Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

WealthWorks Training, October 2014 - August 2015

Tags: Coaching, Training, Wealth Creation, Wealth Works

Client Name: Epicenter, WSOS Community Action Commission, Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Cornell University, Northern Maine Development Commission, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

Client Type: Education/Research Institution, Non-profit, Regional Development Organization

Year: 2014, 2015

Location: Pennsylvania, Vermont, Utah, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Maine, Minnesota

Participants in the third WealthWorks training, which began in October 2014 and runs through August 2015, come from organizations and states across the country, including Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (MN), Cornell University (NY), Epicenter (UT), Northern Maine Development Commission (ME), Rural Health Network of South Central New York (NY), WSOS Community Action Commission (OH), and independent consultants (MD).  The WealthWorks Training provides coaches and coordinators from nonprofit, for profit, and government agencies with an introduction to the WealthWorks approach and framework and a guided six to nine month WealthWorks value chain exploration experience. WealthWorks is an approach to economic development that is rooted in place and embodies sustainability principles.