Ec. Dev. for Elected Officials (EO)

Economic Development for Elected Officials (EO)

Specifically designed for elected officials and local leadership.

Provides theory, fundamental economic development applications, and examples of best practices.

This "30,000-foot view of economic development helps you align your mandate and projects with the current economic development situation.

This is a core course in our Community Economic Development Training Program (CEDTP).

Gain an overview of economic development's key points and understand the pivotal role elected officials play in empowering communities to achieve economic objectives.
Acquire skills in strategic community development planning, including creating guiding frameworks, utilizing data for decision-making, and gathering essential data for progress.
Gain insight into local government's role in economic development, providing insights into its significance and impact.
Understand core economic development strategies, learn to identify target markets, and develop compelling value propositions to meet their goals.

Understand the importance of collaboration in economic development, outlining team responsibilities, and exploring various funding mechanisms and structures for incentivization.
Understand Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in economic development, evaluate performance metrics, identify relevant KPIs for economic growth, and understand their impact through illustrative outcomes.
Identify different types of disasters, explains resilience concepts, outlines the process of fostering community economic resilience, and delineates the role of elected officials in this process