about Measuring Community Success and Sustainability how do vital communities spell success? performance based measurement and community building planning for action an introduction to measuring outcomes and measurements outcome 1 outcome 2 outcome 3 outcome 4 outcome 5 indicator 1 indicator 2 indicator 3 indicator 4 case study measurement plan year-end assessment comments afterword measuring links NCRCRD home page for more information about this website, contact khetland@iastate.edu		Appropriately Diverse and Healthy Economies Explanation Vital economies deploy financial, natural and human resources to create, maintain and improve local livelihoods. A diverse industry base helps maintain services, businesses and households when the economy fluctuates. In healthy economies, community residents move toward self-sufficiency and prosperity, local businesses modernize and find new markets, local ownership of homes and businesses increases, and local people and financial institutions invest in the community. Choosing a Community Assessment Indicator You may wish to consider four separate, but related, aspects of indicators of progress toward strengthened relationships and communication. These four aspects are: reducing poverty enhancing business efficiency increasing business diversity increasing community resident assets Your community will need to identify one or more specific key indicators related to Outcome 5. The indicators you choose should be relevant to your community. The following pages present some examples of indicators and measures for you to consider. You may choose to modify these examples or develop entirely new indicators and measures of greater relevance to your community goals.
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