» BlueOrchard Finance s.a. - Swiss company specializing in the management of investment funds dedicated to the micro-finance industry. Serves investors, funds, and micro-finance institutions supporting sustainable development of micro-entrepreneurship in emerging economies.
» Calvert Foundation - Non-profit organization offering community investment notes that fight poverty, finance affordable homes, fund small and micro businesses and engage in community development.
» Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions - National CDFI membership organization offering promotion, training, research, and networking. United States.
» Community Development Banking List - A discussion list for practitioners in credit unions, banks, loan funds, and non-profits in the community development field.
» Community Development Finance Association - Membership organization providing capacity building, networking, development, and research. United Kingdom.
» Community Development Venture Capital Alliance - Intermediary serving community development venture capital funds through training, financing, consulting, research, and advocacy. US and Global working groups.
» CommunityInvest.org - Introduction and in-depth information published by Co-op America and the Social Investment Forum Foundation.
» Developing World Markets MicroFinance, LLC - Arranges financing for microfinance institutions in the developing world enabling low income entrepreneurs with no legitimate alternative access to capital to start and run their own micro enterprises. USA
» Invested in the Common Good - Review of Susan Meeker-Lowry's book on socially responsible thinking, community, and activism.
» Latino Community Credit Union - Community-based, member-owned nonprofit financial institution providing protection of financial assets, loans, financial independence and education. Fully bilingual. United States.
» Metropolitan Housing Partnership - Community investment specialises in community funding projects, affordable houses for renting in London, alternative to council housing and shared ownership schemes. UK.
» MicroCapital - A group of associated professionals discussing micro finance investments. Blog.
» MicroVest - Microfinance investment firm providing capital and management oversight to emerging market microfinance institutions in order to build capital markets that work for the world's entrepreneurial poor. USA
» Microfinance Corporation - Provides financial services for customers while providing economic return to investors. Helps small businesses in developing countries to succeed by providing them access to finances and education.
» National Community Investment Fund - Community development financial intermediary reinvesting institutional monies in independent and minority-owned financial institutions with a community development focus. United States.
» National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions - Coalition dedicated to strengthening the credit unions that serve low-income communities -- known as "community development credit unions." Provides financial, technical, and human resources to CDCUs. USA
» Oikocredit - A large financier of the microfinance sector worldwide. Funds projects in the South benefiting disadvantaged and marginalised people. Cooperative society business structure. Loans channeled through a network of offices spread over Latin America, Asia, Afr
» Opportunity Finance Network - A US-based membership organization of CDFIs. Provides capital, technical assistance, and development services to support the revitalization of economically-disadvantaged urban, rural, and reservation-based communities.
» Self Help Credit Union - Community development deposit accounts for those wishing to help small businesses, nonprofits, women, minorities, rural residents, and low-wealth families. United States.
» ShoreBank - Offers "development deposits" to investors nationwide who wish to improve the economic health of urban and rural communities. United States.
» The Enterprise Social Investment Corporation - Acquires, finances and develops affordable housing and other community development initiatves in underserved neighborhoods across the US.
» The Shefa Fund - Mobilizes resources for low-income community development and shareholder activism. Primarily Jewish-American oriented. Education, newsletter, articles, and books. United States.
» Unity Trust Bank - Provides UK banking and financial servicesto the trade union, charity, voluntary and credit union sectors.
» University Bank - Community development financial institution and FDIC bank investing in economically challenged neighborhoods in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. US
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