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SUMMARY:Building Capacity: Strategic Doing for Rural Community Economic Development (Closed Event - by invitation)
LOCATION:TBD, AB, T3H5Z9
DESCRIPTION:Building Capacity: Strategic Doing for Rural Community Economic Development (Closed Event - by invitation)\n\n04/27/26 09:30 AM MST\n - 04/27/26 02:30 PM MST\Description:\nMove from ideas to action, without needing more time, money, or staff.\n \nRural communities are rich in ideas, relationships, and opportunity, but turning those strengths into tangible economic outcomes can be challenging. Competing priorities, limited capacity, and uncertainty often stall even the best plans.\n\nThis hands-on workshop is designed to help communities cut through complexity and focus on what truly matters.\nUsing Economic Developers Alberta’s Strategic Doing framework, participants will learn how to move from conversation to commitment, identifying realistic priorities, assigning clear roles, and launching achievable actions that build momentum and confidence.\n\nRather than producing another plan that sits on a shelf, this session focuses on small, practical steps that lead to real progress.\nWhy attend?\nParticipants will:\n\n\n	Build a shared understanding of how economic development works in a rural context\n	Learn how to align people, resources, and ideas around clear priorities\n	Apply a proven, step-by-step process to answer four critical questions:\n	\n		What could we do?\n		What should we do?\n		What will we do?\n		What’s our 30/30?\n	\n	\n	Leave with defined next steps, assigned responsibilities, and a 30-day action check-in\n	Strengthen local and regional collaboration while staying focused on achievable outcomes\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n	Elected officials\n	Municipal staff\n	Economic development professionals\n	Community and business leaders\n	Regional partners and volunteers involved in local development efforts\n\n\nWhat makes this workshop different?\nThis session blends economic development fundamentals with a highly practical action framework. It acknowledges real-world constraints while empowering participants to make progress using the assets, relationships, and capacity they already have.\nGreat things are done by a series of small things brought together. This workshop shows you how to start, together.\n\nHosted by: Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) and Community Futures Yellowhead\nTrainer: Trevor Lewington\n\nThis session is free, and morning coffee and lunch will be provided.\n \Location:\nTBD\n\n, AB T3H5Z9
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Building Capacity: Strategic Doing for Rural Community Economic Development (Closed Event - by invitation)<br /><br />04/27/26 09:30 AM MST - 04/27/26 02:30 PM MST<br />Description:<br /><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Move from ideas to action, without needing more time, money, or staff.</strong></span><br />
&nbsp;<br />
Rural communities are rich in ideas, relationships, and opportunity, but turning those strengths into tangible economic outcomes can be challenging. Competing priorities, limited capacity, and uncertainty often stall even the best plans.<br />
<br />
This hands-on workshop is designed to help communities <strong>cut through complexity and focus on what truly matters</strong>.<br />
Using Economic Developers Alberta&rsquo;s <strong>Strategic Doing</strong> framework, participants will learn how to move from conversation to commitment, identifying realistic priorities, assigning clear roles, and launching achievable actions that build momentum and confidence.<br />
<br />
Rather than producing another plan that sits on a shelf, this session focuses on <strong>small, practical steps that lead to real progress</strong>.
<h3><strong>Why attend?</strong></h3>
Participants will:

<ul>
	<li>Build a shared understanding of <strong>how economic development works in a rural context</strong></li>
	<li>Learn how to align people, resources, and ideas around <strong>clear priorities</strong></li>
	<li>Apply a proven, step-by-step process to answer four critical questions:
	<ul>
		<li><em>What could we do?</em></li>
		<li><em>What should we do?</em></li>
		<li><em>What will we do?</em></li>
		<li><em>What&rsquo;s our 30/30?</em></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Leave with <strong>defined next steps</strong>, assigned responsibilities, and a 30-day action check-in</li>
	<li>Strengthen local and regional collaboration while staying focused on achievable outcomes</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>Who should attend?</strong></h3>

<ul>
	<li>Elected officials</li>
	<li>Municipal staff</li>
	<li>Economic development professionals</li>
	<li>Community and business leaders</li>
	<li>Regional partners and volunteers involved in local development efforts</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>What makes this workshop different?</strong></h3>
This session blends <strong>economic development fundamentals</strong> with a <strong>highly practical action framework</strong>. It acknowledges real-world constraints while empowering participants to make progress using the assets, relationships, and capacity they already have.<br />
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. This workshop shows you how to start, together.<br />
<br />
<strong>Hosted by</strong>: Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) and Community Futures Yellowhead<br />
<strong>Trainer: </strong>Trevor Lewington<br />
<br />
This session is free, and morning coffee and lunch will be provided.<br />
&nbsp;<br />Location:<br />TBD<br /><br />, AB T3H5Z9
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