| Recruiting young adults to rural communities is essential for a town's growth. But it's not always easy to do. The Center has been working with two college students who experienced rural communities first hand. Together, they will be presenting a webinar to help rural leaders involve young adults. Also, the Center has been busy with data research, see some of our findings below. |
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How to Recruit Young Adults
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Jordyn Lechtenberg
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As rural communities age, leaders across the country are asking the same question--how can we attract young adults to our community? The Center has been working with communities to answer this question, and we have an upcoming opportunity for you to learn more.
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Hawley Hawthoorn
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Haley Hawthoorn and Jordyn Lechtenberg, two outstanding college students, are working with Craig Schroeder at the Center to help rural leaders more effectively recruit young adults. They will be conducting a free webinar on April 23, 2013 at 12 pm CST to share practical tips for involving young people in creating the future of rural communities. To register, click here.
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| Other Center News |
Don, Ahmet and Deb will be in...
- Amarillo, Texas on April 15-17 working in partnership with the Aspen Institute's Community Strategies Group on a retreat with the Amarillo Area Foundation staff and board.
Ahmet Binerer will be in...
- Tampa, Florida on April 22-23 to meet with community foundation leaders and to present our transfer of wealth research.
Deb and Craig will be in...
- Northeast Nebraska on April 8-12 conducting focus groups with community, business and youth leaders for a project with Northeast Community College.
Deb Markley will be in...
- New York City on April 1-2 for a focus group with social entrepreneurs.
Don Macke will be in...
- Appalachian Ohio (virtually) on April 11 for training with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
- Greenville, SC on April 23-24 for a presentation to the National Association of Development Organizations on entrepreneurial communities.
Job Creation may be stronger than we thought. We are in the process of drilling down into comprehensive jobs data from www.youreconomy.org which suggests that job growth, both full and part time, in 2009-2010 is on a par with that seen in 1995-2001. If you want to be part of the exploration and conversation, email Don Macke at don@e2mail.org. The Second Key to Economic Success. As part of our ongoing series, the second key to economic success is a smart game plan. Click here to explore further. Working with Entrepreneurs professional development series will be offered again this year beginning Spring 2013. For more information, contact dana@e2mail.org.
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Field News |
- Healthy food as an economic development strategy? Click here to read a new PolicyLink report about the community and economic development impacts of healthy and local food initiatives.
- Learn more about the role of food hubs in local communities in this new USDA report. This critical infrastructure may be what agripreneurs in your communities need to connect to larger regional markets.
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The Regional Innovation Acceleration Network offers a series of free webinars focused on topics such as improving partnerships between foundations and regional innovation and entrepreneurship programs and the effectiveness of accelerator programs. Check out the April webinars by clicking here.
- Would you like to weigh in on what universities are doing to encourage entrepreneurship? Check out the Startup University forum created by SBA and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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