
FEATURE
Organization: Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
CFED's research focuses on strategies that build and protect assets for low-income families, bringing together community practice, public policy and private markets to achieve greater economic impact.
Explore research on issues of community and economic development produced by social sector organizations. Topics include neighborhood and community service programming, financial services for individuals and businesses, rural development, urban planning, and sustainable development. (For a more global focus, see International Development.)
RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING
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% OF TOTAL FUNDING (2013)
Graph represents all funding for this issue area; the highlighted arc represents the proportion awarded explicitly for research and publication.
TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Reinvestment Alert #7: Saving CRA Reform: Key Performance, Disclosure Measures Threatened
Apr 11, 2018
Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute

Central Corridor Tracker: Progress Beyond Rail
Jan 31, 2018
Publisher(s): Central Corridor Funders Collaborative

Promise of Place: Building Beloved Communities for Black Men and Boys
Jan 24, 2018
Publisher(s): Campaign for Black Male Achievement

Enabling Environment for Philanthropy in Ghana
Jan 23, 2018
Publisher(s): SDG Philanthropy Platform ; UNDP

Reviewing our Call to Action
Dec 21, 2017
Publisher(s): Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Behavioral Economics for Workforce Professionals
Dec 1, 2017
Publisher(s): National Fund for Workforce Solutions
TITLES FROM THE ARCHIVES

Making the Pieces Fit: A Plan for Ensuring a Prosperous Illinois
Sep 1, 2004
Publisher(s): Chicago Jobs Council

Illinois 2003 - Workforce and Economic Development: Investing in the Future of Illinois
Oct 1, 2003
Publisher(s): Chicago Jobs Council

Big Shoulders, Big Challenges: Preparing Chicago's Workforce for the New Economy
Sep 1, 2005
Publisher(s): Chicago Jobs Council

The State of Working Illinois 2005
Nov 1, 2005
Publisher(s): Center for Tax and Budget Accountability ; Northern Illinois University

Seed Industry Concentration - 2005
Sep 1, 2005
Publisher(s): Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration