Partners

Investor Partners

Bank of America / Merrill Lynch
Carolina First
Citi Foundation / Citicorp USA, Inc.
Citizens Bank, NA
Deutsche Bank
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Fifth Third Community Development Corp.
First National Bank of Omaha
JPMorgan Chase
Key Community Development Corp.
PNC Bank
RBS National Bank
Riverside Church
Seattle Foundation
Signature Bank
Sun Trust Community Development Corp.
Tompkins Trust
TransCapital
US Bancorp Community Development Corp.
Victoria Foundation
Wells Fargo Community Development Corp.

Training Partners

Municipalities and Units of Government

CDFI Fund, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
City of Austin
City of Dallas
City of Memphis
City of New York
City of San Antonio
City of Seattle
Economic Development Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Housing Authorities of the City and County of Fresno
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Iowa Finance Authority
Minnesota Small Business Development Centers
North Dakota Dept. of Commerce
Ohio Dept. of Development
San Antonio Housing Authority
South Dakota Housing Development Authority
State of California
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Virginia Housing Development Authority

Financial Institutions

In 1998, Branch Banking & Trust Company’s (BB&T) CRA/Community Development Department formed a partnership with NDC to build the capacity of non-profit organizations.  During the past nine years, BB&T has invested more than $3.5 million in its Capacity Building Program and has trained over 2,000 individuals across its 12-state market area (the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Indiana, and the District of Columbia). The main objective of the partnership is to address the complexities and difficulties of successfully developing projects that benefit low and moderate-income areas and individuals.  BB&T can help you accomplish your community economic development goals. Call BB&T at (704) 954-1106 to learn more about the Capacity Building Program or visit www.bbttraining.com.

American Express Center for Community Development
Citi Foundation
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

Non-profit and Membership Organizations

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit membership organization representing economic developers from all levels of government, academia, and private industry.  IEDC provides a broad range of member services including research, advisory services, conferences, professional certification, professional development, publications, legislative tracking and more.  NDC’s Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) Certification Program is fully endorsed by IEDC as the primary professional credential for the economic development finance professional.   NDC and IEDC, as part of their commitment to providing professional training opportunities for the economic development community, have joined forces to conduct courses designed to strengthen the skills of economic development practitioners. For further information or to register for any of these courses, please call (202) 223-7800 or visit IEDC’s Web site at www.iedconline.org.

The National Alliance for Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) is a national membership organization created to support and strengthen community economic development (CED) associations, local community development corporations (CDCs) and practitioners nationwide. NACEDA will build the CED field by advocating at the federal level for programs that bring jobs, affordable housing and economic development to low-income communities as well as provide a forum for CED associations and their members to learn from each other and share their hard-won expertise. NDC and NACEDA are working together to provide local training opportunities for CED associations. For more information, contact NACEDA at (202) 659-7701 or visit the NACEDA Web site at www.naceda.org.

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), established in 1933, is a membership organization of housing and community development agencies and professionals throughout the United States whose mission is to create affordable housing and safe, viable communities that enhance the quality of life for all Americans, especially those in low and moderate-income areas. NDC and NAHRO are working together to enhancethe resources available to the development community. NAHRO members in good standing and NDC certified EDFPs and HDFPs will benefit by receiving preferential pricing in the other organization’s training courses. For information about NAHRO’s Professional Development training programs, please call NAHRO at (877) 866-2476 or visit NAHRO’s Web site at www.nahro.org/professional/seminars.cfm.

NeighborWorks^® America (NW) is a congressionally-chartered non-profit organization that supports opportunities for families to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.  NW is dedicated to providing the highest quality training to community development practitioners and other professionals working to promote and strengthen affordable housing and community development and revitalization.  NW develops and implements over 230 different educational events each year, including the NeighborWorks^® Training Institute (NTI). A five-day mobile “university” held four times each year in major cities throughout the U.S., each NTI offers approximately 120 courses in all aspects of community development. NW regularly offers NDC’s community development finance courses at its Institutes, which count toward both NDC certification as well as a professional certificate from NW in community economic development or affordable housing development.

 
Bi-State Regional Commission (Illinois)
Coalition for Non-Profit Hsg. & Economic Development (Wash., DC)

Connecticut Housing Coalition
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Economic Development Assn. of North Dakota
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Impact Capital (Washington State)
Indiana Assn. for Community Economic Development
Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts
LISC Detroit 
Masachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
Minnesota NAHRO
Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing
Ohio CDC Assn.
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Pennsylvania State Assn. of Township Supervisors
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
The Resurrection Project (Chicago)
South Carolina Assn. of Community Development Corporations
Texas Economic Development Council

Educational Institutions and Others

North Hennepin Community College (Twin Cities)

Community Partners

Arizona
City of Tucson

California
City of Berkeley
City of Carson
City of El Monte
City of Inglewood
Los Angeles County
City of Long Beach
City of San Bernardino
City of Seaside
City of Vallejo, CA

Colorado
Pueblo Urban Renewal

Connecticut
City of Bridgeport
City of Norwalk

Hawaii
Big Island RCDC, Hilo

Iowa
City of Pottawattamie

Illinois
Madison County
Madison County Housing Authority
Rockford

Indiana
City of East Chicago
City of Evansville

Kentucky
City of Covington

Massachusetts
City of Springfield

Michigan
Southwest Housing Solutions of Detroit

Minnesota
Community Reinvestment Fund

Montana
Public Housing Authority of Butte

North Carolina
North Carolina Dept. of Commerce

North Dakota
City of Ellendale

Nevada
Henderson Redevelopment Agency

New Jersey
City of Millville
City of Newark

New York
City of Auburn
Town of Babylon
City of Glen Cove
City of Ithaca
Kingston CDA
Kingston OED
Mt. Hope, Bronx
Nassau County
City of Peekskill
Rockland County
Southern Tier Economic Growth, Inc.
City of Syracuse
City of Watertown
City of Yonkers

Ohio
City of Cincinnati
Cuyahoga County

Oregon
City of Portland
Portland Development Commission

South Carolina
Marlboro County RC
City of Rock Hill
City of Spartanburg

Tennessee
Meharry Medical College
City of Memphis

Texas
City of Abilene
Aztec Theatre, San Antonio
City of Big Spring
City of Port Arthur
City of San Angelo

Utah
Salt Lake County

Virginia
Virginia State University

Washington
Children’s Hospital
Puget Sound Service District
City of Seattle
City of Tacoma
Seattle Dept. of Transportation
City of Vancouver
City of Yakima


Wyoming
City of Casper
Wyoming Business Council