The 25th National Institute on
Human Services in Rural Areas
July 19-22, 2000

Rural Life July 19, 2000 Pre-Institute

Building Vibrant Rural Communities: 
How to Cultivate and Leverage Public
    and Private Sector Resources


Presented by Maine Rural Development Council
   and the University of Maine at Presque Isle



Early Registration Deadline: July 1
You can sign up for the preistitute on the: Registration Form

8:30       Refreshments and check-in
 
9:00 Plenary Panel Presentation  "Sowing the Field in the New World of Granting:  
Collaboration, Innovation and Accountability"
A panel consisting of government and philanthropic points of view with presentation and discussion focusing on:  priority issues areas; available and prospective funding streams; how to leverage and co-mingle; how to sustain and be result oriented)
 
10:15 Refreshment break
11:00 Concurrent Workshops Session I:
"Tools and techniques - nuts and bolts of granting"                    
A. Building collaborative partnerships of stakeholders, service providers and clients
B.  From needs assessment to program responses:  from data to strategy
C. Use of Internet in the grant seeking process
D. Using evaluation to tell the story and learn from
 
12:30 Networking luncheon and speaker
 "Joining Needs-Based Funding with Asset-Based Action"
 
1:30 Concurrent Workshops Session II  (please see above selection)
A. B. C. or D
 
3:00 Refreshment break
 
3:15 "Harvesting the Fruits" - Plenary Closing Session
--Summing up what we learned; what possible next steps for groups; evaluation
 
4:00 Adjourn


Maine Rural Development Council is a statewide coalition of federal, state, regional and community-based organizations active in rural development work.  Council members are policy makers, community and economic development practitioners, federal, state, county, and local government representatives, and educators.  Its mission is to shape policies to meet the complex and changing needs of rural Maine; promote collaboration and partnerships among local state and federal agencies; maximize the effectiveness of rural programs and resources throughout the state; and undertake the development and demonstration of innovative rural projects.
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