| 2008 | Staff and colleagues attend ICAI 7th Global Conference on Human Development: Unlocking the Potential to Create a New World Together in Takayama, Japan. ICA-USA holds Persistence of Poverty Workshops in Chicago, IL, Troy, NY, and Sausalito, CA. Poverty Conversation workshop held in Washington D.C. |
| 2007 | The Living Legacy Event held at ICA-USA's Chicago headquarters honoring staff, associates and faculty and celebrating ICA-USA's 35 year history. ICA-USA hosts a Think Tank Event to develop strategic plan for the future of ICA-USA. |
| 2006 | ICA-USA restructures closing regional offices around the country. |
| 2005 | ICA-USA hires its first Chief Executive. |
| 2003 | ICA-USA marks its 30th anniversary with celebrations in 10 cities and a Celebration Symposium in Chicago. |
| 2001 | ICA-USA launched a 2 year Capacity Building Campaign for $300,000. |
| 2000 | ICA-USA hosts the ICA International Conference The Millennium Connection in Denver. |
| 1996 |
ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International Conference on The Rise of Civil Society in the 21st Century in Cairo, Egypt.
Publication of ICA-USA's first CD-ROM version of its archival resources and research. |
| 1995 | First International ToP® Training of Trainers program for thirteen countries held in the U.S.A. Technology of Participation (ToP®) registered as ICA trademark. |
| 1994 | ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International's Conference in India. |
| 1993 | ICA-USA starts a National Partnership program to develop the Field of Community Youth Development. USA/Mexico Border Neighborhoods Programs begin. |
| 1985-93 | ICA-USA publishes books on successful rural development, facilitation methods and case studies of business transformation and effective local government. |
| 1992 | ICA-USA launches a partnership program with the Council of Energy Resource Tribes and the Arizona Leadership Academy. ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International Conference in Czechoslovakia. |
| 1991 | ToP® Trainers Network formed. |
| 1990 | ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International Conference in Taiwan. International Association of Facilitators formed by former ICA-USA staff members and others. |
| 1989 | Spanish language and Native American programs begin in the U.S.A. |
| 1988 | ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International Conference on Our Common Future held in Mexico. Earthwise Learning Series begins. |
| 1984-88 | ICA-USA reorganizes their international development projects; from those projects 32 autonomous national ICAs are created around the globe. |
| 1986 | Technology of Participation (ToP®) Training Program series begins in USA. ICA-USA staff and colleagues attend ICA International Conference held in Spain. |
| 1985 | Food For All Partnership begins in the U.S.A. |
| 1982-85 | ICA-USA and United Nations organizations co-sponsor Fifty-five nation International Exposition of Rural Development, with a Plenary Conference held in India in 1984. |
| 1977 | ICA-USA International formed in Belgium and Secretariat established. |
| 1976 | First Village Development Replication Plan initiated in India, followed by other nations. Eight-week Human Development Training Institutes begin around the world. |
| 1976-77 | ICA-USA holds over 5,000 Town Meeting 76 local community planning forums as part of the USA Bicentennial Celebration, with at least one in every county of the United States. |
| 1975 | ICA-USA launches 24 Human Development Projects, one in each global time zone. |
| 1973 | ICA-USA incorporates as separate entity from the Ecumenical Institute. |
| 1972 | Strategic Planning seminars for the business community are held in the U.S. and around the world. |
| 1971 | First of a series of annual Global Research Assemblies begins. |
| 1969 | First International Training Institute is held in Singapore. ICA-USA opens its first international and national offices outside Chicago, IL. |
| 1968 | The Institute's intensive 13-week training program, The Academy, begins in Chicago. First Rite of Passage program held for children of Institute staff. |
| 1963 | The first community development project, Fifth City, begins locally in the neighborhood surrounding the Ecumenical Institute. |
| 1962 | The Ecumenical Institute, the founding organization of ICA-USA, establishes operations on Chicago's West Side. |
