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Exploring RegionalAssets and Barriers

Module

Five


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Reflecting on the Last Meetingof the Team

What did you find most useful about thetopic? Any items still unclear?

What did you accomplish since the lastmeeting?

Other thoughts or comments?


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Building on the SET Modules

A Snapshot of SET

Introduction to Regional Development

Building a Strong Regional Team

Developing a Regional Vision and Regional Goals

Exploring Regional Assets and Barriers


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What Module Five Is All About

Introduce the notion of asset-based regionaldevelopment

Discover the assets that exist locally and can be

mobilized to support your regional goals

Pinpoint barriers to achieving regional goals

Review goals and adjust as needed


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Important Principles of Asset-BasedRegional Development

Many assets exists in our region (butoftentimes get overlooked).

The long-term vitality of the region

depends on our ability to uncover andeffectively utilize (in a sound manner)the resources we have available locally.

Taking the time to link local assets toone another improves the chances ofachieving our regional goals.


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Three Key Arenas forUncovering Regional Assets

People

Community

Institutions

Voluntary

Associations


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Lets Start with People

People

Community

Institutions

Voluntary

Associations


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Assets of Local Individuals

Everyone has talents and skillsthat can benefit the region.

Strong regions value and makegood use these skills.

Some tools to consider using: Mapping of the talents/skills

of local people

Peoples involvement in

community-related efforts


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Tools to Uncover Individual Assets

Capacity Inventory ofIndividuals

Community Participationand Leadership Inventory


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More Information on thesePeople Tools

Specific Tool What It Does Why Its Important

Capacity Inventory ofIndividuals

Zeroes in on the skillspeople have developed athome, work, school & other

venues

Helps find people with themix of skills needed to getprojects and programs

implemented that supportyour regional goals

Community Participationand LeadershipInventory

Finds people that may beemerging leaders in yourregion. Uncovers theleadership potential of your

region.

Serves as the buildingblocks for expandingleadership in the region.Helps expand the number

of people working on yourregional goals.

People


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Fine-Tuning the Capacity Inventory ofIndividuals Assessment Tool

Review the Capacity Inventoryof Individuals survey tool

Add new items; remove those

not relevant to your region

Develop an updated assessmenttool for your teams use

Identify people in your regionthat you want to target


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Community Participation andLeadership Inventory

A National Conference on Citizenship report states thatAmericans are suffering from civic foreclosure

They are not investing their time and resources in community-improvement activities.

Is your region facing this same challenge?

If so, this tool can help you locate a new generation of

potential leaders in your region. Can you use this tool? Ifso, what modifications might be needed to better fit yourregion?

People


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The Next Asset Mapping Area:Voluntary Associations

People

Community

Institutions

Voluntary

Associations


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Voluntary Associations

What are these?

Organizations that rely on regular oroccasional volunteers; have few, if any,paid staff

Have autonomy from the state

Self-governed by a board of unpaidindividuals

Tend to be a not-for-profit organizations

Provide a benefit or service to non-members

VoluntaryAssociations

Source: BusinessDictionary.com
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/benefit.html


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The Third Arena for Uncovering Assets:Community Institutions

People

Community

InstitutionsVoluntary

Associations


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Community Institutions:What Are They?

Patterned set of activities that are designed tomeet important local needs

Provide established ways of doing things that areassociated with key local functions

The vitality of a community (or in this case, aregion) can be influenced by the strength ofthese local institutions.

Source: Etzen and Baca-Zinn, 2001; Sparknotes.com, 2010

Community

Institutions


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Community InstitutionsThe following are key institutions that shape the regions

economic development possibilities

Education Faculty/staff with strong educational training; facilities for

training; technology access; systems; libraries; businesssupport services

Economic Business and financial resources; suppliers

and purchasers; mentors/coaches

Government/Political

Public services and infrastructure; supportive programsand policies; cooperation across jurisdictions; active citizens

Health

Access to medical facilities/services, health personnel


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Uncovering the Assets of VoluntaryAssociations & Community Institutions

Its valuable to assess the assets andresources that local voluntary groups andkey community institutions can offer thatmay be of benefit to the region.

The Inventory of Local VoluntaryOrganizations and Community Institutionstool is a great starting point.

What information does this tool seek tocollect?

VoluntaryAssociations

Community

Institutions


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Information onAssociations and Institutions

Mission or purpose Physical location

Number of membersand/or employees

Current activities orprograms

Partneringorganizations

Current resources:Buildings, equipment,purchases made, areas ofexpertise, grants/donations

available, access to externalresources

Activities/programs it hopes tolaunch over the next 3-5 years

NOTE: Any other informationyour group would like to collect?


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The Strength of Synergy

Its important to link people,voluntary groups and communityinstitutions together to addressregional goals.

These links:

Provide a diversity of perspectives.

Result in more creative solutions &

strategies. Build a broader-base of support and

commitment to the regional goals.


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Linking Assets to Your Regional GoalsUnder each of your teams regional goals:

List people, local voluntary organizations and formalcommunity institutions that may have assets orresources to contribute to the goal.

Visit with these organizations to complete the

Inventory of Local Voluntary Associations &Community Institutions.

Fill out information on the worksheet of assets

Add information as relevant input is collected by yourteam.

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Organizing Your Information onAssets/Resources

GOAL 1: (Your Regional Goal Here)Inventory of Assets/Resources Available

People

Voluntary Associations

Community Institutions


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Mapping Your Regional Resources:Google Maps?

If your team has someone who is pretty computer savvy, youmight want to consider developing a map that highlights thephysical location of groups that can be of great benefit to yourwork.

Google My Maps, for example, allows you to create place marksfor different organizations that have a physical address (such ashigh schools, community colleges, or key businesses).

Learn more at http://maps.google.com/support
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Exploring Possible Barriers:The Other Dimension to Consider

Are there forces at play thatmight impede your efforts toachieve your regional goals?

Factors within the region?

Factors outside the region?

List these barriers in your

worksheet by the topics.


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Addressing BarriersGOAL 1: (Your Regional Goal Here)

Existing and Potential Barriers

Category Inside the Region Outside the Region

Education and Workforce

Infrastructure

Financial and Income

Political and Legal

Environmental

Social and Cultural


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Refining Regional Goals?

Given the assetsthat youve uncovered . . .

and the barriersthat youve identified. . .

Do your regional goals build on your local assets?

Do they consider the internal and external barriers?

If not, what revisions should be made to yourregional goals?


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Refining Regional Goals

Current RevisedGoal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal 4


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Final Reflections

What are the takeaways from our thismodule?

What needs to be done before the next SET

meeting to build on this topic? Other issues to clarify or discuss at this

point?


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Whats Ahead

Module Six is going to focus on data,important information on your regions:

Population Education

Labor force

And more!

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