Financing the Evolving Role of the Value Chain Coordinator: Guiding Questions, Participant Insights

Tags: Best Practices, Community Economic Development, Research, Value Chains, Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation

Location: Massachusetts

Resource Type: Report

Author Org: Tellus Institute

Author: Marjorie Kelly

Year: 2014

This report explores what we have learned about the roles value chain coordinators play in WealthWorks, how those roles may evolve, and various options for financing the coordinator role which is so essential to exploring and constructing WealthWorks value chains.

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