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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

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There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. What topics would you like to see more of in our newsletter, socials and blogs? What resource organizations are in our community that we aren’t currently engaging with? How can we develop trust and invite them into the conversation?

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

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Recently, I worked with a community that was struggling to explain what they thought success looked like in ten years to their funding organizations. I asked them to treat me like a funder. And the ecosystem building metrics stem from the outcomes derived from the community. Metrics do that. It is led by Chapman & Co.,

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Investing in Capacity Building: The Overhead Pledge

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Folks in the business of community building know the story when it comes to outside funders. In practice, this means that community building organizations operate with insufficient funds to pay people, to build organizations, and to do the job right. Capacity building—and community building—take money! EntreWorks Blog.