The Minnesota Neighborhood Development Center "believes that residents, small businesses and neighborhood groups in all communities have the talent, energy and ability to engage and revitalize their own communities.

Since May of 1993—in eight ethnic communities and 25 low-income neighborhoods in Minnesota—NDC has helped build community support around the idea of creating, financing, and supporting resident-owned small businesses as a means of revitalizing inner city neighborhoods. There are more than 500 NDC supported businesses currently in operation. These businesses are building neighborhood economies--from within."

WHAT DO YOU KNOW? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? These two questions are the foundation of Give & Take, an ongoing program that encourages individuals to share their personal knowledge and curiosity in a fun and engaging social setting. Economic and geographic trends point to increased social polarization in our communities. Give & Take is a program platform designed to combat this trend by providing a fun, educational, and empowering social setting where people with different backgrounds, expertise, and interest can gather and connect. Participants initially attend Give & Take out of curiosity. They return to Give & Take to meet new people, to learn from an unexpected line-up of presenters, and to experience an environment unlike any other in the Twin Cities. Since 2009, Give & Take has featured over 70 community members sharing their passions, projects, and ideas through short, entertaining multi-media presentations. Social games developed by Works Progress invite participants to interact, contributing to an effervescent atmosphere where unexpected and deep connections flourish.

"Social media can be useful to your organization… but how useful? For what? What tangible results are people seeing from it? Created in partnership with the New Organizing Institute, the Decision Guide walks you through a step-by-step process to decide what social media channels make sense for your organization via a workbook, guide, and the results of more than six months of research. And through the included Consultant Directory, you can find a professional to help define and implement your strategy."

"Secure, staff-only websites, called intranets, are widespread in the business world and increasingly common among nonprofits. What are NPOs doing within these private Web sites? What are the benefits, and the costs? We profile three different administrative intranets."