Building the "How To" Knowledge for Professional and Volunteer Leadership

		Building the "How To" Knowledge for Professional and Volunteer Leadership
Training on Specialized Economic Development Topics Take it To Them Training (T-4 Board Workshops) Training Heartland Professionals in the Basic Concepts and Strategies for Local Economic Development Delivering Insights from the Practice of Economic Development Benefiting from Tomorrow's Economic Development Professionals
	Training on Specialized Economic Development Topics
We provide educational and informative training sessions focused on specialized topics related to the needs of your economic development and community leadership. Topics include Intro to Economic Development; Trends in Economic Development; Understanding Where Your Economy is Now; Effective Economic Development Organizations; Fundamentals of Economic Development Marketing; Speculative Buildings as an Economic Development Tool; and Components of an Economic Development Web site. We can also design a session that addresses another area of interest that your leadership needs to know more about.
Benefits: Learning information from qualified, certified economic development professionals about topics your leadership needs to know more about, delivered where and when you want

	Take it To Them Training (T-4 Board Workshops)
We offer a series of interactive training sessions of 1 to 1 ½ hours that we can present in your community. Topics include Board Orientation and Responsibilities; Basic Economic Development Strategies; Fundraising - The Volunteers Role, plus we can develop a training session on a customized/localized topic. We can also deliver these sessions via the ICN Network to a local ICN facility in your community. Handout materials for an ICN session will be provided prior to the session.
Benefits: Helping your board members do a better job Allowing your organization to really "EXCELLerate" with the information provided at a time and place in your community that works best for your leadership No travel on their part is required, only some of their time
	Training Heartland Professionals in the Basic Concepts and Strategies for Local Economic Development
Local economic development professionals typically need additional training. The Heartland Economic Development Course is one of the best basic economic development courses in the country. It is considered the Midwest's premier economic development training resource, serving as the first step on the professional development track for many economic developers. Many attendees go on to pursue their CEcD (certification as an economic developer) through the International Economic Development Council.
Benefits: Your economic development organization will subsequently have a professional with expanded skills - someone who stays current with new trends and technologies and who can more capably take on additional responsibilities Having increased opportunity for practical success in the 21St Century Back to Top
	Delivering Insights from the Practice of Economic Development
We offer an array of presentation topics in the dynamic field of community and economic development -- topics such as: * The Fundamentals of Economic Development * The Value of Volunteer Leadership * Speculative Buildings as an Economic Development Tool * Community Visioning * Trends in Economic Development * Economic Development Snapshot These presentations combine the expertise of experienced economic development practitioners with lessons learned in the field in providing technical assistance to hundreds of communities and organizations in the Midwest.
Benefits: Engaging key community leaders in planning for future growth and new business opportunities Building capacity to do even more by expanding your understanding and exploring how IDM can put its experience to work for your organization

	Benefiting from Tomorrow's Economic Development Professionals
Many economic development organizations have benefited from having a UNI intern on their staff. UNI offers an economic development academic emphasis along with several other programs that offer graduate and undergraduate courses covering economic development topics. Many students enrolled in these programs seek internships with development organizations. We generally work to place student interns in organizations located near their summer residences. School-year interns can also work limited hours for organizations located within a reasonable distance of the University. We expect that student interns will receive a stipend for their work, as agreed to by the student and your organization.
Benefits: Having additional staffing to augment your usual staff in accomplishing special projects or ongoing programs Former interns are in leadership roles in economic development Back to Top