2024 Professional Development Seminar

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The Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) invites you to take time to improve yourself and your organization at the 2024 Professional Development Seminar, in Huntington, WV. Whether you want to attain skills and knowledge for personal development or career advancement, join us for real-world executive and employee development sessions, networking and more in Huntington, […]

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Best Practices in ARC Revolving Loan Funds

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Virtual Workshop Series September 1, 8, 15, 22, 27 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST DOWNLOAD AGENDA The Appalachian Regional Commission supports revolving loan funds across the region, but there are a number of other similar Federal programs supporting business investment. This series of workshops will help ARC RLF administrators reconsider their strategies, market positions, fund […]

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Introduction to Rural Broadband

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Virtual Training August 16 – August 26, 2021 Live Sessions: August 17, 19, 24, 26 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Members: $195          |          Non-members: $390 DOWNLOAD THE AGENDA Rural areas across Appalachia face similar challenges in delivering broadband to homes and businesses: rocky and uneven […]

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Grant Writing Bootcamp for Local Development Districts

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Virtual Training March 1 – March 17, 2021 Pre-recorded session release: March 1 Live sessions: March 3, 10, 17 Download Agenda In a time of constrained budgets and growing challenges across Appalachia, effective grant writing is more important than ever. This virtual training is designed for individuals and agencies that are new to grant writing […]

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2020 Professional Development Seminar

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Three Virtual Trainings! Due to disruptions caused by COVID-19, DDAA is converting the Professional Development Seminar to a series of three virtual trainings to be held in Fall 2020: Grant Writing Essentials for Local Development Districts (September 14 – October 15, 2020) Effective LDD Operation in a Virtual Work Environment (October 19 – November 12, […]

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Fundamentals of Data Science and Visualization

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Virtual Training November 9 – 19, 2020 Classes: Nov 9, 10, 16, 17, 19 from 2:00-4:00 pm Eastern Office Hours: Nov 9, 10, 16, 17, 19 from 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern Download Agenda A picture is worth a thousand words. Use data to state your case using easy-to-understand data visualization tools. Give your audience the freedom […]

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Effective LDD Operation in a Virtual Work Environment

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Virtual Training October 19 – November 12, 2020 Pre-recorded content release: October 19, 26; November 2 at 9:00 am Eastern Live instruction: October 21, 22, 28, 29; November 4, 5, 12 from 9:30 – 10:30 am Eastern Download Agenda Guiding LDD professionals in managing virtual work and virtual program delivery COVID-19 has forced local development […]

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Grant Writing Essentials for Local Development Districts

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Virtual Training September 14 – October 15, 2020 Pre-recorded content release: September 14, 21; October 5, 12 at 8:00 am Eastern Live instruction: September 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15 at 2:00 pm Eastern Download Agenda In a time of constrained budgets and growing challenges across Appalachia, effective grant writing is more important than ever. […]

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Professional Development Seminar

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The Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) invites you to take time to improve yourself and your organization at the 2019 Professional Development Seminar, in Charleston, WV. Whether you want to attain skills and knowledge for personal development or career advancement, join us for real-world executive and employee development sessions, networking and more in Charleston, WV. The seminar provides timely […]

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