Understand changing economics . In the future more goods will be traded internationally, in a finished form, and may be going west and south instead of to points east. Successful communities work at prospering in a global economy. The resources exist to help you get ready for that. Ask for help .
Volunteers are a wonder and a great asset to their communities.
However, as the face of North Dakota changes, we ask fewer and fewer people to carry the load in our communities. It takes courage to admit that we can't ask volunteers to do it all. Besides, volunteers can only do so much. But, no one person can work miracles. The community must still be deeply involved but somebody's got to make the phone calls and fill out the paperwork Think of your community as a tractor engine.