Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

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Strategic Planning, Measurement and Evaluation Using “You Get What You Measure®”

This presentation, from the workshop titled Strategic Planning, Measurement and Evaluation Using “You Get What You Measure®,” was presented by Melissa Levy at the 2014 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference.


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Innovative Strategies that Support Rural Communities

This presentation on WealthWorks and WealthWorks value chains was made as part of a panel at the National Reinvestment Coalition 2014 Annual Conference.


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Measures that Matter

Attendees learned how food hubs have used You Get What You Measure®, a systems-based analysis to identify their priority measures that will tell them if they are making progress towards their goals.  The first part of the session shared examples of…


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Finding Common Measures for the Nation's Food Hubs

In an effort to develop a  common set of metrics for food hubs to track the contributions they are making at the community level, the Wallace Center partnered with Yellow Wood Associates to research four potential common measures: 1) food access; 2)…


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3rd Rural Issues Community Leadership Conference, April 6 2011, Keynote

Shanna Ratner's keynote presentation to the 3rd RURAL ISSUES: Community Leadership Conference on April 6, 2011 focused on why agriculture matters to regional economies and what municipal and public officials can do to grow the agricultural sector.


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Your Role in Healthy Food Systems

Shanna Ratner's plenary presentation at the Growing Health 2012 conference in New York addressed the benefits of a fully-realized food system, discussed food systems in context of a wealth creation approach, and engaged participants in exercises around…


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2010 Rural Lisc Seminar: Asset Building and Economic Development Strategies: A Workshop for Community Development Practitioners

This file contains presentations by participants in a session highlighting three emerging practices in community development: financial education and coaching, developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, and a wealth creation approach to development in…


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Local and Regional Wealth-Building Strategies.

Wealth Creation in Rural Communities presentation made to the 8th Annual BALLE Business Conference and Member Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. May 21-23, 2010.


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Formulating a Sustainable Economic Development Process for Rural America.

This Wealth Creation in Rural Commuities presentation was made at Exploring Innovation: A Conference on Community Development, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. April 23, 2009
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Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Low-income and Poor Households.

This Wealth Creation in Rural Communities presentation, "Expanding Livelihoods Opportunities for Low-Income and Poor Households," was presented by Wayne Fawbush to the 2010 Northeast Rural Summit in Burlington, Vermont


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Social Innovation and the Power of Markets: Cross Regional Convening, March 20, 2012

Jason Saul is the CEO of Mission Measurement, a strategy consulting firm that helps nonprofits, companies and government agencies to create value through social change. Jason’s approaches–using the power of markets and the engine of business to solve…


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Gaining Wealth Creation Traction in the Wider World: Building Tools for More Places to Build Rural Livelihoods

Even as the Wealth Creation in Rural Communities work is going on in the pioneering regions, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group has been tasked with creating a framework of materials and approaches that can interest and activate community…
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Making Measurement Work: Assessing Value Chains, Engaging Partners, and Informing Interventions - Presentation

This session explores how measurement can be a useful process for helping groups to work more effectively toward their goals.
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Global Lessons from Inclusive Business: Accelerating Local Value Creation through the Private Sector

An introduction to the theory and practice of inclusive business and how it might be relevant to accelerating the impact of value chains in rural communities.
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2012 Cross Regional Convening Presentation: Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Poor Households.

This presentation set the context for the 2012 Cross Regional Convening.
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Working Hard and Smart: How Technology is Integral for Value Chain Progress

Using technology in value chain construction and operations.
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