NCompass Live - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ July 23, 2014 The future is before us! The opportunity exists for innovative collaborations to help Nebraska communities expand their capacity to be vibrant, prosperous places where people want to live and raise their families. A new University initiative, Community Vitality Initiative (CVI), brings partners together throughout the state. CVI engages organizations and communities in three areas: •Creating 21st Century Communities •Developing and/or Growing Business •Engaging Youth and Young Adult The presentation will provide an opportunity to discuss local and statewide collaboration, engagement and involvement! The University of Nebraska is a land grant institution committed to serving Nebraskans through research, education and engagement (or Extension). Presenters: Connie Hancock, Connie Reimers-Hild, and Kim Bearnes; UNL Extension

1. OPPORTUNITY
COLLABORATION –ENGAGEMENT

2. Introductions……
Connie Hancock
Kim Bearnes
Connie Reimers-Hild

3. OPPORTUNITY
Help Nebraska communities
expand capacity to be vibrant,
prosperous places where people
want to live and raise families

4. MISSION
Community Vitality Initiative Fosters
the Future of Nebraska through:
Community-centered capacity building
Educational opportunities that are relevant and
research-based
Collaborative networks to address opportunities
and challenges of rural people and places
Collective impact – together we make a difference

5. Evolutionary Process….

7. Let’s Hear From
You….

8. What opportunities do you
see for potential
partnerships and
collaborations to help
Nebraska communities?

9. COLLABORATION
Innovative Collaborations
Bringing Partners Together

10. Engaging Youth and Young Adults
Developing and/or Growing Business
Creating 21st Century Communities
OUTCOMES

11.  Youth, as young adults, will:
 Pursue career opportunities in Nebraska communities
 Become contributing members of Nebraska communities
 Own and /or manage more businesses in Nebraska communities
 Communities will have a healthy structure for fostering
community involvement
 Youth and adults will create a shared vision for the
community’s future
ENGAGING YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS

12. ENGAGE YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS
 Developing future workforce
 Youth discover viable career
choices locally
 Own businesses
 Local Opportunities
 Provide meaningful
leadership opportunities
 Increasing community
connectedness

13. ENGAGING YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS
Social Entrepreneurship/Business
Development
Matchmaking/Mentoring Programs
Community Awareness/Programming
Training and Connecting Young Adults

14.  Rural Nebraska Businesses Develop and/or Grow
 The creation and growth of rural Nebraska businesses
 The creation and retention of jobs for rural Nebraska
 An increase in the number of young people in rural Nebraska
 Business resources transferred to maximize community wealth
retention
 Ag and Natural Resource Enterprises Start and Flourish in
Nebraska Communities
 The expansion of agriculturally based profit centers within the food
and natural resource industry
 Food access and quality are improved through the production,
processing, and marketing of local food and agricultural products
 Eco- and agri- tourism opportunities attract more people to rural
Nebraska
 Resources transferred to maximize community wealth retention and
sustainability
GROWING NEBRASKA
BUSINESS

15. GROWING NEBRASKA
BUSINESS
 Entrepreneurial and Economic Ecosystem
 Transitioning Community/Agriculture businesses
 Business Answer Guide/possible collaborative project
with Rural Futures Institute
 Develop a model of best practices for offering work-
based learning experiences in rural communities
through internships and job shadowing
 Creativity/Innovation exploration Online with customized
consulting

16. GROWING NEBRASKA
BUSINESS
Support entrepreneurs
 Opportunity - Food systems and
Natural resources profit centers
 Must consider local, regional and
global opportunities
Facilitate transfer of
businesses, land and
natural resources
Local foods and ag products
Develop agritourism/other
business ventures

17.  Communities exhibit a healthy and vibrant environment
where people of diverse backgrounds want to live, raise
their families, work and grow their businesses
 Community institutions and infrastructure are available to
support, entrepreneurship and business development
 Community members are involved and/or engaged to create
their vision for the future
 Leaders generate ideas, projects and goals to implement the
community vision
CREATING 21ST CENTURY
COMMUNITIES

18. CREATING 21ST CENTURY
COMMUNITIES
 What assets attract and retain
young people
 Social, Cultural, Physical and Health
 Engaged leadership
 Community infrastructure
 Broadband/Connectivity
 Supports entrepreneurship
 Educated workforce

19. CREATING 21ST CENTURY
COMMUNITIES
Leadership
Ag Literacy and Advocacy
Entrepreneurship/Economic
Opportunities
Education
Vision

20. ENGAGEMENT

21. ENGAGEMENT
Core Member
Focus on Community Vitality Initiative
Have expertise and knowledge that address the topic
Active in the long-term creation and delivery of programs
Engaged Member
Members have identified Community Vitality as
important to clientele
Choose to participate at a greater level but not long
term
Program Member
• Have specific program to market and deliver
• Short term program delivery
• Specific program, guest blogger, peer reviewer etc.
• Identified for particular interest and skill.

22. COMMUNITY VITALITY
INITIATIVE
Growing Nebraska
Business
• Jessica Jones
• Marilyn Schlake
Creating 21st Communities
• Phyllis Schoenholz
• Randy Cantrell
Engaging Youth and Young Adults
• Angela Abts
• Dennis Kahl
• Linda Dannehl
• Nancy Eberle
• Shane Potter
• Sue Pearman

23. DESIGN TEAM
 Coaches – UNL Extension staff
 Kim Bearnes
 Connie Hancock
 Cathy Johnston
 Connie Reimers-Hild
 D’Ette Scholtz
 Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel

25. Join us -
CVI listserv –
http://listserv.unl.edu/
and click on Subscribe
to List - the name of
the Community Vitality
Initiative listserv is CVI

26. CONNIE REIMERS HILD – CONNIE.REIMERS-HILD@UNL.EDU
KIM BEARNES – KBEARNES1@UNL.EDU
CONNIE HANCOCK – CHANCOCK1@UNL.EDU

27. THANKS