Community Development Institute (CDI)

321 Bell Street
East Palo Alto, CA  94303
510.763.4120
510.763.5851(fax)


Founded in 1979, the Community Development Institute (CDI) has assisted more than 1,000 organizations throughout the country in improving governance and program delivery. CDI has provided leadership training to over 1,200 youth and serves as the fiscal sponsor for more than a dozen community-based Bay Area organizations.

CDI has four signature programs including: Empowerment Research!; Leadership Institute East Palo Alto, Leadership Training Academy, Nonprofit Incubator.

Our Mission
CDI's mission is to develop well-trained leaders and to support and nurture community-based organizations, public agencies, and businesses to promote community self-determination and sustainability.


  • Organizational Services: Secures, manages and evaluates technical assistance contracts to promote capacity building in communities of color. This team holds the primary responsibility of coordinating targeted interventions and contracts related to organizational effectiveness and community planning.

  • Education & Training: Conducts professional development programs for consultants and community practitioners, and improves capacity-building work in communities of color through training, networking and advocacy activities.

  • Community-Building: Develops and implements major initiatives and demonstration projects with the potential to improve social conditions; to promote racial equity and multicultural relations; to test new technical assistance methodologies; and to deepen our understanding of capacity-building work in communities of color
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    Announcements and Events

    Where's Downtown EPA?

    Location: DLA Piper conference room, 2000 University
    Date and Time: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
     
    Where's Downtown EPA?
    Envisioning a Downtown in East Palo Alto
     
    The RBD Coalition invites you to a community training workshop to learn about land use, redevelopment, and how to create a good downtown 

    This is one in a series of workshops
    leading to a Community Plan for the redevelopment of EPA's Ravenswood Business District.  
     
    Jobs, housing, small businesses, transit, clean environment, and more.

     Join the Process!

    Saturday,  March 28th, 10am - 1pm
    DLA Piper
     1st floor conference room
    2000 University Ave
    East Palo Alto, CA 94303
    Off-street parking is available behind the building
     
    Sponsored by:  Community Development Institute, YUCA, Start-up
    Empowering the Community to Plan for EPA's future
    More information: Call 327-5846 x 301




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