Tags: Community Economic Development, Natural Resource Based Economic Development, Wealth Creation
Client Name: Ford Foundation
Location: Ohio, Canada
Resource Type: Case Study
Author Org: COADY International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University
Author: Alison Mathie
Year: 2013
In connection with the 2013 forum on Citizen-Led Sustainable Change held on the St. Francis Xavier University campus, Alison Mathie produced a case study on Rural Action, titled “From the fringe to the mainstream: Rural Action’s pursuit of a sustainable economy in Central Appalachia.” The case study, a webinar, and video of Michelle Decker, Executive Director of Rural Action, can all be accessed on the forum website.
Case Study: http://www.coady.stfx.ca/tinroom/assets/file/North%20American%20Case%20Studies/rural_action.pdf
Webinar: https://energizingentrepreneurs.adobeconnect.com/_a1005885391/p21rx1l8y70/
Interview with Michelle Decker: http://youtu.be/Fnl0qAC5I8o
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