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All our news in one newsletter!
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We've been working hard over the past year to strengthen the connections between our "parts" to bring a more valuable "whole" to you. It's time for our newsletter to reflect the whole of the Center's work, so we've launched this new format. We'll feature new work and partners in each of our focus areas, and continue to bring you valuable links to news from the field. We hope this new format makes it easier for you to keep track of what we're doing - and where we are - and to consider how we might bring what we're learning and testing in other communities to benefit your place. Let us know what you think of the new format by sending an email to dana@e2mail.org.
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Entrepreneurial Communities
Entrepreneurship Initiative in North Carolina.
The NC Rural Center, with support from a USDA Rural Development's RCDI grant, is set to begin working with a group of rural STEP communities to help them move to the next level in fostering small business and entrepreneurship development as a prosperity strategy. The Center is pleased to be a partner, along with Senior Fellow Leslie Scott, in this ground breaking work. For more information, contact Deb Markley.
Tools You Can Use...Community Readiness. The Center's e2 University contains hundreds of resources that can help your region or community advance prosperity by energizing your entrepreneurial talent. This month we highlight our Community Readiness Guide - Determining Factors and Learning Tools. Later this month, we will be releasing our second package related to Working with Entrepreneurs focused on Outreach, Intake, Screening and Referrals. To learn more about this package, contact Dana Williams or look for our e2 Update at the end of July!
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Community Development Philanthropy
Update - Pennsylvania Transfer of Wealth.
We have completed Transfer of Wealth™ Opportunity studies for over 60% of U.S. counties, including the first TOW study for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2008, hosted by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. We're updating this pre-Great Recession study with a focus on understanding how shale energy development is impacting wealth formation. To learn more about this study or our other TOW Opportunity resources, contact Don Macke.
Tools You Can Use...Community Development Philanthropy Resources. The Center is partnering with the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group to advance community development philanthropy. We're developing a comprehensive collection of resources and stories to help place-based foundations embrace or strengthen the practice of Community Development Philanthropy. Learn more about our partnership here. Learn more about our CDP resources here.
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 New Generation Partnerships Engaging with America's Youth
Ohio HomeTown Competitiveness. HomeTown Competitiveness® (HTC) is a comprehensive community economic development framework created by the Center, Heartland Center for Leadership Development, and the Nebraska Community Foundation, with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The most recent HTC fieldwork is taking place in Ohio, hosted by WSOS Community Action, with funding from a USDA Rural Development RCDI grant. Craig Schroeder, Center Senior Fellow, recently participated in HTC community town hall meetings in Fremont, Geneva, and Morgan County; read a report from Fremont here. To learn more about this work, contact Craig Schroeder.
Tools...Development Opportunity Assessments. As part of the Ohio HTC project, we prepared Development Opportunity Assessments for the four partner communities of Perry County, Morgan County, Fremont and Geneva. These Assessments can be powerful decision support tools and we encourage you to review them above.
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Field News
Check out this report on Connecting Youth and Strengthening Communities The Data Behind Civic Engagement and Economic Opportunity by Opportunity Nation.
The June 2015 issue of Entrepreneurship Insights newsletter includes good information on capital access for rural and small town startups.
Here's a great story about using tourism to drive economic revitalization in Georgia.
Read this article about how attendees at the Clinton Global Initiative are tackling the challenges facing rural America.
Watch this video to see how a Montana Food Hub is about more than food for its community, thanks to the Orton Family Foundation's Community Heart and Soul™ process. Learn more about the Montana Food Coop here.
A new incubator in rural West Virginia aims to support LGBT start ups. Learn more here.
If you are looking for creative ideas for growing a local food system, check out this post highlighting a wide range of partners in central Ohio. You might be inspired to action!
Find out about this Economic Gardening Certification and Training opportunity from the National Center for Economic Gardening taking place in September.
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On the Road
Deb Markley will be in...
- Washington, D.C. July 6-9 conducting meetings related to the Appalachian Regional Commission's strategic planning process
- Charlotte, NC July 12 presenting a County Prosperity Forum at the NACo Annual Conference and Exposition, with Barbara Wyckoff, Dynamica Consulting
- Washington, D.C. July 14 for follow-up briefings with ARC leadership on the strategic planning process
- Danville, VA July 16 facilitating a meeting of entrepreneurial resource providers in the region with Leslie Scott, Entrepreneurial Places LLC and Center Senior Fellow
- Chattanooga, TN July 27-29 facilitating a working session on the strategic plan at the ARC Summer Commission meeting
Don Macke will be in...
- Lincoln, NE on July 14 conducting video conference training for USDA Rural Development staff
- Nebraska City, NE July 23 presenting at the Prairie Health Leadership Conference
- Des Moines, IA July 30 working with the Iowa Community Affiliates Network
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The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center is legendary for its innovative rural-focused community economic development work. Over its life, it's worked in numerous arenas including building reuse, infrastructure, community visioning and planning, entrepreneurship, industrial transition, leadership development and more. Click on the logo to learn more!
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The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a unique "Legislative Agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly" addressing issues important to the people and communities of rural Pennsylvania. The Center is known for its excellent and objective research and practical solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing rural Pennsylvania. We have been fortunate to partner with Barry Denk and his staff at the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Click on the logo to learn more!
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Since 1965, WSOS Community Action has provided comprehensive community economic development services throughout Ohio. Deb Martin, CEO and President, is a pioneer, innovator, and leader in the field of community economic development. We're pleased to be partnering with WSOS Community Action on the HTC work in Ohio. Learn more about the impressive record of vision and impact by clicking on the logo above.
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Youth Engagement Update
Read our latest youth news, issued monthly! Link
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Meet Our Board
Jane Henderson, Center Board member and Treasurer, leads an innovative community development financial institution, Virginia Community Capital. The best way to see all that this great organization does is to view their latest annual report.
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