Community Development Institute

September 23-27, 2002 • Talladega, Alabama

 

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Day 1
 Monday, September 23
1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
 

Bo Beaulieu
Each participant will spend 2 minutes telling about a successful community development effort and an unsuccessful effort.

3:00 p.m. Break
   
3:30 p.m. Past CDI participants share what CDI has done for them
   
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
Day 2
 Tuesday, September 24 - Social Dimension of the Community
8:00 a.m. Building a Vision for the Future: Strategic Planning
Lori Garkovich
   
10:00 a.m. Break
   
10:30 a.m. Dealing with Tough Issues: Issue Framing
Steve Smutko
   
12:00 p.m. Lunch
   
1:00 p.m. Issue Framing (continued)
   
3:00 p.m. Break
   
3:30 p.m. Building on Local Talents: The Asset Mapping Approach
Bo Beaulieu
   
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
Day 3
 Wednesday, September 25 - Social Dimension of the Community (continued)
8:00 a.m. Applying What We've Learned: Teaching by CDI Participants
   
10:00 a.m. Break
   
10:30 a.m. Building Networks: The Role of Collaboration, Partnership and Participatory Decision Making
Lori Garkovich and Steve Smutko
   
12:30 p.m. Lunch
   
1:30 p.m. Strengthening Local Services
Gerald Doeksen
   
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
   
Evening Work Session: State CDI Teams Develop Action Plans
   
Day 4
 Thursday, September 26 - Building Sound Economic Development Strategies
8:00 a.m. Introduction of CARE Model
   
9:30 a.m. Break
   
9:45 a.m. Feasibility Study Format and Explanation
   
10:30 a.m. Startup Issues
   
11:30 a.m. Management Issues - Financial Management
   
12:00 p.m. Lunch
   
1:00 p.m. Management Issues - Labor Management, Strategic Management
   
1:30 p.m. Marketing Issues - Marketing Channels, Marketing Plan and Viable Strategies, Advertising Issues
   
3:00 p.m. Break
   
3:15 p.m. E-Commerce Marketing Issues
   
4:15 p.m. Economic Impact Analysis Explanation
   
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   
Day 5
 Friday, September 27
8:00 a.m. Student Modeling of Economic Development
   
10:00 a.m. Break
   
10:30 a.m. State Team Presentations of Action Plans
   
   
   
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