Your clients are lucky to pick your firm. Vicki Luther, Co-Director, Heartland Center for Leadership Development Rural Community Capacity Building Learning Cluster . 1994 2000. The Principal of YWA is a participating member of the Aspen s Institute Rural Community Capacity Building Learning Cluster. Members of the Cluster include experienced rural development practitioners from around the country. YWA surveyed members of the Learning Cluster to determine the variety of approaches being used to build rural community capacity.
Results are of interest to communities, practitioners, funders and policy-makers.
Preliminary Survey of State Programs . Worked with The Aspen Institute to survey eleven states that support rural community development. The purpose of the work was to identify the role of state government in supporting communities after they have completed some type of community plan. Learning Communities . Prepared a paper on the concept of learning communities for the Appalachian Regional Commission.