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Thriuing Communities lnitiatiue <br /> The Initiative Foundation's Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI) program partners with Central <br /> Minnesota hometowns to engage local leaders and citizens in planning for the future.The Foundation <br /> believe that courageous leadership, positive community dialog and civic engagement are the keys to <br /> 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. Based on the premise that <br /> everyone who is affected by a decision should have an opportunity to be involved in the decision- <br /> making process, inclusive community dialog is critical to the visioning and planning processes across <br /> generations and ethnicities.This 90- to 120- day program helps communities identify their unique <br /> assets, challenges and goals in five steps: <br /> • Step 1: Core team training (6 hours) <br /> • Step 2: Community input meeting (3 hours) <br /> • Step 3: Review and discuss community priorities (2 hours) <br /> • Step 4: Organize and train task force members to carry out implementation (3 hours) <br /> • Step 5: Ongoing technical assistance and grants for implementation (ongoing) <br /> PROGRAM <br /> The Initiative Foundation provides each community with <br /> training, technical assistance and resource referral. <br /> Because participants work in concert to achieve goals, <br /> identified at the grassroots level, the Initiative Foundation <br /> will help identify matching funds to move community <br /> projects forward. <br /> PROCESS r Integratedl I <br /> TCI begins by providing innovative training to diverse Community <br /> Leadership teams dedicated to involving citizens in Development <br /> building a brighter future for their community. Each <br /> team is responsible for leading their community through 0— L <br /> WOA <br /> a place-based process that results in the development <br /> and implementation of a locally shared vision and action <br /> plans. <br /> PARTICIPATE <br /> Participation in this program is offered annually through a <br /> competitive selection process. Eligible communities must <br /> be located within the Foundation's 14-county region. <br /> For more information, contact: <br /> t <br /> Dan Frank <br /> Sr. Program Manager, Community & Economic Development Initiative <br /> (877) 632-9255 1 dfrank@ifound.org F 0 U N D A T 1 0 N <br /> ifound.org 1 (877)632-9255 1 405 First Street SE I Little Falls, MN 56345 EqualOpp.Ky lender,Provider,and Employer <br /> 0116 <br />