Shanna Ratner presented on “Creating and Retaining Wealth: Connecting Assets with Market Demand for Lasting Livelihoods” at the 21st Annual Conference on the Adirondacks. Her presentation was titled “WealthWorks: A Wealth Creation Approach to Community & Economic Development.” The session provided an overview of the wealth creation approach, which aims to strengthen rural communities and economies by building capacity within shared economic networks, or value chains, to build multiple types of community wealth. Examples of regions where this approach has worked were shared, as well as exercises that gave attendees some practice in the WealthWorks approach and concepts.
Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development
