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American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA)
Offers communities tools and resources to help them preserve the unique qualities that make them a "community." They raise awareness of the many benefits independent, locally-based businesses provide to their communities. Additionally, AMIBA networks communities and assists in the sharing ideas so that good ideas can grow.

Business Alliance for Local Living Economics (BALLE)
Creates, strengthens and connects local business networks dedicated to building strong, local living economies.

discoarse.com
A venue for interactive, conversational criticism with the goal of improving the quality of art, life and public policy in Santa Fe and New Mexico through candid, aggressive, respectful discourse of interconnected, cultural issues.

Ecotrust
An excellent site that integrates social, economic, and environmental concerns and principles. Their efforts are predicated on the notion that economic systems, ecological systems and social equity are mutually interdependent and, when taken together, ensure that economic development benefits all of a region's citizens.

GreenMoney Journal
is an award-winning socially responsible business and investing newsletter that is celebrating it 15th Anniversary year. The Alliance is pleased to be includling several articles from their special Summer 2007 "visionaries" issue.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (SRI)
Delivers a full complement of technical expertise and professional services to cities, industry and community development groups. They propose a “new set of rules” that build community by supporting local politics and economics, and specialize in creating healthy, sustainable communities.

LocalTownUSA.com
A large directory of resources and classifieds in your town and neighborhood. You can easily find local businesses, clubs and societies and entertainment and travel web sites as well as post a wide range of classifieds. If you want to publicize an event, or see whats going on in your town, then use the events calendar and keep yourself and your neighborhood up to date. Its all free! There are currently 438,614 links listed in 24,819 towns.

New Rules
A part of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, is the website for Stacy Mitchell and The Home Town Advantage Bulletin.

The New Economics Foundation (NEF)
Provides access to information for people concerned about their local economies. Most of the information on this website builds on the knowledge contained in two how-to handbooks, Plugging the Leaks and The Money Trail. The website offers supplementary information (case studies, PowerPoint presentations, images, document and survey templates) to assist in the work to improving local economies.

Sustainable Seattle
Promotes sustainability and sustainable development at a local and regional level. They endeavor to solve fundamental development problems by involving stakeholders and interested parties in the creation of sustainable solutions. They also inspire and help others to make sustainability work and foster long-term social change through policy advocacy, education and civic action.

White Dog Cafe Foundation
The White Dog Cafe Foundation envisions a Local Living Economy in the Greater Philadephia Region - one that brings broad based economic empowerment, environmental stewardship and vibrant, unique character to their communities through local business ownership.

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