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Connecting community assets to market demand to build lasting livelihoods.
The Basics
1. Explore regional wealth building
Wealth: The eight capitals
Regional ownership and control
Lasting livelihoods
2. Identify a market opportunity
Get to know demand
Match demand with your region
3. Construct a value chain
WealthWorks value chain defining characteristics
Value chain coordinator
Demand, transactional and support partners
Wealth-building opportunities: Gaps, bottlenecks and underutilized resources
Investment to support the value chain
Success stories
Appalachia Energy Efficiency
Appalachia Wood Products
Arkansas Biofuels
Black Belt Arts and Crafts
Deep South Community Agriculture
Mid-South Food LINC
Montana Entrepreneurship
New Hampshire Recreation
New Mexico Cooperatives
North Carolina Textiles
Oregon North Coast Seafood
Southeast Ohio Food
Upper Peninsula Tourism
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Evaluation Framework
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Measuring Rural Wealth Creation: A Guide for Regional Development Organizations
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Place-Based Investing for Resilient Rural Development
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Sample Prosperity Summit Facilitator's Agenda
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Sample Prosperity Summit Agenda
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Guide for Organizing a Prosperity Summit
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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Tool
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Roles of the Coordinator Team
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Hints for Productive Conversations with Demand
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Engaging Low-Income Partners in a Value Chain
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