Wealth Building

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Wealthworks: Explore Regional Wealthbuilding

WealthWorks

Wealth means different things in different contexts. And what it takes to build wealth includes other critical factors. That’s why,...

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Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative

International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

IEDC’s Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative is IEDC’s flagship Race, Equity, and Economic Development program.

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From Competition to Cooperation: Rural Wealth Creation

Insights from rural practitioners who are advancing equitable prosperity and economic development in a way that embraces and strengthens the unique assets of rural regions.

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Wealth Creation in Rural & Indigenous Places

Sep. 19th, 2023, 2PM

Learn how rural practitioners are advancing equitable prosperity and economic development in a way that embraces and strengthens the unique assets of rural regions.

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WealthWorks: A Powerful Tool for Thriving Rural Places

WealthWorks is an approach to doing economic development differently that inspired and continues to inform the Thrive Rural Framework. Learn more about the WealthWorks approach.

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ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES FROM THE RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION HUB

Rural Health Information Hub

Toolkit explores how asset-based approaches for rural communities working to build community capacity to address different social determinants of health.

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ASSET-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES

ICMA Center for Sustainable Communities

A briefing paper from the ICMA Center for Sustainable Communities.

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UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

United Nations Development Programme

The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

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KEEPING WEALTH LOCAL

Community-Wealth.org

Resources do not represent community wealth unless communities own and control them. This handbook looks at various kinds of shared ownership.

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DEVELOPING REGIONAL ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY: KEY FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES

National League of Cities

Case studies and recommendations for practitioners and leaders to advance an economic connectivity framework that not only drives growth but also contributes to more equitable economies in which all people can participate, prosper and reach their full potential.

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WEALTH CREATION A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

WealthWorks

A new book by WealthWorks coach Shanna Ratner that explores building wealth locally and asset-based economic development.

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EXPLORE REGIONAL WEALTH BUILDING Module

WealthWorks

WealthWorks for Your Region: An Introduction provides an overview of four primary components of the WealthWorks approach. This PDF focuses on Module 1: Explore Regional Wealth Building.