HTC Indiana Pilot Community Training Session February 2008 HomeTown Competitiveness

2 Strategic Partnership Heartland Center for Leadership Development

3 HomeTown Competitiveness Framework for Effective and Sustainable Rural Community and Economic Development

4 HomeTown Competitiveness HomeTown Competitiveness Overview

5 HomeTown Competitiveness is Focused on Critical Issues  Generational Wealth Transfer  Historical Youth Out-Migration Trends  Loss of Farms and Small Businesses  Erosion of Leadership Capacity

6 HomeTown Competitiveness Philosophy Locally controlled Build upon community assets Do not replace local capacity; all HTC activities must add value Build community capacity through empowering local leadership Convene and build partnerships Belief in power of “Hometown”

7 HTC Helps Communities Spiral Up Philanthropy for ongoing funds for leadership, youth, and entrepreneurship Cultural capital increases with pride and hope as young people return Youth engagement, leadership and entrepreneurship development and capturing wealth transfer creates new social, cultural and financial capital. Social, political and financial capital to support HTC and early assessment Cultural capital begins to change—We can do it! Bridging social capital brings outside expertise together with internal wisdom SPIRALING UP Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Sustainability

8 Putting All the Pieces Together… Leadership Entrepreneurship Charitable Assets Youth HomeTown Competitiveness

9 The Future is Here: building a new hometown spirit in rural America

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