1 An initiative of The Ford Family Foundation In collaboration with
Jan 04, 2016
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An initiative of The Ford Family Foundation
In collaboration with
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An Experiment in Rural Capacity Building
Creating vital rural communitiesby building capacity
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The Ford Family Foundationof Roseburg, Oregon
• Founders – Kenneth and Hallie Ford, Roseburg Forest Products
• Mission – Successful citizens and vital rural communities
• Corpus -- $600 million (July 2009)
• Serves communities under 30,000 population in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California
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The Ford Family Foundationof Roseburg, Oregon
Scholarship Programs • Ford Scholars • Opportunity Scholars (single parents)• Restart Scholars (over age 25) • Sons and Daughters of RFP
Grant Programs• Responsive capital grants• Proactive grants
Ford Institute for Community Building
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Vitality, a balance of dimensions:
• Public safety• Health and human services• Environment and natural resources• Economy • Arts and culture• Education
Medical care, mental health care, children and families, substance abuse, disability services, seniors, low income housing
Geology, soil, water, air, plants, animals, natural systems, energy, scenic
and natural places
Music, visual arts, performing arts, entertainment, events and
celebrations, special places
Business, business services, agencies, workforce,
employment, transfer payments, land ownership, taxation
Law enforcement, justice, fire protection, emergency services, natural hazards management, waste disposal
K-12 schooling, occupational education, life long learning,
access to secondary education, school activities,
sports, 4-H
A vital ruralCommunity is recognized for:
Governance
Infrastructure Organization
PublicSafety
Economy
Arts &Culture
Natural Resources &Environment
Health &Human Services
Education
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Institute Theory of ChangeTupelo Model
HumanDevelopment
Vitality
Community Collaborations
Effective Organizations
Community Leaders
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Major strategies to build capacity
• Build capacity at leader, organization and collaboration levels
• Engage diversity within communities: all ages, interests, ethnicities, etc.
• Engage all communities not just a sample • Commit to perpetual relationship • First, “raise all boats” (stage 1) then move to
communities to action on dimensions(stage 2)
• Build networks: local, regional, statewide
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Expected outcomes Capacity
• Increased public engagement and civility • Greater number of community leaders and
volunteers• More effective community organizations• More collaborations on projects and programs• Clearer community vision and priorities • Improved governance • Greater resource development – organizations
and community are more attractive to other investors
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Expected Impacts
Improved means to impacts • Public facilities and infrastructure• Programs and policies
Improved indicators for dimensions• Environment and natural resources • Economy and business • Community: health and social services, public
safety, education, arts and culture
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Effective OrganizationsTraining
Community CollaborationsTraining
Publications Community Vitality, Select Books, Institute Update
ConferencesRegional, sub-regional
Regards to Rural
Web sites TFFF Web Site, RIPPLE, Rural Communities Explorer
LeadershipDevelopment Grants
Organization Development Grants
Community Collaboration Grants
Institute programsmethods
Ford InstituteLeadershipProgram
Assistance Grants Program
ResourcesProgram
LeadershipDevelopmentTraining
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Year
Ford Institute Leadership ProgramTraining
Leadership Development Cohort 1
20 to 30 participants nominated by a community committee. Class identifies all community organizations, who are invited to next class.
Leadership Development Cohort 2
20 to 30 participants from earlier class or nominated by cohort 1. Instructed by community trainers in part.
Leadership Development Cohort 3
Same as cohort 2. Additional cohorts available on request, requires community trainers.
Effective Organizations
No limit to number of participants. Those not in cohort 1 are invited to join cohort 2
Community Collaborations
Engages all class participants and guests in class adapted to community situation. No limit to participants. Those not in cohort 1 or 2 invited to join next class
1 2 3 40
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52 Hub Communities and Regions
Hub Communities
Completed program (12)
In Program now (34)
Start fall 2009 (4)
Start spring 2010 (4)
Future if ready (20+)
Training by/with others (2)
Ontario Region
Baker County
WallowaCounty
Union County
Pendleton
Walla Walla Milton-Freewater
Morrow County
Hermiston
Harney County
Grant County
Sherman County
Gilliam County
Crook County
Jefferson County
Chiloquin
Wheeler County Wasco County
HoodRiverCounty
Estacada
Mollala
Klamath Falls
Roseburg
Lake County
Coquille Valley
Winston/Dillard
South Lane
Sutherlin
South Douglas Grants Pass
Bandon
White City/Rogue
Butte Valley
Merrill/MalinTulelake
South Siskiyou Scott Valley
Yreka
Ashland Keno Mid-Klamath
Gold Hill
North Douglas Bay Area
La Pine Oakridge Lowell Upper Mckenzie Vida
Applegate Illinois V.
North Curry
South Curry
CoastalDouglas Fern Ridge
Bonanza
Harrisburg Sisters East Linn Alpine
Florence
SouthLincoln
Cascade PhilomathSilverton
Scio Mill City/GatesNewport
Monmouth/Independence
Woodburn DallasLincoln City
NewbergWest Valley
CorneliusForest Grove Tillamook
County
SouthColumbia
Banks
Vernonia
Rainier South Clatsop
Lower Columbia
South Jefferson
Amity
CoburgJunction City
Weed
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Leadership DevelopmentTraining Description
• 16 community leadership topics• 48 hours in class – facilitated discussion • 12 hours in conference with other communities • Classes offered in the community • Meets Friday afternoon/evening and Saturday
morning/afternoon, once a month• Catered meals provided• Class project with $5,000 match • Pre-class now available in Spanish (soon available
for Native Americans)
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Effective OrganizationsCommunity Collaborations
Training Description
Effective Organizations• 24 hours in class, offered in the community • Open to ALL organizations• Additional coaching available after class• Access to Assistance Grants available after
coachingCommunity Collaborations
• 24 hours in class, offered in the community• Designed with past class participants to fit
community situation • Typically involves a community gathering
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Outputs to date
• Classes started in 2003, now in 14th semester• Completed 106 Leadership Development
classes with 2,450 graduates• Over 400 graduates under age 19 • 250 graduates now qualified as community
trainers• Awarded 300+ assistance grants to community
organizations valued at $1.2 million
• OSU – “Meeting our marks for outcomes”
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Future of the Experiment
• All 80 hubs complete 5-class series by 2016 with 4,000 plus leadership class graduates.
• Communities move to Stage 2 support with on- request classes, grants and resources. Leadership class graduates will increase at 500/year.
• Rural Development Initiatives continues as collaborator for further training and support for action.
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Future of the Experiment
• Network continues to develop with a variety of conferences and RIPPLE forum site at www.ripplenw.org
• OSU Rural Studies evaluates impacts – see data base at Rural Communities Explorer, at www.oregonexplorer.info/rural.
• OSU Family and Community Development continues outcomes evaluation.
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How to participate?
• Visit www.tfff.org to learn about The Ford Family Foundation and the Ford Institute for Community Building.
• To engage your community in the program or to discuss assistance grants contact Joyce Akse, Associate Director, at 541-957-5574 or [email protected].
• For information about specific communities, classes, and resources contact Yvette Rhodes, Program Manager at 541-957-5574 or [email protected].
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Thank You
Tom Gallagher, DirectorFord Institute for Community Building
Contact: 541-957-2563, [email protected]