What Incremental Development Alliance does

Incremental Development Alliance (IncDev) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 and headquartered at 512 Mission Blvd., Fayetteville, Arkansas. It trains aspiring and current small-scale real estate developers — primarily everyday people and local leaders working on duplexes, main-street buildings, rehabs, and ADUs — through a portfolio of educational programs: an introductory lecture, a full-day Small Scale Development Workshop ($150-$190), an intensive two-day Small Scale Developer Boot Camp ($499-$599, 20% member discount), a virtual Small Bites webinar series ($25/session), Member Office Hours, Field Trips, and an IncDev Book Club. The organization serves five primary segments: aspiring/current small developers, city officials and planners, neighborhood leaders, foundations and sponsors, and policymakers. The core technology stack is non-proprietary and includes Zoom for virtual delivery, Memberful for membership management, Slack for member communications, Ticket Tailor for event registration, and Give Lively for donations.

Name

Incremental Development Alliance

Legal name

Incremental Development Alliance

Website

https://incrementaldevelopment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Incremental Development Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 that trains aspiring small-scale real estate developers and local leaders through workshops, boot camps, and a national membership program, serving 10,000+ alumni across 30+ US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development Education and Training

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB), SME & Entrepreneurship Development (Trade-Linked) (BPADAMAE)

Keywords

• Real estate education
• Small developer training
• Community development training
• Incremental development workshops
• Zoning policy support

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training and Event Fees: Revenue from workshop registrations, boot camp tuitions, lecture tickets, and webinar fees. Pricing varies by format (in-person vs. virtual), timing (early bird vs. regular), and membership status (discounted rates for Associate and Charter members).
2. Membership Program: Annual membership tiers (Associate and Charter) providing access to exclusive events, office hours, Book Club, Small Bites series, and discounts on training. Creates recurring subscription revenue.
3. Donations and Grants: The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and corporate sponsors. Major foundations (Knight, Kresge, Walton Family, Lyndhurst) have supported training programs. Corporate sponsorship opportunities and top-tier funding circles are available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Incremental Development Alliance trains and supports everyday people, local leaders, and municipal officials to undertake small-scale real estate development projects (duplexes, storefront rehabs, ADUs). Core offerings include a Membership Program providing a national peer network, structured workshops and boot camps covering the full pre-development process, virtual Small Bites webinars, and policy support services for cities and foundations.

Product overview

The Incremental Development Alliance offers a comprehensive suite of training and development programs centered on small-scale real estate development. The core offerings include a Membership Program providing national peer network access, complemented by structured educational programs ranging from introductory lectures to intensive boot camps. The product portfolio includes the Introduction to Incrementalism Lecture (entry-level awareness), Small Scale Development Workshop (full-day project formation training), and Small Scale Developer Boot Camp (two-day intensive with hands-on project work). Supporting programs include the Small Bites Series (one-hour virtual skill sessions), Member Office Hours (biweekly faculty Q&A), Field Trips (in-person project tours), and the IncDev Book Club (virtual author discussions). The Vermont Homes for All Program represents a state-specific implementation of these training principles. All offerings are designed to help everyday people and local leaders strengthen neighborhoods through practical small-scale real estate projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program Annual membership tiers (Associate and Charter) providing members access to a national peer network, exclusive events, biweekly Office Hours, the Book Club, Small Bites webinars, Field Trips, and discounts on training programs. Designed for aspiring and current small-scale developers and community leaders.
• Small Scale Development Workshop Full-day in-person workshop covering project formation, market analysis, building economics, and ecosystem interaction for community, housing, and economic development champions. Targeted at aspiring developers and community stakeholders.
• Small Scale Developer Boot Camp Intensive multi-week or multi-day program for participants working through the pre-development process including zoning navigation, site planning, pro forma development, and investor pitch preparation. Participants work on actual projects and build pitch packages. Targeted at aspiring small developers ready to move from concept to project execution.
• Introduction to Incrementalism Lecture Entry-level lecture addressing historical context of community building patterns and introducing incremental development as a practical alternative to large-scale development. Targeted at general audiences and community awareness events.
• Small Bites Series Virtual one-hour training sessions delivering practical tools on specific small-scale development topics, led by faculty experts with real-life experience. Open to members and non-members (with $25 ticket for non-members).
• Member Office Hours Biweekly virtual learning sessions held via Slack and Zoom where members bring development questions to experienced faculty, with each session featuring different faculty expertise areas. Included with Associate and Charter Membership.
• Field Trips In-person tours of local development projects for Associate and Charter Members, providing networking opportunities with faculty, alumni, and supporters while observing real small-scale development examples.
• IncDev Book Club Virtual four-part book discussion series creating space for deeper thinking about neighborhood development, featuring author conversations and facilitated discussions. Included with Associate and Charter Membership.
• Vermont Homes for All Program Comprehensive small-scale development training initiative in Vermont including workshops, academies, and toolkit resources for local developers, delivered in partnership with the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development which covers participant ticket fees.
• Policy Support & Expert Speakers Partnership services bringing development-ready policies, zoning stress tests, housing toolkits, and faculty expert speakers for public events and municipal policy initiatives. Targeted at city governments, planning departments, and state agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ small developers trained in 30+ states
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit that supports community development. Has partnered with IncDev to bring training programs to local communities, including LISC Indy.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization for land use experts. Has supported IncDev programming, including ULI Northwest Arkansas partnerships.
• Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization promoting walkable, mixed-use development. IncDev faculty serve on CNU boards and programs are aligned with CNU's mission.
• Strong TownsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit focused on helping America's cities become financially strong. IncDev's Director of Strategic Partnerships previously worked at Strong Towns. Organizations share aligned missions and co-host events.
• JamesHardieminorOthersCorporate sponsor for training programs. Provides support for bringing workshops to communities.
• Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Treasury-certified CDFI that partnered with IncDev on a webinar about working with Community Development Loan Funds. ANDP has deployed over $85 million in loans supporting nearly $1 billion in project value.
• Vermont Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency that has partnered with IncDev for the Vermont Homes for All program, covering ticket fees for workshops and training programs.
• City of SacramentomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government that has hosted IncDev training workshops, bringing incremental development concepts to the local community.
• City of Greensboro, NCmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government that has hosted IncDev training workshops.
• City of Atlanta / Invest AtlantamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government and economic development agency that has partnered to host IncDev training programs.
• City of AlbuquerquemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal government that has hosted IncDev training workshops.
• Michigan State Housing Development AuthoritymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState agency that has hosted IncDev training programs for Michigan communities.
• Nebraska Investment Finance AuthoritymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState agency that has partnered to bring IncDev training to Nebraska.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): Major national community development financial institution supporting affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization. A direct IncDev partner (e.g., LISC Indy); comparable as a capacity-building and training provider for community developers, though at much larger scale and with capital deployment beyond training.
• NeighborWorks America: National network of more than 250 community-based nonprofit housing and development organizations. Comparable to IncDev in providing training, technical assistance, and capacity-building for local affordable housing and community development practitioners across the country.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Largest US nonprofit housing organization, building and financing affordable homes. Overlaps with IncDev's mission of expanding attainable homeownership and community-led development, but operates at vastly greater scale with direct construction rather than training.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI): Established professional organization for land use and real estate experts. ULI has supported IncDev programming in Northwest Arkansas and serves an overlapping audience of developers, planners, and city officials, but with a much broader commercial real estate remit.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that invests in affordable housing and community development across the US. Comparable as a capacity-builder and policy advocate for affordable housing, though operating at much greater scale with capital deployment alongside training and advisory services.
• Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU): Professional organization promoting walkable, mixed-use, human-scale urbanism. IncDev faculty serve on CNU boards and programs are aligned with CNU's mission; comparable as a national education and advocacy body serving the same urbanist and small-development audience.

Direct peers

• Strong Towns: National nonprofit focused on helping American cities become financially strong through bottom-up development. Highly comparable to IncDev: shared mission around incremental, human-scale development; overlapping audience of civic-minded residents, city officials, and developers; IncDev's Director of Strategic Partnerships and Program Manager both came from Strong Towns.
• Grounded Solutions Network: National nonprofit membership organization advancing community land trusts and shared equity homeownership. Directly comparable to IncDev as a mission-aligned trainer and network-builder serving affordable, community-rooted housing practitioners; both deliver peer learning, training, and advocacy for community-controlled development.
• Center for Community Progress: National nonprofit focused on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties. Comparable to IncDev in training and advising cities and community leaders on strategies for incremental, place-based neighborhood revitalization.

Emerging players

• National Community Land Trust Network / Roots Community Health Institute affiliates: Emerging and regional community land trust networks focused on permanently affordable homeownership. Comparable to IncDev in training small-scale community-rooted developers and advocating for anti-displacement models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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