by SRDI
John Parker's Page
Profile Information
- What is the name your organization?
- Good Work
- What type of work does your organization do?
- Good Work is a community development organization with a strategic focus on economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. We equip people, entrepreneurs, and organizations with the knowledge and skills to be more self-reliant, entrepreneurial, and active serving in their community.
Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship: We provide trainings, consulting, and coaching to help our constituents increase their understanding of self-reliance, household economics, asset development, regional economic and social trends, entrepreneurship, business and organizational development, marketing, financing, stewardship, and sustainability.
Our constituents who start, strengthen, or expand their enterprise are typically in the following sectors: retail, construction trades, arts and crafts, health and personal services, food-related, landscaping, child and elder care, consulting, social entrepreneurship, human services, business and professional services, social ministries, green enterprises, sustainable tourism, community-based educational organizations, and creative enterprises. Others decide to strengthen their household finances, obtain more education, strive for better or more meaningful work with advancement opportunities, develop a network for future entrepreneurial ventures, or discover new ways to serve their community.
Sustainable Development: Through our Stewardship and Sustainability Initiative, we encourage and nurture sustainable community economic development, community investing, socially responsible businesses, social entrepreneurship, restorative enterprises, and servant leadership.
We are doing our best work when we collaborate with service providers, local entrepreneurs, development professionals, and community leaders from the private, public, and civic sectors to:
• Expand the pipeline of entrepreneurs,
• Weaver together a system of services and support,
• Foster supportive policy and cultural environments,
• Nurture an inclusive and entrepreneurial civic culture, and
• Develop entrepreneurial grassroots leaders
For more information or to participate in our work, invite us to speak, connect with our network, or consult with us, contact me directly at 919-796-2730 or at johnp@goodwork.org.
Website: http://www.goodwork.org
- What area of the country do you work in?
- North Carolina, Southeastern US, and beyond
- What do you hope to gain from joining the Rural Innovation Network?
- Partnership, Rural Issue Dialogue, Information
About
Badge
© 2009 Created by SRDI on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
Comment Wall (1 comment)
You need to be a member of Rural Innovation Network by SRDI to add comments!
Join this Ning Network