A recording of the November 21st IRDC Zoominar featuring the “Our Postville” Heart & Soul initiative is available for viewing. Click HERE and use the passcode: ^5Ai?wep Click LearningFromPostville for the slide deck Thanks to Crystal Duffy and Jason Neises for the insights and the amazing case study.
The October 2024 IRDC Zoominar featured two rural leaders from the state of Washington. USDA Rural Development State Director Helen Price Johnson and Washington Rural Partners Executive Director Jody Opheim talked about the Pacific Northwest initiative that includes rural partners in the state of Oregon. See the Zoom event recording... Read More →
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 2024 Iowa Leadership Exchange Join us in Perry on October 29-30, 2024 for the 5th Annual Leadership Exchange event! The Annual Iowa Leadership Exchange is an educational event held to bolster existing leadership programs, support a statewide network of leaders, and empower communities to grow local leaders.... Read More →
Apprenticeship America CEO Christian Gray had the IRDC Zoominar microphone on August 30 to talk about workforce, apprenticeships and young workers. Here is the link to watch the Zoom recording, Here is the Passcode: *38dC+=T The slide deck can be found HERE!!
Building and sustaining small towns and rural areas seems like a straightforward endeavor. It can be complicated by remote location, sparse populations, limited access to equity, broadband or health care or other factors. In fact, the biggest barrier to rural development and small-town viability is a lack of local leadership.... Read More →
The Iowa Rural Development Council’s (IRDC) Rural Business Initiative is seeking to fund projects that support small businesses, through guidance and grant dollars. This round’s funding is provided by grant dollars from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The online application can be found at https://iowardc.org/entrepreneurship/ Applications must align with one of... Read More →
The July 26 IRDC Zoominar on the Wapello County Youth Community Co-Designer Pre-Apprenticeship Program is available for viewing. Presenters Krista Tedrow, Diana Dominguez and Michael Rodriguez talked about the program designed to train, and pay youth as consultants to co-design systems through social change initiatives, enhancing leadership skills and job... Read More →
The June 2024 IRDC Zoominar featured a fascinating overview of wealth creation and strategic value-chain development from Melissa Levy of WealthWorks using tools from the National Association of Development Organization (NADO) and their wealth creation platform. The recording of the Zoominar can be found by clicking HERE. The passcode to access... Read More →
The February installment of the IRDC Zoominar series featured David Schmitz and Jon Berg of the Iowa Arts Council, who discussed the recent transition of programs under the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs into their new home at the Iowa Economic Development Authority. David and Jon provided some context, as... Read More →
AMES, IOWA – Registration is open for the 8th annual Iowa Rural Summit, to be held April 11-12 at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center, Ames IA. Past years’ gatherings of leaders from rural communities from across the state have drawn crowds of almost 400. Rural communities are once again being... Read More →
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