THE RURBAN FRINGE

Exploring Rural Development: A Tale of Two Communities, Part II

Below is Part II of a three-part guest series exploring community development and its impacts.  Part I can be viewed here.
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A Tale of Two Communities, Part II
By Peter MacGibbon
In my first posting, I described two neighbouring rurban communities undertaking simultaneous Community Centre development projects, with very different challenges posed to them by their contrasting geographies.  I’ll now [...]

A Funders Forum Offers Best Bang for Buck

I feel a lot like Hank Snow these days as I’ve been on the go and have just returned from presenting at a regional funders forum in west-central Alberta. 
With government budgets shrinking and corporate dollars affected by the economic recession, this funders forum was an opportunity for local agencies and organizations to get valuable information on how money for [...]

Exploring Rural Development: A Tale of Two Communities, Part I

Third in The ‘Fringe’s limited online series of rural/rurban development is Peter MacGibbon, Project Director at 3ci – Carleton Centre for Community Innovation.  I had the great pleasure of meeting Peter last spring while attending a national conference … and am delighted he was able to find the time to share some of his insights here.  Below is [...]

How To Leverage Your Time for Better Results

Ah, leverage … the concept of achieving more with the same – or even less – effort. 
In many small communities and organizations I work with, ‘STP [Same Ten People] Syndrome’ is rampant – with burn-out, frustration and community disconnect the usual end results.  But by applying the concept of leverage to your time, you can [...]

The Value of Action

In anticipation of a busy few weeks ahead, please note I will be posting less frequently … but leave you with this gem from Mark Twain, American writer and humorist:
“Action speaks louder than words … but not nearly as often.”                                                                    
Cheers.

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