1. Civic Engagement Through A Community’s Visioning Process Mr. Morris Steen, President, North Florida Community College Dr. Theophilos Mantzanas, Community Initiatives Coordinator, North Florida Community College A Rural Community College Initiative North Florida Community College Project

2. Madison County Development Council – North Florida Community College MCDC–NFCC Partnership for Civic Engagement: a synergistic and opportunistic relationship: MCDC’ Vision 2010 NFCC’s RCCI focus on Civic Engagement

3. Madison County Development Council – North Florida Community College Vision 2010: Madison County and the NFCC Visioning Process for the Future Community-wide meetings to establish a “renewed” Vision 2010 Identification of strengths, resources and barriers Creation of committees to address key barriers while relying on strengths and resources Focus on cultural and social capital Strategies to maintain momentum and progress

4. Madison County Development Council – North Florida Community College Vision 2010: Madison County and the NFCC Visioning Process for the Future Community-wide meetings to establish a “renewed” Vision 2010 What to add, preserve, and change Identification of strengths, resources and barriers

5. Madison County Development Council – North Florida Community College Vision 2010: Madison County and the NFCC Visioning Process for the Future Community-wide meetings to establish a “renewed” Vision 2010 Creation of committees to address key barriers while relying on strengths and resources

6. Madison County Development Council – North Florida Community College Vision 2010: Madison County and the NFCC Visioning Process for the Future Community-wide meetings to establish a “renewed” Vision 2010 Focus on cultural and social capital Social networks (involving reciprocity and trust) Personal empowerment and participation

7. Vision 2010 Committees Strategies to maintain momentum and progress Monthly MCDC meetings and reports on committees Committee reports distributed to all committees Focus on milestones Media Visibility: Newspaper articles and radio interviews Joint-Committee meetings to address mutual areas Interventions by RCCI Core Team Additional Community-wide meetings to report progress of committees and to recruit new members and resources

8. Linkages beyond the “Community” Partnerships with other organizations: Housing Committee: Habitat for Humanity alliance with another community Health Committee: Medicare Part D application workshops in another community Environment Committee: Membership in surrounding counties with identical issues (wetlands management, mercury pollution) Education Committee: Best practices between school systems

9. Monitoring and Evaluating Monitoring Procedures Indicators of progress Accountability and intervention strategy Evaluation Focusing on the specific accomplishments of the Vision 2010 Plan Distinctions between outputs and outcomes

10. Q & A Point of Contact: Dr. Theophilos Mantzanas North Florida Community College RCCI Project Team Leader mantzanast@nfcc.edu 850.973.1304