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
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
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
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
To help develop our future workforce, rural youth will discover viable career choices and gain measurable career/job skills consistent with the needs and opportunities in rural communities.
Youth will be engaged with adults in meaningful leadership experiences that help them become
more connected to rural community leadership needs and opportunities.
Young adults will own and/or manage more businesses.
Youth-‐serving professionals, volunteers and community partners will possess the skills to create
learning experiences that increase young people’s community connectedness.
Support entrepreneurs to develop and/or grow businesses that create jobs and bring young people to rural Nebraska. One opportunity is the development of food systems and natural resources profit centers. To achieve this outcome, we must consider local, regional and global opportunities.
Facilitate the transfer of businesses, land and natural resources to retain wealth and provide capital to entrepreneurs and support rural community sustainability.
Produce, process, and market local foods and agricultural products to increase food access/quality and create new jobs that will retain and bring young people to rural Nebraska.
Develop agritourism and other business ventures that bring people to rural Nebraska. In addition to economic impact, people attracted to rural Nebraska may choose to stay.
Rural communities that provide the social, cultural, physical and health assets that attract and retain young people in rural communities.
Engaged leadership that is inclusive of the people, interests and opportunities of the community and generates more diverse ideas/projects/goals.
Community infrastructure (including technology/connectivity) that supports entrepreneurship and business development.
A larger and better-‐educated workforce that attracts new and/or expanded businesses.
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