Cultivating a community is hard work. This short presentation to the Larimer County Workforce Investment Board (with the Workforce 2020 Initiative) provides insight into 3 community building lessons that provide a framework for success.

1. A Community
Collaboration
Framework
Workforce Investment Board
December 11, 2013
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2. COMMUNITY IS
A place to find common ground
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3. COMMUNITY IS
Something you can rely on
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4. COMMUNITY IS
A forum for contribution
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5. LET’S TALK
Community Building
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6. Be a
Resource
- for job seekers & employers
- WORKFORCE 2020 -
- for youth assessing job &
career options
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7. It’s NOT
about
you.
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8. What does your community need?
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9. Surveys
INTERVIEWS
Meet-ups
Email
FOCUS GROUPS
Social media
All you have to do is ask.
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10. It takes both
on & offline
efforts.
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11. Community starts with people.
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12. Find Other
Communities
Leverage the groups of people that already exist.
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13. It’s about
GOALS
not tools.
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15. Content
SOCIAL MEDIA
SEO & PPC
Face-to-Face
Email Marketing
PR
Just remember there are no tricks. It’s really just about people.
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16. Community
building is
hard work.
It requires time,
consistency, dilligence &
the human element.
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17. Blog
Website
Guide
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