Wednesday, April 30th at 12:30 pm ET via Zoom - For years, organizations across Appalachia have been transforming what’s possible for rural communities—reclaiming spaces, reimagining economies, and rebuilding trust. In this panel, leaders from Coalfield Development Corporation, WV Community Development Hub, and the Green Bank for Rural America will share foundations of their work and purpose, impacts in the current landscape, and what it means to keep moving forward in a time of uncertainty.
1040 Vernon Street, Suite 1, Huntington, WV 25704 - The ReUse In-person Design Jams are open, interactive, and collaborative events focusing on generating new strategies and services for collecting, sorting, reusing, and redistributing materials within the manufacturing ecosystems in Appalachia. Participants will respond to shared industry and community challenges and explore ways to build new resources to support the individuals, businesses, and agencies collaboratively building a new regional material management system. The three part event series will uncover new opportunities for all involved to be part of the growing circular economy.
Friday, May 2, 11 AM EST -- We often get feedback from community members that folks would like more spaces to talk and network without a formal agenda. This is our answer to that! Since we are spread across many states and towns, we don't have the communal water cooler - so consider joining us virtually the first Friday of every month at 11am instead!
Friday May 2, at 11 am ET via Zoom – Join us over the next four months to build virtual networking and other technology skills during our community conversations meetings, the first Friday of every month. May’s event will focus on building successful connections via Zoom and how to host an event virtually.
Join ReImagine Appalachia on Thursday May 8th at 1 pm ET as we share the release of our Story Map. We will go over how to best use this tool to visualize the region’s current manufacturing strengths through various quantitative measurements, and we will discuss the role these assets can play in a 21st Century Sustainable Economy. This event will be hosted virtually via zoom.
Join ReImagine Appalachia on Thursday, May 26 at noon ET - for an overview of new research on opportunities within the growing hemp and bioplastic sectors. We will share the state of these markets, their potential for growth, current challenges to address, and the innovative benefits these materials can offer manufacturers in the region. This event will be hosted virtually via zoom.
June 5, 2025 at 12 pm ET via Zoom - When our laws and policies work for us, our communities win. Nonprofits have a close-up view of community needs and can and should take advantage of their right to influence law and policy. After this workshop, you will have a clear understanding of what advocacy activities your 501(c)(3) can engage in, what communications count as lobbying, and how to maximize your non-lobbying advocacy.
June 6th at 11 am ET via Zoom - Grab your coffee and join us over the next four months to build virtual networking and other technology skills during our community conversations meetings, the first Friday of every month. June’s event will focus on learning how to run analytics so you know which resources/advocacy items are being viewed and utilized!
Jun 10, 2025 12:00 pm ET via Zoom - The more successful nonprofit advocates become, the more their organizations are placed under the microscope by individuals and groups who would like to see them fail. Nonprofits (and their staff) are sometimes attacked for political reasons as they engage in successful advocacy and civic engagement efforts, such as voter registration and education. After this workshop, you will have a clear understanding of how to identify and prepare for politically motivated attacks.
Join us Thursday, June 12 at 1 pm ET via Zoom for the release of ReImagine Appalachia’s new white paper on Developing Shuttered Coal Plants into Eco-Industrial Park. Many of the coal power plants that once powered the nation now sit vacant and unused across Appalachia. How can we repurpose these sites to reinvigorate local industry?
Join us June 26 at noon ET via Zoom - to learn about new research into how Appalachia could become a leader in the domestic manufacturing of much-needed wind energy parts.
Join us Thursday, July 10 at 1 pm ET - as we release new research on how Appalachia can leverage the excitement around increased adoption of green building rating systems to transform the Ohio River Valley into a leader in the green building supply chain. This event will be hosted virtually via zoom.
Friday, July 11th at 11 am ET via Zoom - Grab your coffee and join us over the next four months to build virtual networking and other technology skills during our community conversations meetings, the first Friday of every month. July’s event will be the second Friday and will focus on coalition-building in the virtual space - utilizing tools such as YAMM, spreadsheets, etc.
Friday, August 1st at 11 am ET via Zoom - Grab your coffee and join us over the nextfour months to build virtual networking and other technology skills during our community conversations meetings, the first Friday of every month. August’s event will focus on sign-on letter engagement - how to do a sign-on letter, why they are important, and who you should be engaging with.
Thursday, October 16 at 11 am -3 pm ET via Zoom – The culmination of our manufacturing summer series, the Appalachian Manufacturing Action Plan Summit will be a chance to discuss the future of manufacturing in our region and the path to get there. The three hour event will include a variety of sessions to choose from on a range of topics and a larger conversation based around the creation of ReImagine Appalachia’s new Manufacturing Action Plan.
