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Resource Handbook

Resource Handbook ...

1 What is Community Economic Development (CED)? 28
2 Forest Community Strategic Planning and Opportunity Implementation Process 30
3 A Prescription for a Healthy Community 32
4 How Far Has Your Community Progressed? 34
5 Contacts and Resources for Community Economic Development ("CED") 39
6 The Community Profile : A Starting Point 44
7 Reviewing Your Official Community Plan 45
8 Are Your Community Bylaws Business Friendly? 47
9 Economic Development and Interaction with the Regional District 48
10 Economic Dependencies and Impact Ratios 50
11 Making Sure You Get Community Consensus and Input 53
12 Community Participation Trends And Techniques 57
13 Visioning And Opportunities Prioritizing Sessions 62
14 Building an Economic Development Action Team (EDAT) 64
15 Community Economic Development (CED) Strategies and Initiatives Gleaned from Role Modeling 66
16 Alternate Strategies for Funding Economic Development 70
17 Community Driven Funding Strategies 72
18 Essential Conditions for Economic Growth 79
19 Forming & Operating Co-operatives and Joint Initiatives: Stakeholders Working Together 81
20 Options for Forest Sector Value Added Shared Resource Facilities 89
21 Role Modeling: Co-operatives Within the Wood Products Sector 94
22 A Forestry / Adventure Tourism Co-operative Model 100
23 Community Resource Management Strategies 104
24 Community Investment Incentives 105
25 Effective Strategies and Techniques in Economic Development Marketing - the "Customer's" Perspective 106
26 Corporate Community Investment 107
27 Enterprise and Job Creation Strategies 110
28 Creating An Entrepreneurial Shared Use Facility 112
29 Managing Community Growth 119
30 Tenure Opportunities Through Community Forests 123
31 Value Added/Secondary Wood Manufacturing 126
32 Select Value-Added Opportunities 129
33 Kiln Operation Opportunities 135
34 Forest-Based Ecotourism Opportunities 139
35 Hiking Trails Through BC Forests 145
36 The Potential of Botanical Forest Products as an Opportunity 152
37 Getting ' Opportunity Specific' 163
38 Your Project 'Vision' 166
39 Sounding Boards for Your Idea(s) 169
40 Setting Targets and Timelines For Your Project 170
41 Feasibility Study: Proving and Justifying the Opportunity 172
42 Market Research and The Marketing Plan 174
43 Financial Evaluation 183
44 Funding…. How and Where to Find It 185
45 Packaging for Investors 186
46 Packaging for Government Funders 193
47 Finding a Champion for your Project 197
48 Community Support 199
49 Dealing With Regulatory Issues and Infrastructure Needs 200
50 Human Resource and Organizational Plan 201
51 Business and Implementation Planning 202
52 Implementation 204
53 Pre-empting Crisis 207
54 Dealing with Crisis 209
55 Opportunity Research Business Planning and Marketing Resources 213
56 Forestry Related Education And Training Programs 239


 


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