Tools & Techniques for Community Recovery & Renewal is a catalogue of over 60 specific methods that communities have used to enhance their economic and social well-being, as well as people and publications to tap for further guidance. The intent is to provide a ready resource for citizens that are trying to strengthen or revitalize the economy of their town, neighbourhood, or region.

The entries are organized in terms of five topics. Visit each topic for additional information and download in portable document format (PDF) as many entries as you require. Note that case studies are available from the CED Digital Bookshop to illustrate the practical application of many entries.

• Doing the Planning, Research, & Advocacy: Evolving a CEDO; Community-Wide Visioning; Strategic CED Planning; Government Liaison; Local Networking and Partnerships; National and Regional Alliance; Managing Consultants; Inventories of Businesses, Organizations, and Skills; Mapping Consumer Expenditures; Building Citizen Participation; Leadership Development Program. Go to this topic.

• Building Human Resources: Human Resource Planning; Life Skills Program; Literacy Education; Volunteering for Skills and Experience; Career Planning; Job Search; Job Placement; Mentoring; Tailored Training; Self-Employment Training and Support; Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment. Go to this topic.

• Retaining & Creating Jobs: Business Visitation/Mentoring; Early Warning System; Succession Planning; Worker Buy-Out; Business Incubator; Feasibility Studies Support; Business Planning Aid; Entrepreneur Network; Community-Owned Venture; Co-operative Employee Partnership; Joint Ventures; New Generation Co-operative; Nonprofit Enterprise; Recruiting Outside Firms; Women Entrepreneurship; Worker Ownership; Youth Entrepreneurship. Go to this topic.

• Addressing the Financial Gaps: Community Development Loan Fund; Community Equity Investment Fund; Community Foundation; Community Revolving Loan Fund; Comprehensive Finance Institution; Equity Match-Making; Individual Development Account; Loan Guarantee Program; Microenterprise Loan Fund; Program-Related Investment; Royalty-Based Financing. Go to this topic.

• Focussing on Special Sectors: Community Land Trust; Community Tourism; Cultural/Heritage Tourism; Energy Systems; Health Care Options; Local Exchange Trading System. Go to this topic.

Two Appendices detail the application of CED in one small town and the process for creating a community economic development organization.

Needless to say, there are significant omissions in this compilation. With the assistance of readers and other supporters, future editions shall correct this. To send a comment or suggestion to the general editor of Tools and Techniques, click here. To receive updates about this publication and other CED resources from the Centre for Community Enterprise, click here.

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