In addition to helping community development corporations finance their projects, LISC helps make the groups more efficient and productive through training programs and learning opportunities for their staff and leadership. LISC also uses a federally funded national service program to place volunteers at community development corporations (CDCs), where they perform service and gain community development experience that prepares them for careers in the field.
- LISC's Online Resource Library and Experts Online webcast series are valuable sources of information on topics relevant to community development.
- Recognizing that an organization is as strong as its people, LISC has pioneered professional networking conferences designed exclusively for the needs, issues, and interests of community development professionals. Through peer to peer networking, sessions on emerging issues by some of the top experts in the field, and practical information that participants can immediately use when they go home, LISC aims to support the continued learning and development of CDC professionals.
