1 Goals for the Program Northwest Prosperity Zone Participants February 19, 2020
2 Program Goals • Developing successful projects that result in economic growth in rural and economically distressed communities requires thoughtful and innovative approaches that engage multiple organizations • Organizations need more time to construct strategies to improve economic conditions, with emphasis on cross- sector and regional collaboration
What Are Golden LEAF’s Goals for Work with the Rural Center? • Development of projects that will create economic opportunities in the NW Prosperity Zone • Increased capacity to apply for, execute and evaluate outcomes of grants (not just from Golden LEAF) • Improved Golden LEAF applications, including regional and cross-sector collaborations • Increased leadership capacity, diversity of participants in trainings and of applicants, and involvement of other funders
What Are We Asking You to Do? • Form teams to work on projects • Attend Rural Center trainings today and in June, and September • Help us help you
What is the Golden LEAF CBGI Timeline? • Information Sessions Early fall 2020 • Letters of Inquiry October 22, 2020 • LOI Decisions December 3, 2020 • Full Applications Due February 11, 2021 • Grants Awarded April 1, 2021
6 Questions? Ted Lord Senior Vice President tlord@goldenleaf.org Terri Bryant Adou-Dy Director of Programs Healthcare, Infrastructure, Agriculture tbryant@goldenleaf.org Marilyn Chism Director of Programs Workforce Preparedness and Education mchism@goldenleaf.org (252) 442 7474
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