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Exploring Regional Assets and Barriers

Exploring Regional Assets and Barriers. Module Six. Producing a High Quality Plan: The Essential Components. Evidence-Based. Practical. Team’s Regional Plan . Aligned with Vision & Goals. Broadly Supported. Focused on Regional Economic Development . Reflecting on the Last Session.

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Exploring Regional Assets and Barriers

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  1. Exploring Regional Assets and Barriers Module Six

  2. Producing a High Quality Plan: The Essential Components • Evidence-Based • Practical Team’s Regional Plan Aligned with Vision & Goals Broadly Supported • Focused on Regional Economic Development

  3. Reflecting on the Last Session Review of: • Vision statement • SMART goals • Other thoughts or comments?

  4. Outline of Module Six • Introduce asset-based community development (ABCD) • Explore the link between the ABCD process and the seven community capitals framework • Deliverable: Conduct an initial assessment of regional assets and barriers • HQP: Draft assets and barriers assessment for plan

  5. Four Arenas for Uncovering Assets People Physical Resources Voluntary Associations Local Formal Institutions Source: Kretzmann & McKnight (1993)

  6. People People Assets • Uncovers hidden talents and skills of people in your region • Identifies people in key positions with access to important resources • Taps the skills/talents of citizens who can help

  7. Tools to Uncover Hidden Assets of Individuals • Capacity Inventory of Individuals • Community Participation and Leadership Inventory

  8. People Summary of People Tools

  9. Physical ResourcesNatural & Human-Made Physical Resources • Water and land-related amenities • Vacant and underutilized buildings • Historical and cultural sites • Recreational facilities and parks • Housing stock • Educational centers • Health facilities • Roads and transportation systems

  10. Voluntary Associations • Rely on regular or occasional volunteers • Have few, if any, paid staff • Have autonomy from the state • Self-governed by a board of unpaid individuals (usually) • Tend to be not-for-profit organizations • Provide a benefit or service to non-members Voluntary Associations Source: BusinessDictionary.com

  11. Local Institutions Local Formal Institutions Formal organizations that: • Provide programs, facilities and services to meet needs of residents • Carry out functions vital to long-term community sustainability • Influence the region’s vitality by their presence and strength Source: Etzenand Baca-Zinn, 2001; Sparknotes.com, 2006

  12. Uncovering Assets of VoluntaryAssociations & Formal Institutions Challenge: Identifying relevant assets and resources of voluntary groups and formal institutions Solution: Inventory of Voluntary Associations and Local Formal Institutions

  13. Information Collected • Mission or purpose • Physical location • Number of members and/or employees • Current & planned activities or programs • Partnering organizations • Current resources: • Buildings • Equipment • Expertise • Grants, donations • External resources

  14. UNCOVERING YOUR REGIONAL TEAM’S ORGANIZATIONAL ASSETS

  15. The Community capitals framework Sources: Flora & Flora (2008); Jacobs (2007)

  16. The Seven Community Capitals A Vibrant Region

  17. Defining the Capitals

  18. The Spiraling Up ofCommunity Capitals More educated/creative workers stay or are attracted to the region Banks & community foundation create small loan program Launch entrepreneurship program Work to retain and expand existing local businesses Leaders reach out and gather input from local residents Human, Social & Political Spiraling Up Financial Human, Financial, Social & Built Built, Human, Financial & Social Social & Political Sources: Emery & Flora (2006)

  19. Exploring Possible Barriers:The Other Dimension to Consider Consider forces that might hinder achievement of your regional plan from: • Within the region • Outside the region What can be done to address these possible barriers?

  20. Supporting Your Regional Cluster: Locating Assets, Determining Barriers

  21. Sample Asset & Barriers Table

  22. Group Activity Complete Assets, Capitals and Barriers for the regional goal(s) your team selected

  23. Next Steps • Prioritize goals: • Identify goals with more assets and community capitals • Note those with greatest barriers • Consider which ones may be most pressing • Finalize the list of goals • HQP: Write the evidence-based asset and barrier segment

  24. In addition. . . As you identify key voluntary associations and formal institutions: • Interview leaders & members • Collect pertinent information using the Inventory to Voluntary Associations and Local Institutions • Link the activities/interests of these groups with your regional goals and strategies

  25. Final Reflections • What are your insights from this module? Anything still confusing? • What assignments need to be completed before the next SET meeting? • Other issues to clarify or discuss?

  26. What’s Ahead Module Seven will: • Identify the ABCs of success • Guide the final selection of strategies to achieve your goals • Build a sound action plan

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