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We Are InRegion Sustainability ConsultingInRegion aims to help community organizations, non-profits and foundations develop and launch programs and enterprises that resolve community and environmental problems by utilizing systems thinking, partnership- and coalition-building, demand-driven strategies, and most importantly, by engaging and empowering people.Making Sustainability Work For You InRegion Sustainability Consulting is a firm specializing in using the concepts and framework of sustainability to find solutions to complex problems that can have a positive impact on people in marginalized communities, as well as the local, regional and global environment. Our practice is unique because of our central focus on people and human capital as the driver for change, where many firms might see people as being an obstacle. Social Enterprise, Community Benefit InRegion wants to help you and your community to benefit from businesses and enterprises that fulfill needs of community members and provide jobs and new skills training to residents, while also solving important larger regional or national issues. Together, we can foster enterprises that rally community anchors and residents, and develop symbiotic relationships where the community and the enterprise need each other. Well-conceived and managed enterprises can stay around long after grants and government subsidies are gone, provided the community members truly demand the business’ offerings and are given avenues for supporting the business over the long term. Where There is Excess, There is Opportunity We can work with you to identify any excess you make have in your business, organization, or community. Excess equals lost investment, but it also is a great opportunity to find new uses that may have some social, environmental or community benefit. Examples of excesses are: energy; water; waste; building space; equipment; staff time; vehicles; or, other specialized resources or byproducts. We can help to connect you with individuals or groups, build relationships, and establish formal structures that can make better use of what may be considered excess to you. |
 New & NoteworthyUpdate on Republic Food Enterprise CenterWe are pleased to announce the Fayette County Community Action Agency was awarded a $749,000 grant for the Republic Food Enterprise Center in Fayette County! (more) New Focus on Community Empowerment Check out the new Community Development pages that go into greater depth about what the existing shortcomings are, and how social enterprise can become an engine of community growth and strength. |