Find someone you Find someone you don’t know and share don’t know and share one success and what one success and what evidence tells you it is evidence tells you it is

a success?a success?

Survey ResultsSurvey Results

A sleeping giant is rising!A sleeping giant is rising!Move outside the walls!Move outside the walls!Broke the ice!Broke the ice!Just do it!Just do it!

Successes!!!!!Successes!!!!!Enhanced perception of what we do – 8Enhanced perception of what we do – 8CC and extension working together - 3CC and extension working together - 3Networking – 8Networking – 8Strategic plan – 7Strategic plan – 7Economic development -14Economic development -14Workforce development - 15Workforce development - 15Civic engagement – 2Civic engagement – 2Meet the needs of the people - 3Meet the needs of the people - 3

Challenges!!!!Challenges!!!!

Internal challenges – 27Internal challenges – 27 Time, logistics, funding, communication, staffing, Time, logistics, funding, communication, staffing,

president’s role, $president’s role, $ Sustainability – 16Sustainability – 16 Economic development – 5Economic development – 5 CC and extension working together – 3CC and extension working together – 3 Civic engagement – 18Civic engagement – 18

Stakeholders, culture of deficitStakeholders, culture of deficit TURF - 2TURF - 2 We have increased the demandWe have increased the demand

Community colleges and Community colleges and communitycommunity

Civic engagement – 47Civic engagement – 47Change in culture, inclusion, stakeholdersChange in culture, inclusion, stakeholders

Bright future – 37Bright future – 37Strategic plan – 2Strategic plan – 2Economic development – 8Economic development – 8AI AI High schoolsHigh schools

Community college and LGUsCommunity college and LGUs

Resources and sustainability – 4Resources and sustainability – 4 Change in cultureChange in culture

Very successful, critical to successVery successful, critical to success Partnerships evolving – 7, improving – 8Partnerships evolving – 7, improving – 8 Share projects – 5Share projects – 5 PersonalitiesPersonalities No more negativityNo more negativity Limited potentialLimited potential Non existentNon existent

EvaluationEvaluationNeed to find a measure – 6Need to find a measure – 6Don’t have any – 8Don’t have any – 8Things we are using: KASA, formative, Things we are using: KASA, formative,

paper trailpaper trail Issues: wasn’t built in, staffing turnoverIssues: wasn’t built in, staffing turnover

Proof of the pudding is in the eating of it! Proof of the pudding is in the eating of it!

Evaluation ProcessesEvaluation Processes

None – 6None – 6 Improve – 1, in process -4Improve – 1, in process -4 Focus groups – 4Focus groups – 4 Output measures – 6Output measures – 6 Surveys 5Surveys 5 Documentation - 2Documentation - 2 BenchmarksBenchmarks Pre/post surveysPre/post surveys Every program, every serviceEvery program, every service

What should we continue to do?What should we continue to do? Guidance – 15Guidance – 15 Support – 7Support – 7 Convene us – 7Convene us – 7 Sustainable development 4Sustainable development 4 Evaluation – 2Evaluation – 2 Onsite visits – 2Onsite visits – 2 Networking – 2Networking – 2 Keep in touch – 2Keep in touch – 2 Multi-level partnershipsMulti-level partnerships CHEERLEADINGCHEERLEADING

ImpactImpact

Enhanced role of the college – 23Enhanced role of the college – 23Good practice – 3Good practice – 3Economic development – 9Economic development – 9 Increased access to education – 3Increased access to education – 3Long ways to go!Long ways to go!

What we want to tell FordWhat we want to tell Ford

Value of partnerships – 13Value of partnerships – 13 Civic engagement and community building – 3Civic engagement and community building – 3 Learning together – 2Learning together – 2 Work with extension - 2Work with extension - 2 Expanding offeringsExpanding offerings Native learners can have culture and educationNative learners can have culture and education StruggledStruggled AI, high schools, see the potential, resources for AI, high schools, see the potential, resources for

the project were important the project were important

Mary Emery Cornelia Butler Flora

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

Planning for Sustainability

memery@iastate.eduwww.ncrcrd.iastate.edu

Why do some Why do some communities thrive communities thrive

while in the next while in the next county over a similar county over a similar community struggles community struggles

to survive?to survive?

What the Research Tells Us:What the Research Tells Us:

Heartland Center for Leadership Heartland Center for Leadership Development: 20 CluesDevelopment: 20 Clues

Flora and Flora: Entrepreneurial Flora and Flora: Entrepreneurial Support InfrastructureSupport Infrastructure

Flora, Flora and Fey: Rural Flora, Flora and Fey: Rural Legacy and ChangeLegacy and Change

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Worthy Causes and Community Activities

Worthy Causes and Community Activities

Political Capital

Cultural Capital

Natural Capital

Human Capital

Financial Capital

Social Capital

Healthy EcosystemVital Economy

Social Well-Being

Built Capital

CapitalCapitalResources invested to Resources invested to create new resources create new resources

over a long time over a long time horizonhorizon

Why Focus on the Capitals?Why Focus on the Capitals?Importance of placeImportance of place..InterdependencyInterdependency and and

interactioninteraction..BalanceBalance..Ripple effectRipple effect..

NaturalNatural Capital Capital

Air quality, wind and sunAir quality, wind and sunWaterWaterSoil and mineralsSoil and mineralsBiodiversityBiodiversityLandscapeLandscape

Natural capital Natural capital provides provides possibilities and possibilities and limits to human limits to human action. It action. It influences and is influences and is influenced by influenced by human actions.human actions.

Sustainable, Healthy Sustainable, Healthy Ecosystems with Multiple Ecosystems with Multiple

Community BenefitsCommunity Benefits Human communities Human communities

plan and act in concert plan and act in concert with natural systemswith natural systems

Ecosystems are used Ecosystems are used for multiple community for multiple community benefitsbenefits

Those with alternative Those with alternative uses of the ecosystem uses of the ecosystem seek common groundseek common ground

Cultural Cultural CapitalCapital SpiritualitySpirituality

Symbols-sense of Symbols-sense of place place

Ways of knowingWays of knowing Language-historyLanguage-history Ways of actingWays of acting Definition of what is Definition of what is

problematicproblematic

Cultural capital determines Cultural capital determines how we see the world, how we see the world, what we take for granted, what we take for granted, what we value, and what what we value, and what things we think possible things we think possible to change. Hegemony to change. Hegemony allows one social group allows one social group to impose its symbols to impose its symbols and reward system on and reward system on other groups.other groups.

Local and Traditional Knowledge Local and Traditional Knowledge is Appreciated and Enhancedis Appreciated and Enhanced

Cultural differences are Cultural differences are recognized and valued.recognized and valued.

Traditional knowledge Traditional knowledge and historical places are and historical places are maintained.maintained.

Communities are willing Communities are willing to take the time to to take the time to understand and build on understand and build on different ways of knowing different ways of knowing and doingand doing..

Human CapitalHuman CapitalEducationEducation SkillsSkillsHealthHealthSelf-Self-

esteemesteemSelf-Self-

efficacyefficacy

  The characteristics and potentials The characteristics and potentials of individuals that are of individuals that are determined by the intersection determined by the intersection of nature (genetics) and nurture of nature (genetics) and nurture (social interactions and (social interactions and environment).environment).

Increased Use of the Increased Use of the Knowledge, Knowledge,

Skills, and Abilities of Local Skills, and Abilities of Local PeoplePeople

Identify capacitiesIdentify capacitiesEnhance Enhance

capacitiescapacitiesRecombine Recombine

capacitiescapacities

Social CapitalSocial Capital

Mutual trustMutual trust ReciprocityReciprocity GroupsGroups Collective identity Collective identity Sense of shared Sense of shared

futurefuture Working togetherWorking together

InInteractions among teractions among individuals that occur individuals that occur with a degree of with a degree of frequency and comfort. frequency and comfort. BondingBonding social capital social capital consists of interactions consists of interactions within specific groups. within specific groups. BridgingBridging social capital social capital consists of interactions consists of interactions among social groups.among social groups.

Social CapitalSocial CapitalBondingBonding

Tight, exclusive Tight, exclusive networksnetworks

Strong distinction Strong distinction between insiders between insiders and outsidersand outsiders

Single answer Single answer focusfocus

BridgingBridgingOpen and flexible Open and flexible

networksnetworksPermeable and Permeable and

open boundariesopen boundaries

Legitimization of Legitimization of alternativesalternatives

Dimensions of Social Capital:Dimensions of Social Capital:Implications for Regional Implications for Regional

DevelopmentDevelopmentBridging +

-

Bonding-+

ClientalismRegional changedriven by goals of outsiders

Progressive ParticipationRegional change drivenby community-determinedgoals

Extreme individualismRich solve problems through financial capitalPoor have few options

Strong BoundariesRegions resists change, oftengroups within the regions don’t trust each other and do not cooperate

++

Improved Regional Improved Regional Initiative, Responsibility, Initiative, Responsibility,

and Adaptabilityand Adaptability Shared vision.Shared vision. Building first on internal Building first on internal

resources.resources. Looking for alternative Looking for alternative

ways to respond to ways to respond to constant changes.constant changes.

Loss of the victim Loss of the victim mentality.mentality.

Loss of cargo cult Loss of cargo cult mentality.mentality.

Political CapitalPolitical Capital

Organization Organization ConnectionsConnectionsVoiceVoicePowerPower

Political capital is the ability of Political capital is the ability of a group to influence a group to influence standards, regulations and standards, regulations and enforcement of those enforcement of those regulations that determine regulations that determine the distribution of resources the distribution of resources and the ways they are used.and the ways they are used.

Increased Increased Voice Voice

and Influenceand Influence

People who share a People who share a vision for a sustainable vision for a sustainable future are organized future are organized and work together.and work together.

They know and feel They know and feel comfortable around comfortable around powerful people as well powerful people as well as those often as those often excluded.excluded.

They make They make sustainability part of sustainability part of the political agenda.the political agenda.

Financial CapitalFinancial Capital

SavingsSavings Debt capitalDebt capital Investment Investment

capitalcapital Tax revenueTax revenue Tax Tax

abatementsabatements GrantsGrants GiftsGifts

  

  

  

Forms of currency used to increase capacity of the unit that accesses it. Financial capital is often privileged because it is easy to measure, and there is a tendency to put other capitals into financial capital terms.

Appropriately Appropriately Diverse and Healthy Diverse and Healthy Regional EconomyRegional Economy

Reduced povertyReduced poverty Increased efficiencyIncreased efficiency Increased economic Increased economic

diversitydiversity Increased assets of Increased assets of

those who live in the those who live in the regionregion

Built CapitalBuilt Capital

Sewers and water Sewers and water systemssystems

BuildingsBuildings MachineryMachinery RoadsRoads Electronic Electronic

communicationcommunication

Human-constructed Human-constructed infrastructure used as infrastructure used as tools for production of tools for production of other capitals.other capitals.

Physical Physical Infrastructure that Infrastructure that Enhances Other Enhances Other

Community Community Capitals.Capitals.

Serves multiple users.Serves multiple users.Is locally maintained Is locally maintained

and improved.and improved.Links local people Links local people

together equitably.together equitably.Connects local Connects local

people, institutions people, institutions and businesses to the and businesses to the outside.outside.

 

   

    

 

Impact on one capital can lead to changes that spiral up or down across the capitals decreasing or increasing the related assets.

Spiraling of Capital AssetsSpiraling of Capital Assets

Loss of jobs.Decline in population.

Decline in per capital income.

Loss of generational

wealth transfer.

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Spiraling of Capital AssetsSpiraling of Capital Assets

Bridging social capital brings outside expertise together with internal wisdom.

Cultural capital increases.

Philanthropy provides ongoing funding.

Spiraling

up

Work on involving youth, supporting entrepreneurship, capturing 10% of wealth transfer.

Think Globally, Think Globally, Act Locally, Act Locally, Collaborate Collaborate RegionallyRegionally

Using the capitals to map Using the capitals to map system changesystem change

What do people do differently as What do people do differently as a result of your program?a result of your program?

Who benefits from these Who benefits from these changes?changes?

How do systems, institutions, How do systems, institutions, organizations change?organizations change?

Indicators of SuccessIndicators of Success

Review your map and identify areas where Review your map and identify areas where people are already collecting informationpeople are already collecting information

Identify those areas where measurement Identify those areas where measurement is very important to the project – what is very important to the project – what indicators will help you measure success?indicators will help you measure success?

Who will collect the information, how?Who will collect the information, how?

Sustainability TasksSustainability Tasks

Vision to guide usVision to guide us Results orientatedResults orientated Strategic financingStrategic financing Broad-based community supportBroad-based community support Identify championsIdentify champions Organize for adaptability to changing conditionsOrganize for adaptability to changing conditions Strong internal systemsStrong internal systems Sustainability planSustainability plan