Economic Alternatives Strategy Resources

• The Conservation Fund is developing sustainable solutions that integrate economic return with environmental quality, from our efforts to protect America's working farms, forests and ranches, to our programs to help communities advance strategic conservation, including land use planning, ecotourism and job development.
  http://www.conservationfund.org/community_and_econ_development
  
  
• Good Work provides trainings, consulting, and coaching to equip people, entrepreneurs, and organizations with the knowledge and skills to be more self-reliant, entrepreneurial, and active in their community.
  www.goodwork.org
  
  
• NeighborWorks America, a national nonprofit organization created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts.
  http://nw.org/network/home.asp
  
  
• Rural LISC was created by The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national community-building organization, provides grants, loans and equity investments to community development corporations (CDCs) for neighborhood redevelopment. In 1995, LISC launched Rural LISC to expand its reach beyond urban areas to include rural communities.
  http://www.ruralisc.org