26. Kids spark community understanding Leadership from within Strategic community plan Grassroots
27. Vision What do we want to: Look Like Be Like 3-5-10 years from now Transformation vs. Revitalization
28. Multi-Dimensional Solutions Creation of a Long-Term Strategic Plan Do away with “Silo Mentality” Leadership Broad-based Informed Decision Making Develop Regional Collaborations Invest & Support Local Develop a New Economy--Economic Engines Create Life-Cycle Housing
47. USDA Rural Development An early collaborator Networking—Information Exchange Coordination—Altering activities to achieve a common purpose Cooperation—Sharing resources Collaboration—Enhancing the capacity of each other
59. Rural Learning CenterGrowing our economy required a multi-dimensional approach—including a look at what kinds of businesses would compliment existing industry and regional skills A Diversified Economy
81. Currently, Airstreams is partnering with community colleges and universities on wind technician curriculum, alongside their private training program Airstreams Renewables, Inc.
82. The Path out of the Valley appears when you choose to see things differently.
93. Green materialsJob creation at the facility will total 15+ FTE’s Local economic impact of $6 million per year Rural Learning Center www.rurallearningcenter.org
103. Deep Dialogue Deep Dialogue—Host Connecting the Dots—Broker Resources for Action—Provider Connecting the dots Resources for Action Where We Intend to Go:ReImagine Rural www.rurallearningcenter.org
104. Keys to the Future Attitude: Confidence in the Future Business Development (People/Ideas/Passion) Agriculture (Production/Processing) Manufacturing/Processing Wealth Transfer/Investment (Area Foundation) Government Senior Services Visitor (Recreation/Tourism) Impact Other EconomicIssues “Sense of Community” Faith/Churches Recreation Safety/Support Location Dining/Social Arts/Culture Community Appearance Other Quality of Life Education Healthcare Housing Infrastructure Perspective: “Community” As Region
105. Individuals Organizations Communities Organizations Regions Individuals Communities Regional Relationships The Rural Learning Center Regions Relationships: The Rural Learning Center
106. Imagine… Reimagine Rural is a place where our children do not wish to flee but where they dream to return It is a place where people do not talk about what used to be on Main Street but where they dream about what will be there two decades from now for our children and grandchildren to return to be entrepreneurs.
107. Make It Happen! We need to make a decision that luggage is no longer an acceptable gift to high school graduates but the investment of getting them back home is the responsibility of all. Logic will get you from point A to point B; Imagination can take you wherever you want to go.
108. What is it going to take? Collaborative Commitment Collaborative Hard Work Collaborative Communication Collaboration of Partners in Strategic Planning Collaborative Implementation Collaborative Work For Positive Rural Policy Changes
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110. Thank You! Together let us ReImagine Rural and become the Architects of Change
Hinweis der Redaktion
It was easy to be hopeless—many people had given up
Community understanding: cash flow, vision meetings (Harvard University)Leadership from within: community leadership council, 360 meetings over 18 months…Strategic plan: NWAF investment, 13 activities, targets, partners
Taxing entities: silo storyFunding: NWAF investmentGovernment: not involved early on, but as we proved successes, they came on board