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“ Getting more BANG for your BUCKS! ”

“ Getting more BANG for your BUCKS! ”. Or “ Everything I needed to know about leveraging I learned in my backyard SEESAWING ! ”. Presented by: Jane Ferguson June 7, 2000. Where do I start ?. Community’s Strategic Plan Building Rapport Finding Your Funding Source.

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“ Getting more BANG for your BUCKS! ”

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  1. “ Getting more BANG for your BUCKS!” Or“ Everything I needed to know about leveraging I learned in my backyard SEESAWING! ” Presented by: Jane Ferguson June 7, 2000

  2. Where do I start ? • Community’s Strategic Plan • Building Rapport • Finding Your Funding Source “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers

  3. Community’s Strategic Plan • Know what’s in the plan • Know the benchmark leaders • Know what tasks need funding “Nothing is quite so embarrassing as watching someone do what you told them couldn’t be done.” source unknown

  4. Building Rapport with………. • Local/State/Federal Agencies • Private Sector • Educational System • Local/State/Federal Gov’t • Foundations and non-profits • Civic and Faith Based Organizations • Community Leaders • Grassroots Citizens “A man who believes he needs help from no one, quickly learns he has a fool for a partner.” source unknown

  5. Find Your Funding Source • Know what type of funding is available • Internet Factor • Networking • Be READY at all times. “Community Development is like an automobile. It won’t run by itself, except downhill.” Henry Ford

  6. SUCCESSFUL PARTNERING Dooly County Economic Development Training Center

  7. PARTNERS • Dooly County $ 156,800 • DCA (State) CDBG500,000 • USDA Rural Development RBEG 60,000 • Middle GA Technical Institute 52,500 • Ft Valley State University IN-KIND

  8. TRAINING CENTER CLASSES

  9. OTHER PARTNERS • Middle Georgia College IN-KIND • Georgia Southwestern State University IN-KIND • Medical College of Georgia (Augusta) IN-KIND • GA DOL (ONE-STOP) IN-KIND • Dooly County Commissioner (Training) $5,000

  10. SUCCESS…... MANNA TRUCK

  11. PARTNERS • WARREN COUNTY HDC IN-KIND • WARREN COUNTY IN-KIND • FEMA $ 6,000/YR • GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK $72,000/YR • METHODIST CHURCH IN-KIND • CSRA EC IN-KIND • USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN-KIND

  12. “A good person leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” Proverbs 13:22

  13. Just When You Thought You Saw & Heard It All . . . .

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