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• <br /> �,, Initiative <br /> 1 F O U N D A T I O N <br /> { <br /> Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI): SherVision Project <br /> The Initiative Foundation's Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI) partners with central Minnesota <br /> communities to engage local leaders and citizens in planning for the future. The Foundation believe <br /> that courageous leadership,positive community dialog and growing civic engagement are the keys <br /> to a thriving community. <br /> Throughout this program,each group is challenged to examine how to integrate community <br /> development to ensure all segments are appropriately represented(graphic below). Based on the <br /> premise that everyone who is affected by a decision should have an opportunity to be involved in <br /> the decision-making process; inclusive community dialog is critical to the visioning and planning <br /> processes across generations and ethnicities.This 90-120 day,comprehensive program helps <br /> communities identify their unique assets,challenges and goals in five steps; <br /> Step 1: Core Team Training(9 hours,plus coursework,usually three 3 hour sessions) <br /> Step 2: 2 Community Input Meetings (3 hours each in different areas of the county) <br /> Step 3: Review and Discuss Community Input(2 hours) <br /> Step 4: Organize Task Forces and Training(3 hours) <br /> Step 5: Ongoing Technical Assistance for Implementation (ongoing,up to two years) <br /> Program Process Participate <br /> The Initiative Foundation TCI begins by providing TCI is offered annually <br /> provides each community innovative training to through a competitive <br /> with training,technical diverse leadership teams selection process. <br /> assistance and resource dedicated to involving <br /> referral. Because citizens in building a Eligible communities must <br /> participants of TCI brighter future for their be located within the <br /> communities work in community. Each local team Foundation's 14-county <br /> concert to achieve goals, is responsible for leading region. <br /> identified at the grassroots their community through a 2 <br /> level,the Initiative place based process that o t a <br /> Foundation will help move results in the development �°0 v r / <br /> community projects and implementation of a S 4° Cp4° <br /> forward. locally shared vision and / .a 9 ovi <br /> action plan. 406. 10 <br /> c> bap s- <br /> Media integrated pcp"iaW pryers" <br /> Community <br /> For more information Wy5t„g Development Commercial <br /> Dan Frank °g,Se. ,� <br /> Senior Program Manager Community&Economic Development ‘,,a���``°� S. 6j�°s4fe� <br /> (877) 632-92551 dfrank@ifound.org �u I. 4 _ : '� °° <br /> Ic Lip $ 21 o '6%. <br /> .ems I oN <br />