0586
Issues: economics; Third World; environment; spiritual; health; hazardous waste; alternative markets; community investment. Description: FTC is a coalition of farm, church, consumer, and environmental groups urging Congress to protect American sovereignty, phase out export dumping and assist Third World self-reliance. Type: organization; coalition. Source: TRANET.
15290 Coleman Valley Rd
Occidental, CA 95465-9226 Phone: (707)874-3060
Issues: education; economics; community investment. Description: Established to develop social and physical tools to live equitable and autonomous lives. Seeking to be free from the commodity dependence that pervades contemporary society. Established: 1969. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o Island Press
Box 7
Covelo, CA 95428-0007 Phone: (202)232-7933
Affiliate: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association. Issues: agriculture; community investment; rural communities; family farms; farmland; conservation; organic. Description: "Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities" (CSA--Community Supported Agriculture) is built upon the solid foundation of organic and biodynamic cultivation, but it focuses on the social and economic conditions that make farming possible. Includes a list of resources and contacts for those interested in initiating a CSA farm. Contacts(s): Trauger M. Groh, Steven S.H. McFadden (Authors) Published Date: 1990. Page#: 169. Price: $12/paper. Other:Orders (800)828-1302. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
69 Kelley Rd.
Falmouth, VA 22405-5607 Phone: (703)371-5615
Issues: economics; community investment; land trusts. Contacts(s): Rebecca Adamson Type: business; finance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 519
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0519 Phone: (505)983-8992
Issues: environment; economics; forests; conservation; land trusts; community investment; rural communities. Description: Provides resource protection strategies and land management services to conservation organizations, landowners, rural communities and public agencies. Seeks to improve national forest management, economic development in rural communities, land trusts and management of private lands through increasing the value, integrity, resilience and productivity of forest and range ecosystems. Type: business; finance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
3030 Sleep Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
Issues: economics; politics; environment; justice; minorities; bioregional; community investment; activism. Description: Affirms self-rule by urban neighborhoods, rural villages and distinct ethnic groupings, and seeks to break down all big powers into ethnic or bioregional units. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
24 Abercorn Place
London, -NW8 ENGLAND Phone: (071)286-4366
Issues: politics; economics; alternative party; community investment; bioregional; activism. Description: The Fourth World refers to the world of small nations and small communities. Global problems have become unsolvable because of giantism. "We seek a new world order based on the human scale and the right of small communities to determine their own pattern of life." Other Resources: Academic Inn Dinner/Discussion; Fourth World Assemblies; Institute of Social Inventions. FAX: 071 289 9081 (Attn: 4th World). Contacts(s): John Papworth (Editor), Nicholas Albery (Director), 081 208 2853. Page#: 32. Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: Donation. Frequency: 6/yr. Circulation: 2M. Established: 1966. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 2000, 1644 Da Vinci Court
Davis, CA 95616-4860 Phone: (916)758-6200
Issues: demographics; agriculture; economics; politics; hunger; food distribution; community investment; activism. Description: "Backs self-help credit programs (1) all are based on finding and implementing new ways to make people self-sufficient, (2) we concentrate on the individual, (3) we never seek to run the projects ourselves; our job is to get proven programs launched. Our local staff goes to the field, does whatever is necessary, and then moves on." Contacts(s): David Crowley (President/CEO) Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 11343
Takoma Park, MD 20913-1343 Phone: (301)588-7227
Issues: urban; agriculture; community investment; land trusts; networking. Description: Publishes S.U.R.E. EXCHANGE, an information vehicle for groups engaged in the development of sustainable rural/urban enterprises. Provides a medium through which groups can transmit their information to others involved in a similar process. News and reviews on materials related to community sustainability. Other Resources: Publishes S.U.R.E., an information vehicle for groups engaged in the development of sustainable rural/urban enterprises. Price: $18/yr. Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
School of Living Editorial Office
Box 42663
Tucson, AZ 85733-2663 Phone: (602)577-2187
Affiliate: School of Living. Issues: economics; environment; community investment. Description: This newsletter has been called "the Grandmother of the counter-culture" and provides leading edge articles and information on self-reliance, community development and social transformation. Talks about decentralized and cooperative solutions to our problems. Based on the work of Ralph Borsodi. Contacts(s): Thomas H. Greco, Jr. (President), Ginny Green (Clerk) Page#: 8. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 900. Established: 1934. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Mott Foundation Building, #1200
Flint, MI 48502
Affiliate: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Issues: education; economics; community investment; planning. Description: About 120 centers in the US and about 30 international centers that develop community education programs, lend technical assistance, training, etc., to enable community involvement in decisions concerning it. Other Resources: Formerly, PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. Contacts(s): Dr. Pat Edwards (Editor) Published Date: 12/90. Page#: 25. Subscriptions: Free. Frequency: Annual. Fax: (313)238-8482. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
The John Hopkins University Press
701 W. 40th St., #275
Baltimore, MD 21211-2105
Issues: environment; health; hazardous waste. Description: A thorough guide for citizens to evaluate whether adverse health effects in their community may be related to toxic substances. Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, The. Published Date: 1985. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Route 3, Box 370
New Market, TN 37820-9803 Phone: (615)933-3443
Affiliate: Highlander Research & Education Center. Issues: politics; justice; demographics; peace; education; activism; minorities; racism; community investment; poverty. Description: "Grassroots community organizing is taught at Highlander for empowerment of working and poor people. Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were inspired here, and the center continues to inspire common people to organize more effectively for themselves, their neighbors, and their environment." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Miles Horton Price: Free. Subscriptions: $5/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1932. Type: periodical; report. Source: Progressive Periodicals/ORGANIZING.
1939 Highlander Way
New Market, TN 37820-4939 Phone: (615)933-3443
Issues: politics; justice; demographics; peace; education; activism; minorities; community investment; poverty. Description: Grassroots community organizing is taught for empowerment of working and poor people. Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were inspired here, and the center continues to inspire common people to organize more effectively for themselves, their neighbors, and their environment. Provides leadership training among communities in Appalachia and the South. Other Resources: See HIGHLANDER REPORTS under periodicals. Training project: Southern Appalachian Leadership Traininng (SALT). Contacts(s): Dan Gaventa (Director), Larry Wilson Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Route 2
Plymouth, WI 53073-9802
Issues: economics; environment; intentional community; community investment; land trusts. Description: An intentional community created to help restore the balance between people and the Earth. Using informal shared discovery, education and research, it is seeking to interrelate, in the spirit of wholeness, new concepts in ecology, shelter building, sustainable agriculture, relationships and community. We're currently engaged in "living-learning" educational programs, on-site cottage industries, creation of a national think tank to influence the values of Federal policymakers. Other Resources: Studying the concept of placing our 128 acres into a land trust so that our land cannot be privately owned or bought and sold in the future. Type: organization. Source: Creative Resources Guild .
Box 901
Indiantown, FL 34956-0901 Phone: (407)597-3838
Issues: labor; economics; education; cooperatives; worker ownership; community investment. Description: A cooperative of former migrant workers which makes clergy shirts. Profits are used for salaries, and to educate members in accounting, managing, and marketing skills. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
36 New Hyde Park Rd.
Franklin Square, NY 11010-3610 Phone: (516)354-1076
Issues: economics; justice; urban; spiritual; community investment; interfaith. Description: Training programs are primarily for leader and organizers of IAF's expansive, nationwide network, which is concentrated in Texas, California, Tennessee, New York and New Jersey. Training sessions cover issues concerning collective leadership, accountability and professional organizing using an institutional, congregation-based model. Contacts(s): Edward Chambers (Executive Director) Type: organization; foundation. Source: City Limits.
57 School St.
Springfield, MA 01105-1331 Phone: (413)746-8660
Issues: economics; demographics; justice; environment; housing; land trusts; community investment; poverty. Description: A national organization which provides technical assistance, low-cost financing, and educational resources to community groups working to produce and preserve affordable housing, jobs and social services in low-income areas. Coordinates a network of over 100 community land trusts in 26 states. Offers socially responsible investment opportunities through its $10 million nationwide Revolving Loan Fund. Other Resources: Some staff live in community housing, receive a modest monthly stipend, health care and paid vacations. Extra stipends given to family members. See COMMUNITY ECONOMICS newsletter. Free resource list available. Also, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST HANDBOOK. Contacts(s): Greg Ramm (Director), Andrew Baker (Media Coordinator) Dues: $15/yr, includes newsletter. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Labels: 7,000. Established: 1967. Member of: Co-op America., MA Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 2207
Binghamton, NY 13902-2207
Issues: economics; Third World; environment; community investment; alternative markets; indigenous peoples. Office Address: State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2425 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-2003 Phone: (202)232-4108
Issues: economics; environment; energy; community investment; efficiency; recycling; waste management. Description: Assists grassroots groups, local government, and small business by providing relevant technical data and policy analysis to achieve sustainable economic development. The Institute focuses on materials policy, reduction in consumption of raw materials, market development for recycled materials, closed loop manufacturing, the shift to renewable resources, and energy efficiency. Other Resources: Publishes a series of facts sheets, FACTS TO ACT ON. See BEYOND 25 PERCENT: MATERIAL RECOVERY COMES OF AGE (directories). Contacts(s): Neil Seldman (President), Ingrid Komar (Media Coordinator) Fax: (202)332-0463. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1974. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 89
Plainfield, VT 05667-0089 Phone: (802)454-8493
Issues: environment; agriculture; economics; health; community investment; bioregional. Description: Integrates the study of human and natural ecosystems through understanding interrelationships of culture and nature. It advances a critical, holistic world view suggesting that creative human enterprise can construct an alternative future, harmonizing people's relationships with each other. Draws on studies in the natural sciences, feminism, anthropology, and philosophy, to provide a critique of current trends and offer reparative measures. Examines ways to create sustainable communities. Other Resources: Using Central Vermont as a laboratory, the Institute explores bioregional solutions to global problems. Contacts(s): Paula Emery (Assistant Director) Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Environmental Management Committee
1300 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20577-0006 Phone: (202)623-1000
Affiliate: Environmental Management Committee. Issues: economics; Third World; environment; community investment. Contacts(s): Enrique Iglesias (President), Ed Farnworth Type: business; finance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
6 Valley Trail
Croton On Hudson, NY 10520-2214 Phone: (212)953-6920
Affiliate: Intermediate Technology Development Group of North America. Issues: economics; energy; community investment; appropriate technology. Other Resources: Bootstrap Press. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
3302 N. Burton Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770-2710 Phone: (818)572-7273
Issues: environment; economics; health; Third World; forests; rivers; indigenous peoples; community investment. Description: Works at government and village levels to help people develop positive, sustainable usage of rainforest; develop species survival sanctuaries, river dolphin preserves, and community reserves for preservation of pristine forest; collect and distribute clothing, medicine, etc. among Indians and river people. Contacts(s): Randall H. Johnson (Director), Lawrence Bishop (Honorary Director) Type: organization. Source: Eco-Expo.
c/o Catalyst
PO Box 734
Montpelier, VT 05601-0734 Phone: (802)223-7943
Affiliate: Catalyst (Institute for Gaean Economics). Issues: economics; Third World; investing; green consumer; forests; alternative markets. Description: Putting our Earth, our values, peace and justice, back into our economic lives are the main goals of this newsletter. Gives descriptions of models that can empower us to regain community and cooperation. Lots of knowledge on the rainforest opportunity. Frequency: 6/yr. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 68
Comer, GA 30629-0068 Phone: (706)783-5131
Affiliate: Jubilee Partners. Issues: economics; justice; demographics; cooperatives; community investment; minorities. Description: "Their long-standing promotion of interracial communities and cooperative housing makes their newsletter one worth reading and supporting." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Don Mosley Price: Free. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1979. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/PUBLIC INTEREST.
1319 F St. NW, #501
Washington, DC 20004-1106 Phone: (202)785-1410
Issues: agriculture; environment; economics; family farms; conservation; land; wilderness; land trusts; community investment. Description: A national network of nonprofit local and regional land conservation organizations that provides programs and services to help land trusts reach their full potential, foster public policies supportive of land conservation and build public awareness of land trust and their goals. Publishes STARTING A LAND TRUST handbook. Other Resources: See NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CONSERVATION LAND TRUSTS; journal, EXCHANGE. Provides educational materials and technical assistance for land trusts and other land conservation professionals. Internships available; volunteers needed countrywide. Contacts(s): R. Dean Tice (Executive Director), (703)683-7778. Dues: $30+/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Type: organization; alliance. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 156, Old City Hall
Livingston, KY 40445-0156 Phone: (606)453-9800
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: An organization working toward greater economic self-sufficiency for local people. Sponsors Golden Kentucky Products, which sells sorghum, honey, and locally-made candy. Other Resources: Brochure available. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Tufts University, Lincoln Filene Center
108 Packard Ave.
Medford, MA 02155-7049 Phone: (617)628-5000
Issues: economics; urban; politics; networking; activism; community investment. Description: Conducts a syposium on community organizing and nonprofit management for one week each June. Many of the nation's leading organizers and trainers participate. Contacts(s): Mary Cronin (Coordinator) Type: ORG: institute. Source: City Limits.
3807 Otter St.
Bristol, PA 19007-3618 Phone: (215)788-2000
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: Financial institution which serves its member-investors through home, car, and other consumer loans. Checking and savings accounts, national ATM card., (800)441-0878. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
1651 Fuller St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-5622 Phone: (202)332-7766
Affiliate: National Association of Neighborhoods. Issues: politics; economics; activism; community investment. Description: This bulletin promotes the neighborhood movements and brings to light the issues that are of the most importance to the neighborhoods. It also discusses the techniques used to solve these problems. Contacts(s): Stephen Glaude (Executive Director) Frequency: 12/yr. Type: periodical; bulletin. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 40085
Philadelphia, PA 19106-0085 Phone: (215)923-4754
Issues: economics; investing. Description: Connects socially concerned investors with community development loan funds which offer the opportunity to invest in low-cost housing and job creation projects in low-income communities. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 855
League City, TX 77574-0855 Phone: (713)332-3402
Issues: environment; energy; agriculture; conservation; renewables; community investment; water. Description: This organizations strives to preserve natural resources through conservation and alternative energy means. It maintains relations with organizations and government agencies and publishes information about the districts. Conservation, development, self-government is the theme of the district movement. Contacts(s): Ernest C. Shea (Executive Vice-President), Ronald G. Francis (Director, Communications) Established: 1946. Office Address: 408 East Main St., League City, TX 77574-0855. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1614 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2719 Phone: (703)549-5201
Issues: economics; community investment; cooperatives. Description: A national federation of housing cooperatives, professionals, organizations, and individuals promoting the interests of cooperative housing communities. The only national housing cooperative organization. Other Resources: Newsletter, COOPERATIVE HOUSING BULLETIN; journal, workshops. Contacts(s): Pamela M. St. Clair (Deputy Director), Herbert J. Levy (Director) Fax: (703)549-5204. Dues: Sliding scale based on type of membership. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1950. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1651 Fuller St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-5622 Phone: (202)332-7766
Issues: politics; economics; activism; community investment; municipal. Description: A unique, multi-issue member organization of blocks, clubs, community councils, umbrella groups, city-wide neighborhood coalitions and individual citizens. They have come together to: speak with a unified voice on issues of local and national importance; educate and be educated on programs, advocate issues and techniques and to promote neighborhood movement. Other Resources: NAN BULLETIN and NAN DISPLACEMENT REPORTER, both monthlies. Referrals to neighborhood associations, citywide coalitions, and community development corps. Contacts(s): Stephen Glaude (Executive Director) Established: 1975. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
666 11th St. NW, #500
Washington, DC 20001-4542 Phone: (202)331-9647
Affiliate: Human Environment Center. Issues: environment; education; economics; urban; conservation; volunteers; community investment; youth. Description: Promotes youth corps at the federal, state, regional, county and municipal levels and serves as a forum for identifying policy issues affecting members. It seeks to broaden a national consensus for youth service and provide information and technical assistance to existing and developing conservation and service corps programs. Sponsors national and regional conferences, monitors and reports on corps programs, is developing a national data collection system and staff training program., (202)331-8387. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009-5728 Phone: (202)234-5009
Issues: economics; demographics; justice; energy; homelessness; hunger; poverty; community investment. Description: The only national association of community-based organizations active in economic development. Major purposes are to increase resources available to community development corporations and help them utilize these resources effectively. The activities NCCED undertakes to meet these goals includes: policy development, communications, information sharing, network development, conferences and applied research contracts. NCCED is controlled entirely by membership organizations. Contacts(s): Robert Zdeneck (President) Established: 1970. Type: organization; NET. Source: Macrocosm USA.
120 Wall St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3902 Phone: (212)513-7191
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: Will help you find a community development credit union near you. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
377 Hills South
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: (413)584-9556
Affiliate: National Priorities Project (NPP). Issues: peace; government accountability; municipal; economic conversion; community investment; activism. Description: Compiled by NPP, this kit empowers activists to research the costs to their communities of the 1980s increase in federal military spending. Includes a guide to the past decade's cutback in federal social spending and its impact on local communities, a worksheet to calculate how much your community spends on the military buildup, and a step-by-step approach to determining your community's needs. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
National People's Action
810 N. Milwakee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622-4103 Phone: (312)243-3035
Affiliate: National People's Action. Issues: economics; urban; politics; health; energy; community investment; activism; fundraising. Description: A network of neighborhood groups generally regarded as an "issues and strategy" outfit that concentrates on topics like housing, health care, drugs, energy and community reinvestment. Trains people on information and research, leadership development, negotiating, strategic planning and fundraising. Contacts(s): Gale Cincotta (Executive Director) Type: organization; center. Source: City Limits.
Center for Neighborhood Technology
570 West Randolph
Chicago, IL 60661-2205 Phone: (312)454-0126
Affiliate: Center for Neighborhood Technology. Issues: economics; environment; energy; labor; politics; conservation; activism; worker ownership; community investment. Description: "This newsletter covers environmental, economic development, energy, and affordable housing issues from a neighborhood point of view. It describes local approaches to meeting basic human needs: recycling, energy conservation, worker ownership, neighborhood reinvestment, community gardening." Contacts(s): Patti Wolter (Editor) Price: $4/ea. Subscriptions: $30/yr. Frequency: 8/yr. Established: 1978. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Utne.
237 Hatchville Rd.
East Falmouth, MA 02536-4009 Phone: (508)564-6301
Affiliate: New Alchemy Institute. Issues: environment; agriculture; community investment. Description: This newsletter promotes sustainable agricultural systems that restore ecological balance and helps neighborhoods feed themselves. "Located on a 12-acre farm on Cape Cod, we have a range of research, education, and networking programs that enhance environmental integrity and human well-being." Other Resources: New Alchemy Institute Catalogue - Books and products for Ecological Living ($3). Contacts(s): Bill O'Neill (Public Information Coordinator) Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3M. Dues: $35/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1969. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Regional Council of Neighborhood Organizations
5600 City Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1308 Phone: (215)878-4253
Issues: politics; economics; urban; community investment; activism. Description: Focuses on cultural and cutting edge organizing issues. "We believe community organizers have to be able to write about what they are working on, so we give them that opportunity." Contacts(s): Eugene WIlliams (Associate Director/Internal Development) Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
Pacific Institute for Community Organizations
171 Santa Rosa Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610-1316 Phone: (510)655-2801
Issues: politics; economics; urban; community investment; activism. Description: News of the PICO network, including notes on growth, fundraising efforts, and excerpts of press coverage across the country. Contacts(s): Bill Masterson (Editor) Frequency: 4/yr. Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
1429 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-5976 Phone: (202)887-5990
Issues: environment; economics; conservation; community investment. Description: Goal: To improve the quality of life in our nation's communities, primarily through conservation and sensitive development of the physical environment, and to encourage a greater public consciousness of those physical surroundings and the ecological and social consequences. Members stress the process of partnership between public and private sectors for cost-efficient use of resources and believe that livability of a community is determined by local decisions and local actions. Other Resources: Formerly National Coalition for Amenities. See LIVABILIITY newsletter. Contacts(s): Daniel McCahn (Information Officer) Fax: (202)466-4845. Dues: $35/yr. Established: 1977. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 2306
Davis, CA 95617-2306 Phone: (916)753-0731
Issues: Third World; demographics; agriculture; economics; hunger; community investment; rural communities; indigenous peoples; alternative markets; networking. Description: A development, education, and environmental organization working around the world in collaboration with groups and individuals in disadvantaged communities. Special focus on indigenous people and cross-cultural cooperation. Projects include small-scale agriculture, primary health care, micro-economic development, and village technology. Winner of The Right Livelihood Award. Other Resources: See PLENTY BULLETIN and Natural Rights Center. Contacts(s): Peter Schweitzer (Executive Director), Charles Haren (Program Director) Circulation: 3.5M. Other Formats: Peacenet/Econet, user name 'natlaw'. Web or BBS: MCI. E-Mail: Plenty USA. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1974. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 122
Athens, OH 45701-0122
Issues: economics; environment; community investment; intentional communities. Description: New, ecologically sensitive, human-scale community, Southeast Ohio near university. Private 5-acre tracts. Community land. Identification of shared interest groups. Participation in larger community via diverse educational outreach programs in appropriate technology, cooperative living, etc. Community-based institutions through participatory democracy. Other Resources: Discusses intentional community in a brochure. Established: 1975. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 3970
Rock Island, IL 61204-3970 Phone: (309)793-6931
Issues: economics; labor; education; family; investing; community investment; jobs; seniors; youth. Description: Helps low-income people in Illinois with: business start-up, revolving loans, scholarships, Head Start, weatherization, health clinic, senior citizen employment, and more. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 30097
Eugene, OR 97403-1097
Issues: future; energy; economics; environment; education; agriculture; politics; ideation; science; appropriate technology; community investment; family farms. Description: "In this magazine we look for socially just, radically democratic, and ecologically sound alternatives to the dominant corporate, status scene. We examine in detail the workings, origins, and reasons for success behind actions taken by communities around the world. By concentrating on what has already happened, ideas and methods that have really worked, Rain searches for a sustainable future." Contacts(s): Danielle Janes, Greg Bryant (Co-editors) Price: $5/ea. Subscriptions: $20/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1974. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Utne.
Grassroots Resources, Inc.
Box 11343
Takoma Park, MD 20913-1343 Phone: (301)588-7227
Affiliate: Grassroots Resources, Inc. Issues: urban; agriculture; community investment; land trusts; networking. Description: An information vehicle for groups engaged in the development of sustainable rural/urban enterprises. Provides a medium through which groups can transmit their information to others involved in a similar process. Reports on community initiatives and their progress. News and reviews on materials related to community sustainability. Price: $18/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Route 1, Box 185A
Cochranville, PA 19330-9756 Phone: (215)593-6988
Issues: education; economics; agriculture; environment; bioregional; community investment; land trusts; permaculture; cooperatives. Description: Explores options for decentralization, cooperative living, and land reform. SOL offers training conferences, financing for Community Land Trust (CLT) development, permaculture demonstrations, monetary and economic reform activities. It administers a regional CLT alliance for intentional communities, homesteaders, and other residential users wishing to place land in trust. Other Resources: See GREEN REVOLUTION newsletter. Established: 1934. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
413 E. Chapel Hill St.
Box 3619C
Durham, NC 27701-3303 Phone: (919)683-3016
Affiliate: Center for Community Self-Helf. Issues: economics; urban; demographics; housing; empowerment; cooperatives; community investment. Description: Provides financing for home ownership, minority and women owned businesses, and cooperatively-run businesses in North Carolina. Anyone can join - federally insured deposit accounts. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
National Housing Institute
439 Main St.
Orange, NJ 07050-1523 Phone: (201)678-3110
Affiliate: National Housing Institute. Issues: justice; demographics; economics; housing; tenant rights; cooperatives. Description: Magazine about affordable housing issues with news, analysis and "solutions." Articles about HUD, community organizations, community investment, etc. Contacts(s): Patrick Morrissy (Editor) Price: $3/ea. Subscriptions: $18, $28 institution. Frequency: 6/yr. Established: 1975. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: City Limits.
c/o Co-op America
1612 K St. NW, # 600
Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202)872-5307
Affiliate: Co-op America Business Network. Issues: economics; environment; justice; politics; investing; green consumer. Description: This guide shows how to get involved in making financial decisions that are "values-added" and meet financial needs and goals, and to help people understand the basics of the fast-growing socially responsible investing movement. Concerns are: Environmental, community economic development, housing projects, worker-owned businesses, fair employment practices, and no- war related industries. Contacts(s): Cindy Mitlo (Editor) Published Date: 1991. Price: $5/ea. Frequency: Annual. Other:(800)424-COOP. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
71st and Jeffrey Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60649 Phone: (312)753-5636
Issues: economics; investing; community investment. Description: Full-service bank, pioneer of community reinvestment. All accounts support housing rehab, small business, and education in disinvested neighborhoods. National ATM card. Minimum investment: $100., (800)NOW-SSBK. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business; finance. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
8380 Olive Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63132-2814 Phone: (314)991-1699
Issues: media; media watch; press. Description: A Critique of St. Louis metropolitan affairs, print and broadcast media by working journalists in the St. Louis area. Also covers news and developments not covered by the mass media. Critique of media: press, broadcasting, TV, cable, advertising, P.R. communications. Independent, investigative journal evaluating local, regional, and national news. Content of direct interest both to general public/media community. Contacts(s): Charles L. Klotzer (Editor/Publisher) Page#: 26. Price: $2/ea. Bulk Prices: 50% off/24. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 12/yr. Circulation: 6.5M. Established: 1970. Type: periodical; newspaper. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 122
Athens, OH 45701-0122
Issues: economics; environment; community investment; intentional communities. Description: New, ecologically sensitive, human-scale community, Southeast Ohio near university. Private 5-acre tracts. Community land. Identification of shared interest groups. Participation in larger community via diverse educational outreach programs in appropriate technology, cooperative living, etc. Community-based institutions through participatory democracy. Other Resources: Discusses intentional community in a brochure. Established: 1975. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1442 Harvard St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-4610 Phone: (202)667-4659
Issues: economics; environment; community investment. Description: International non-governmental forum for bringing together groups and individuals who understand that prevailing economic theory and practice is destroying the planet and its peoples. TOES supporters share an interest in an economics that will create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Provides a meeting place for exchange of alternatives to the dismal economics of self-interest. Promotes appropriate scale and community-based development. Publishes books and a journal. Other Resources: TOES/NA NEWSLETTER. Contacts(s): Larry Martin (Coordinator) Established: 1984. Type: organization; coalition. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 19405
Washington, DC 20036-9405 Phone: (202)686-5200
Issues: economics; community investment. Description: Offers two resources for starting your own Time Dollars Program: 1) TIME DOLLARS, by Edgar Cahn, Ph.D., J.D.; 2) THE COMPLEAT TIME DOLLAR KIT, includes a "How to" manual, software for running a Time Dollar computer program, procedure manual, and a grantsmanship manual. Other Resources: Offers two resources for starting your own Time Dollars Program: TIME DOLLARS and THE COMPLEAT TIME DOLLAR KIT. Price: $19.95, $97. Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
1620 I St. NW
Washington, DC 20006-4005 Phone: (202)293-7330
Issues: urban; politics; economics; planning; community investment; transportation; lobbying; economic conversion. Description: Mayors from all over the US have come together to draw up blueprints for repairing America's rapidly decaying infrastructure. Until the President is willing to prioritize funds for this venture, it is useless. Other Resources: See US Conference of Mayors AIDS Program; and LOCAL AIDS SERVICES: THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 6422
Hartford, CT 06126 Phone: (203)296-9946
Issues: justice; health; urban; disabled; housing; community investment. Description: Organizers and groups are trained on a consultant basis on issues ranging from health care and disabilities to housing and neighborhood development. Contacts(s): Alta Lash (Director), Jack Mimnaugh (Trainer) Type: organization. Source: City Limits.
SouthWest Organizing Project
211 10th St. SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102-2919 Phone: (505)247-8832
Issues: economics; justice; urban; minorities; community investment. Description: Ideas for better communites, neighborhood profiles, news and opinions from the Chicano community in the southwest US. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Type: periodical. Source: City Limits.
8 West 40th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-3902 Phone: (212)768-8513
Issues: economics; feminism; community investment; empowerment. Description: A global network of 46 local affiliates in 38 countries with another 50 affiliates soon to be formed. Their capital funds are now valued at $10,000,000. The most impressive figure of all is a loan loss rate of 1.5% on 56,000 loans. Other Resources: Publishes WWB NEWS, has developed a Management Institute, and a WWB Affiliate Exchange Program. Contacts(s): Nancy Barry (President) Type: business; finance. Source: TRANET.