Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development
The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs has published its Spring 2014 issue of Rural Research Report (Volume 24, Issue 1), featuring a paper by Melissa Levy, Senior Associate at Yellow Wood Associates, and Barbara Wyckoff, Principal at Dynamica Consulting and close partner of Yellow Wood Associates. The article, “Connecting Community Assets with Market Demand for Lasting Livelihoods: Meeting New Challenges with Innovative Approaches,” introduces the WealthWorks approach, including its focus on thinking about multiple forms of wealth and its tools (the WealthWorks value chain construct and the wealth matrix). The paper also views the work of the Arkansas Green Energy Network, in building a biofuels value chain, using the WealthWorks lens. To learn more, visit: http://bit.ly/1lhkNLU to read the article.
