Here we have compiled a list of national industry trade associations, research institutions and organizations of interest to social investors and community development finance professionals. These lists will be revised regularly as the fields evolve.
As part of our commitment to being a resource for place-based investing in New York City, we are also in the process of compiling lists of prominent Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs), banks and government agencies involved in community development in New York City.
Monitor Institute - With lead funding from Rockefeller Foundation, the Monitor Institute released a comprehensive report on Impact Investing in January 2009
National Community Investment Fund - Social Performance Metrics
Center for Community Capital - University of North Carolina
Community Development Finance Lab - Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy
Institute for Responsible Investment - Boston College
This is a list of prominent CDFIs in New York City in addition to those among our borrowers. For an exhaustive list of all registered CDFIs in New York City, please consult the following list organized by state here.
Community Development Venture Capital Association (CDVCA)
Community Preservation Corporation
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Abysinnian Development Corporation
Allen A.M.E. Neighborhood Preservation and Development Corporation
Astella Development Corporation
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corporation
Church Avenue Merchants Block Association
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans
Community League of the Heights
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
East New York Urban Youth Corps
Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement
Manhattan Valley Development Corporation
MDB Community Housing Corporation
Northfield Community Local Development Corporation
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation
South Bronx Overal Economic Development Corporation
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDCo)