Diamonds in the Rough: Creating Sustainable Businesses in Tough Communities
Valerie F. Leonard
Published: July 21, 2015
Rodney Brown, Valerie F. Leonard and Dr. Dennis Deer share a light moment after doing a podcast on developing sustainable businesses in tough communities.
Valerie F. Leonard
Deer Rehabilitation Services, Inc., and Rodney Brown, Vice President of the New Covenant Community Development Corporation were guests on the Nonprofit “U” radio blog talk show on Monday, July 20, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nonprofit "U" is an online forum where nonprofit stakeholders can discuss the latest developments in the sector and increase their capacity to serve their clients and build sustainable communities. Valerie F. Leonard, an expert in community and organizational development facilitated the discussion. The show streamed live from BlogTalkRadio.com/nonprofit_u. The archived podcast is available on BlogTalkRadio. com, Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU and Stitcher.
Deer talks about the relationships between economic development and mental illness. Brown shares lessons learned from his work with the chamber of commerce and business development center.