Organizational Forms

Question 1

Community Organizing

Answer 1

activities to mobilize and empower residents (similar to community building)

Question 2

Community-based organization (CBO)

Answer 2

group of individuals self-organized around an issue or place.

Question 3

Nonprofit organization (IRS 501 c3):

Answer 3

group of individuals self-organized around an issue or place

Question 4

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Answer 4

source of money for loans to small business development projects; similar to microcredit and micro-enterprise

Question 5

Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

Answer 5

financial institution providing credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations.

Question 6

Types of CDFIs include

Answer 6

Community Development Fund (CDLF), a community development venture capital fund (CDVC), a microenterprise development loan fund, or a community development corporation

Question 7

Community Development Intermediary (CDI)

Answer 7

a nonprofit organization that convenes and supports stakeholders to revitalize and improve neighborhoods

Question 8

Comprehensive community Initiative (CCI)

Answer 8

often a foundation-funded multi-stakeholder effort that may promote projects in varied domains of neighorhood work or that use multiple approaches to target a single goal