叫做农村经济发展交流
2018年5月, the CALED Board approved the creation of a 农村经济发展交流会 that allows CALED to direct some resources to support our efforts to help rural economic developers connect, 共享资源, and engage in policy conversations/initiatives. 具体而言,CALED致力于:
- Convene rural economic development stakeholders at least one time per year (outside of CALED’s Annual Conference)
- Include a Rural Exchange opportunity at the conference for resource providers to share updates on how they can support rural economic development as well as showcase best practices
- Work with USDA Rural Development in California to identify ways CALED can support their priorities and promote their work/grants.
- Share what we learn with partners that may be in a position to assist in addressing priorities, 挑战, 解决方案, 以及发展农村经济的资源
If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to check out the California Rural Infrastructure Finance Guidebook.
Rural Exchange Summer Meeting – Tuesday, 7月30日, 2024 – City of Shasta Lake, CA
CALED and the Rural Exchange is pleased to announce its Summer 2024 Rural Exchange – Tuesday, 7月30日, 2024年在沙斯塔湖市.
The agenda will be updated as we confirm our speakers, but below is an outline of some of the topics that will be discussed at the Exchange:
试探性的 议程:
上午8:30 - 9:00 -登记 & 大陆式早餐
9:00 am – 9:45 am – Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introductions
9:45 am – 10:45 am – Panel Session – Rural Economic Development Budgeting
上午11点到11点45分 闪电圆-状态 & Federal Rural Resource Partner Updates, Moderator, Craig Schlatter, Rural Exchange Chair
上午11:45 -下午12:45——社交午餐
下午12:45 - 1:45 Rapid Succession – Half Hour Updates/Discussions
1:45 pm – Final Session and Tour of the Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Rural Innovation Project Area
More information, including speakers and cost to be added shortly.
Rural Exchange Chair: Craig Schlatter, City of Ukiah
Craig Schlatter is the Director of Community Development at the City of Ukiah, 监督规划部门, 建筑, 住房, 经费管理, 防火, 以及城市的法规执行, as well as implementing economic development programs and services. In the 10 years prior to Craig’s tenure at the City, he worked for the Mendocino County Community Development Commission, specializing in 住房 and community and economic development planning and programming.
在这个职位上, Craig facilitated the Revitalizing Business Investment and Lending Development (“ReBILD”) program, a business lending program designed and launched in 2010 to increase the flow of private investment to small businesses in Ukiah following the 住房 market lending crisis. The program has remained in existence for the last 13 years, producing significant job retention and job creation in Ukiah, and was expanded during the pandemic to assist struggling businesses.
Craig has long been a champion of rural communities, especially related to furthering the equitable access of resources to these communities. Given the multitude of 挑战 facing the world today, Craig believes that rural communities may be best positioned to develop innovative and practical 解决方案 to these 挑战.
过往乡郊交流活动:
- January 10, 2018–Winter Rural Exchange, Sacramento, CA
- September 26, 2018–Fall Rural Exchange, Tehachapi, CA
- January 15, 2019–Winter Rural Exchange, Sacramento, CA
- March, 23, 2019–Rural Networking at CALED Conference, Anaheim, CA
- August 8, 2019–Summer Rural Exchange, Eureka, CA
- January 21, 2020–Winter Rural Exchange, Sacramento, CA
- 2020年4月28日-农村复苏更新网络研讨会
- September 23, 2020–Virtual Fall Rural Exchange
- February 11, 2021–Virtual Winter Rural Exchange
- 2021年10月6日—虚拟秋季农村交流
- February 16, 2022–Virtual Winter Rural Exchange
- May 11, 2022–Rural Community Recovery Discussion at CALED Conference, Long Beach, CA
- January 18, 2023–Winter Rural Exchange, Sacramento, CA
- June 21, 2023–Rural Economic Development Discussion at CALED Conference, Los Angeles, CA
- September 14, 2023–Late Summer Rural Exchange, Ukiah, CA
- January 25, 2024–Winter Rural Exchange, Sacramento, CA
- April 12, 2024–Rural Economic Development Discussion at CALED Conference, Santa Rosa, CA
If you’re interested in getting on the Rural Exchange email list to learn about upcoming events and resources, 请发邮件给Laura Cole-Rowe, laura@epaymentstrategies.com.