March 28, 2024
In this first webinar of a series, NADO Research Foundation’s Melissa Levy interviews Region Five Development Commission Executive Director Cheryal Hills about how she got started with WealthWorks, how she began to integrate it into her work, and how she uses it now. Bonita Robertson-Hardy, Co-Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, shared about how WealthWorks relates to the Thrive Rural framework and rural development hubs.
June 24, 2024
This second webinar of the series showcased how EDDs can use the eight capitals as a framework for identifying and building on assets in economic development. Kade Jones of Acadiana Planning Commission in Louisiana shared how they are using wealth creation, and Eric Smith of Great Lakes Urban and USDA Extension spoke through storytelling about how wealth creation has figured into his work. This session also provided space for participants to network and discuss ways that they might consider assets in their work.
September 25, 2024
This webinar is the third of a series of quarterly webinar discussions, with the aim of showcasing how EDDs and others are using wealth creation in their work, while also creating a community of practitioners interested in learning about and building their practice around wealth creation. Watch this webinar to hear about the creative sector in the Alabama Black Belt and the wine sector in Idaho, and hear from the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group about how rural development hubs can support these kinds of collaborations.
January 28, 2025
This webinar shared the story of the Butterfield Stage Experience, a gravel bike route in Missouri, as well as the various partners critical to building this value chain. This session also provided space for participants to network and engage in a discussion of ways to integrate value chain thinking into their own work.
July 24, 2025
This webinar features a highly engaging conversation about what affordable housing cooperatives are, how they work, and how they can be adapted to meet your community’s needs.
September 23, 2025
This webinar explores how Economic Development Districts (EDDs) are tackling the social determinants of health to build stronger, more resilient communities.