What We Do

Creating a business plan, recruiting volunteers, analyzing budgets, and involving stakeholders are just a few of the skills needed to move a community revitalization project forward. When a community finds that it does not have the needed capacity, Rural Development Initiatives is there.

RDI’s training and services enable communities to produce sound strategic plans, create organizational structures for successful project implementation, enhance collaborative community leadership, and apply best practice tools for community revitalization. RDI's services increase the skills and knowledge of local citizens to successfully undertake complex projects.

• Visioning and Planning: With RDI’s guidance, create a road map for your community’s future. This road map comes complete with markers to measure your progress and keep you pointed in the right direction.
  
• Project Assistance: From asset mapping to volunteer recruitment, RDI provides advice, training, and hands on assistance to make your project a success.
  
  
• Leadership Development: With RDI’s award-winning training, you’ll become a skilled leader who inspires action to strengthen your community.
  
  
• Assessment: RDI’s assessment will open your community’s eyes to its full potential and help you uncover hidden options.
  
  
• Organizational Development: RDI helps your organization build the foundation to make your work more effective.
  
  
• Facilitation and Mediation: Stuck? RDI’s fresh and unbiased perspective helps communities find common ground and build agreement.