Free Publications and PDFs

• Measuring Community Capacity Building (PDF, 788 KB) This 166-page workbook is for community leaders and citizens who want to
  • Improve the ability of individuals, organizations, businesses and government in their community to come together, learn, make well-reasoned decisions about the community’s present and future, and work together to carry out those decisions—that is, to build their community’s
    capacity.
  • Find ways to set goals as they do this work, make sure they are actually moving toward these goals, and celebrate their progress.

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• Developing Entrepreneurial Economies in Rural Regions (1996) (PDF, 687 KB) This report on the proceedings from a 1996 workshop focusing on entrepreneurship highlights the rich discourse on the culture of change necessary to create entrepreneurial economies able to compete on a global scale.