Resources :: Supporting Local, Living Economies
American Independent Business Alliance
The American Independent Business Alliance works to build vital local economies based on independent, locally-owned businesses and prevent chain proliferation and other trends from displacing local entrepreneurs. IBAs unite locally-owned independent businesses, citizens and community organizations to achieve this goal.
The Living Economies Forum is at the forefront of framing the New Economy as a planetary system of local living economies that mimic the structure and dynamics of Earth’s biosphere.
A partnership engaged in New Economy framing, popular education, and policy agenda building.The mission of the New Economy Working Group (NEWGroup) is to contribute to reframing the economic policy debate to address the social and environmental imperatives and opportunities of the 21st Century.
A web platform for the book Small is Profitable with helpful links and tips that show critical lessons for the new century: technologies tailored to the needs of people can improve the economy and the environment.
Our goal is to provide you with the web's most comprehensive and up-to-date information resource on state-of-the-art strategies for democratic, community-based economic development. The resources offered here include directories, breaking news, publications, and conference information, as well as cutting-edge initiatives from cities, states, community development corporations, employee-owned firms, land trusts, non-profit organizations, co-ops, universities, and more.
Our mission is to drive the efficient and restorative use of resources.RMI's style is non-adversarial and trans-ideological, emphasizing integrative design, advanced technologies, and mindful markets. Our strategic focus, executed through specific initiatives designed to take our work rapidly to scale, is to map and drive the transition from coal and oil to efficiency and renewables.