Appendix:
Resources
Resources That Informed the Playbook
Community Action Partnership. Tools & Resources.
communityactionpartnership.com/search-categories
What is Impact Investing? 2-Minute video.
youtube.com/watch?v=jv3oKGUbCPo
Impacting the Future with Impact Investing. Aspen Institute Ideas Festival.
aspenideas.org/sessions/impacting-the-future-with-impact-investing
Cutting Edge Capital- Community Investment Funds: a change is
gonna come.
cuttingedgecapital.com/cif-change-gonna-come
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Smart Growth Tools.
epa.gov/smartgrowth
Michael Shuman. Commentary on Community Economics.
michaelhshuman.com
Place Based Investing for Resilient Rural Development. Wealthworks and the Croatan Institute.
wealthworks.org/sites/default/files/resources/Place-Based_Investing_for_Resilient_Rural_Development.pdf
Stantec. Rebuilding Mainstreet in Rural America:
stantec.com/en/ideas/content/article/2019/published-rebuilding-main-street-in-rural-america
The Intelligencer. Community leaders say historic tax credit will be catalyst for development in Wheeling.
theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/05/community-leaders-say-historic-rehabilitation-tax-credit-will-be-catalyst-for-development-in-wheeling
Village Capital. How we’re fixing fundraising for entrepreneurs and investors.
medium.com/village-capital/how-were-fixing-fundraising-for-entrepreneurs-and-investors-780b7401a85f
Investing to Revitalize Rural America.
cornerstonecapinc.com/wp-content/uploads/Investing-to-Revitalize-Rural-America_April-2019.pdf
Tools
Turning Around Downtown: 12 Steps to Revitalization. brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20050307_12steps.pdf
Investment Readiness Toolkit. Economic Developers Alberta (Canada).
edaalberta.ca/page-1497206
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Diagnostic Toolkit.
aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/files/content/docs/pubs/FINAL%20Ecosystem%20Toolkit%20Draft_print%20version.pdf
What is a pitch deck and why is it important for NGOs.
https://www2.fundsforngos.org/featured/what-is-a-pitch-deck-and-why-it-is-important-for-ngos
Learn how to do a nonprofit pitch deck.
youtube.com/watch?v=s5QpRhQlPH0
Additional Resources
Community Action Partnership. Tools & Resources.
communityactionpartnership.com/search-categories
What is Impact Investing? 2-Minute video.
youtube.com/watch?v=jv3oKGUbCPo
Impacting the Future with Impact Investing. Aspen Institute Ideas Festival.
aspenideas.org/sessions/impacting-the-future-with-impact-investing
Cutting Edge Capital- Community Investment Funds: a change is gonna come.
cuttingedgecapital.com/cif-change-gonna-come
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Smart Growth Tools.
epa.gov/smartgrowth
Michael Shuman. Commentary on Community Economics.
michaelhshuman.com
Place Based Investing for Resilient Rural Development. Wealthworks and the Croatan Institute.
wealthworks.org/sites/default/files/resources/Place-Based_Investing_for_Resilient_Rural_Development.pdf
Stantec. Rebuilding Mainstreet in Rural America:
stantec.com/en/ideas/content/article/2019/published-rebuilding-main-street-in-rural-america
The Intelligencer. Community leaders say historic tax credit will be catalyst for development in Wheeling.
theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/05/community-leaders-say-historic-rehabilitation-tax-credit-will-be-catalyst-for-development-in-wheeling
Village Capital. How we’re fixing fundraising for entrepreneurs and investors.
medium.com/village-capital/how-were-fixing-fundraising-for-entrepreneurs-and-investors-780b7401a85f
Investing to Revitalize Rural America.
cornerstonecapinc.com/wp-content/uploads/Investing-to-Revitalize-Rural-America_April-2019.pdf
Farmworks CEDIF Economic Impact- an interesting model for investment in local businesses used in Canada.
farmworks.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Report-on-CEDIF-Economic-Impact-March-2021-2.pdf
Tumbler Ridge Economic Development Strategy- investment readiness and economic development plan.
investtumblerridge.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Appendix-1-Tumbler-Ridge-Economic-Development-Strategy-FINAL.pdf
Lessons in New Ruralism. The New Ruralism Initiative.
maine.gov/dacf/municipalplanning/docs/LessonsInNewRuralismFall2020.pdf
People Powered Development: The Independence Story. An inspiring story of how Independence, OR transformed it’s downtown.
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p-gEKIsK10dymnd5qjGJWecemLh0nWD1/edit#slide=id.p1
Citizens Institute on Rural Design:
rural-design.org
4 Big Ideas for SMALL Downtown Revitalization.
cdsmr.com/newsworthy/4-big-ideas-for-small-downtown-revitalization
4 Tested Techniques to Catalyze Small Town Redevelopment.
meetingoftheminds.org/4-tested-techniques-to-catalyze-small-town-redevelopment-27017
Facilitating Access to Finance: Discussion Paper on Investment Readiness Programmes.
oecd.org/global-relations/45324336.pdf
Accessing Capital for Rural Economic Development.
knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/accessing-capital-rural-economic-development
How Small Towns and Cities Can Use Local Assets to Rebuild their Economies.
epa.gov/smartgrowth/how-small-towns-and-cities-can-use-local-assets-rebuild-their-economies
Downtown Success Indicators.
economicdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/files/2014/12/Downtown_Success_Indicators_2014.pdf
Place-Based Investing for Resilient Rural Development.
croataninstitute.org/2016/08/01/placed-based-investing-for-resilient-rural-development
Social Finance: A Primer.
americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2013/11/05/78792/social-finance-a-primer