The Community Development Technologies Center

Name

The Community Development Technologies Center

Legal name

Community Development Technologies

Website

https://cdtech.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Community Development Technologies Center (CDTech) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit that delivers civic engagement, workforce development, and education programs to low-income residents, youth, students, and small businesses in South Los Angeles through grants and educational partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: CDTech receives funding from major foundations and corporations including Bank of America Foundation, LISC, CIT OneWest Bank, Wells Fargo Foundation, and United Way of Greater Los Angeles. These funders support workforce development, economic development, community change work, education pathways, and racial/economic equity initiatives.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donations support community efforts including free resource fairs, civic engagement, and small business support programs. The organization promotes economic equity in South Central through charitable contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CDTech is a non-profit community development organization that delivers civic engagement, workforce development, and education programs to residents of low-income South Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its core offerings include the Community Planning and Economic Development (ComPlan) program at LATTC, the Public Allies Los Angeles AmeriCorps apprenticeship, YLEAD youth leadership training, Career Ambassadors, and coalition-based advocacy through the UNIDAD, CD9, and Slate-Z coalitions. Services are delivered through community organizing, direct service programs, and partnerships with community-based organizations and educational institutions.

Product overview

CDTech (Community Development Technologies Center) is a non-profit organization that offers a portfolio of interconnected community development programs rather than a unified technology product. The core offerings include: (1) Youth Leadership Programs such as YLEAD and Career Ambassadors; (2) Educational Programs including the Community Planning and Economic Development (ComPlan) program at LATTC, ComPlan courses (CP33, CP35), and the Changemakers College Academy; (3) Workforce Development initiatives including the UNIDAD Workforce Development Training Program; (4) Civic Engagement through community organizing, the UNIDAD Coalition, CD9 Coalition, and Slate-Z; (5) Public Allies Los Angeles, a 10-month Americorps apprenticeship program; (6) Health initiatives such as Smoke Free Apartments LA and South LA Building Healthy Communities; and (7) Leadership networks including SODLA for immigrant women. The organization does not offer a technology platform or software product, but rather delivers services through direct programming, educational courses, and coalition-based community organizing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YLEAD (Youth Leaders: Empowered, Active & Diverse) CDTech's high school leadership program that empowers youth to become community leaders through training, mentorship, and civic engagement activities.
• Civic Engagement Program Community organizing and civic engagement efforts carried out by local residents to promote the interests of their community in South Los Angeles.
• Workforce Development Program Programs that pursue community development and economic development simultaneously, providing job training, career pathways, and employment support to South LA residents.
• Community Planning and Economic Development (ComPlan) Program An academic program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College providing knowledge and training for employment in community and economic development, offering a Certificate of Achievement (18 units) and/or Associate of Arts Degree (60 units) in Community Planning.
• Community Planning 33 (ComPlan 33) Course An evening course at Los Angeles Trade Tech College teaching principles of community engagement, including mapping assets and challenges, creating engagement plans, and developing communication strategies for community development. Priced at $46 per unit.
• Public Allies Los Angeles A 10-month AmeriCorps-affiliated paid internship program placing participants with community-based organizations for on-the-job training and professional development coaching in social and economic justice.
• Community Planning/Labor Studies Changemakers College Academy An intensive summer program at LATTC where students can earn up to 7 units in ComPlan/Labor Studies toward an A.A. Degree or Certificate in 4 weeks.
• Career Ambassadors Program Workforce development initiative connecting residents with career resources and opportunities.
• Smoke Free Apartments LA A three-year campaign (SAFE Project) funded by the CDC, working in partnership with UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research to increase access to smokefree apartments in low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
• SODLA (South of Los Angeles Leadership Network) A leadership network for South LA immigrant women providing advocacy and community organizing support.
• Small Business Resources and Advocacy Support services for small businesses in South Los Angeles including resources, technical assistance, and advocacy.
• Non-Profit Management Academy Professional development training for non-profit managers and community leaders, offered in partnership with LATTC faculty.
• Community Emergency Relief Fund Emergency financial assistance and support for South LA residents during crises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 students trained in community planning and economic development
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996CDTech partners with LATTC to operate the Community Planning and Economic Development (ComPlan) program. CDTech coordinates courses under the Labor Studies Department, providing students knowledge and training for employment in community and economic development. Students can earn a Certificate of Achievement (18 units) and/or Associate of Arts Degree (60 units) in Community Planning.
• UCLA Center for Health Policy ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Smoke Free Apartments LA initiative, funded by CDC's SmokeFree Apartments For Everyone (SAFE) Project. CDTech gathers information from South LA residents about smokefree policies and health conditions. UCLA provides research expertise and programmatic framework for the three-year campaign.
• Public Allies NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDTech hosts the Public Allies Los Angeles program, a national Americorps affiliate. The program places young adults in 10-month apprenticeships at community organizations with professional development coaching and social/economic justice training.
• Public Allies Partner OrganizationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 30 community organizations including: A Place Called Home, ACLU of Southern California, CARECEN, Green Dot Public Schools, St. John's Well Child & Family Center, Youth Mentoring Connection, SAJE, and others host Public Allies apprentices.
• UNIDAD CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDTech has been a proud partner in UNIDAD Coalition for nearly 10 years. Coalition aims to bring equitable development to South LA, create opportunities for residents to live economically healthy and sustainable lives, and advocate against displacement through The People's Plan campaign.
• Slate-Z CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for community transformation and coalition building efforts in South LA.
• CD9 CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for community transformation and coalition building efforts in South LA's 9th Council District.
• South LA Building Healthy CommunitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for community health and stabilization initiatives, including Community Emergency Relief Fund.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• East LA Community Corporation (ELACC): Mission-driven LA community organization combining affordable housing, workforce, and economic development programming — directly comparable to CDTech's combined community + economic development model in a similarly low-income LA neighborhood.
• Pacoima Beautiful: San Fernando Valley-based community organizing and environmental justice nonprofit running youth leadership, civic engagement, and health-equity programs — directly comparable across CDTech's core community-organizing and youth-leadership portfolio.
• Brotherhood Crusade: Los Angeles-based community development nonprofit serving South LA neighborhoods with workforce, education, youth, and economic equity programs funded by foundations and corporations — the closest direct functional peer to CDTech in geography and program mix.
• Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN): Skid Row and South LA community-organizing nonprofit emphasizing tenant rights, development without displacement, and resident leadership — comparable to CDTech on civic engagement, coalition building, and resident-driven advocacy.
• InnerCity Struggle: Eastside LA youth- and community-organizing nonprofit engaged in civic engagement and equitable development advocacy — directly comparable to CDTech's YLEAD and UNIDAD-style community organizing and policy work.
• Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Education (SCoPE): LA-based grassroots organizing and civic engagement nonprofit focused on tenant rights and equitable development — directly comparable to CDTech's civic engagement, UNIDAD Coalition, and anti-displacement programmatic emphasis.
• Esperanza Community Housing: South LA-based nonprofit integrating health equity, housing, and community development programming — comparable to CDTech on the South LA footprint, coalition work (e.g., South LA Building Healthy Communities), and mixed community + economic approach.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial intermediary and CDTech's major funder; comparable as a broader incumbent in the same community economic development space, with overlapping workforce, housing, and equity strategies.
• Public Allies (national): National AmeriCorps-affiliated nonprofit running the young-adult apprenticeship program that CDTech hosts locally; comparable as the parent programmatic platform for CDTech's Public Allies Los Angeles offering.
• Urban Strategies Inc. National nonprofit consulting and program implementation partner for place-based community development initiatives — a broader incumbent peer that competes for similar foundation and federal capacity-building contracts as CDTech.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cdtech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRk6JfSu0rj286sGAIiN-4Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/cdtechla
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdtech_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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