Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency provides strategies and tactics for community leaders to focus on for economic recovery and preserving jobs, incorporating useful information for convening private and public stakeholders to identify key economic recovery strategies, tips on how to navigate federal resources for response and recovery, and implementation of recovery initiatives.
Developed by IEDC with nationwide input and funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, the Toolkit is designed to benefit a wide range of public and private sector officials working with businesses and industries in the economic recovery process including economic development organizations (EDOs), Chambers of Commerce, business leaders, small business development centers (SBDC), community colleges and business schools, community development financing institutions (CDFIs), and other organizations that provide support to businesses.
Workforce Development is an important aspect in several disaster preparedness and response initiatives. The report includes the best practice model from Hancock County in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The report also lists current DOL-ETA programs in the resource guide.