Citizen-Led Sustainable Change - Case Study: The Deep South Wealth Creation Network, Mississippi and Alabama

Tags: Community Economic Development, Natural Resource Based Economic Development, Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation

Location: Alabama, Canada, Mississippi

Resource Type: Case Study

Author Org: COADY International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University

Author: Phil Davison

Year: 2013

In connection with the 2013 forum on Citizen-Led Sustainable Change held on the St. Francis Xavier University campus, Phil Davison produced a case study on the Deep South Wealth Creation Network, titled “The Deep South Wealth Creation Network,Mississippi and Alabama.” The case study, a webinar, and video interview of Cheryl Peterson, Co-manager of the Deep South Wealth Creation Network, can all be accessed on the forum website.

Case Study: http://www.coady.stfx.ca/tinroom/assets/file/North%20American%20Case%20Studies/deep_south.pdf

Webinar: https://energizingentrepreneurs.adobeconnect.com/_a1005885391/p3svazeyx20/

Interview with Cheryl Peterson: http://youtu.be/fF2ftkNaVtQ

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