LOCAL SUMMITS & WORKSHOPS
With 3 million individuals entering the region in the next 50 years, it is vital that leadership in the seven counties is prepared to integrate them into the region.
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UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION
An excellent way to introduce our region's next generation to the goals of this plan is to integrate the plan into a higher education curricula.
Read MoreA UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE REGION
Plans should reflect the influence from all sectors, including private businesses. Non-profit organizations and independent groups are capable of producing as much change as formal planning efforts.
Read MoreCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The desires of the community are a crucial aspect of planning and design. So important in fact, that soliciting input should be among the first acts of any planning process.
Read MoreEstablish regional coalitions to address regional issues
Many municipalities lack capacity and need greater access to information and resources as well as support of coordinating entities at higher levels of government.
Read MoreRegional Leadership Advocacy Organizations should operate as one voice for the region
Successful regional advocacy organizations must be able to rise above local and partisan politics and act in the public interest. They must provide a safe forum for regional conversations.
Read MoreRegional leadership advocacy organizations should be politically independent
A typical arrangement for Regional Leadership Advocacy Organizations is to couple a 40 to 50 person board of directors with a smaller executive committee that is empowered to make recommendations on behalf of the board.
Read MoreContinue the discussion on creating a Regional leadership advocacy organization focused on resolving major issues
Encourage our public and private leadership organizations to create a Regional Leadership Advocacy Organization focused on resolving major issues.
Read MoreImplementation
Seven50 also provides a long-term, shared vision for the future and measurable goals in specific subject areas.
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