Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

Consultation and Training for Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. worked with John Gaventa at the University of Tennessee and Vicki Creed to prepare a workbook, training manual, and four-day workshop on participatory evaluation of rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. Recipients of training included professional researchers and members of community-based learning teams from around the country. Provided advanced training for the same audience after several months of implementation through three national cross-site trainings.

The workbook is well written and the activities bring the learning points into perspective.  It makes the prospect of leading others through the steps more easily manageable. - Lisa Lampmann, City of Watsonville Enterprise Community