stronger economies together (set)

Stronger Economies Together (SET)Strategies for Building New Economic Opportunities

Webinar Presentation withPhase IV SET State Teams

May 1, 2013

Welcome • Introduction of National SET Coordinators

• Other key partners working on the SET initiative (RRDCs, Training Design Team)

• Introduction of participants from each Phase IV State Team

The SET Phase IV States: 2 New -- 5 Expanding

SET Phase IV

Outline of Today’s Agenda

• Key Elements of SET• Roles and Responsibilities

State Partner Team State Coaching Team

• Coaches’ Training Workshop• Kicking off the Process

• Timeline• Webinar for Your Potential Applicants• Application• Video

• Funding • Q & A Time• Who to Contact

Key Elements of SET

Purpose of SET

Help rural communities/counties work together as a regional team in

developing and implementing

A High Quality Regional Economic Development Plan

that builds on the current and emerging

economic strengths of their region.

What SET Provides Regional Teams

35-40 hours of on-site coaching

Hands on step- by- step process for building or enhancing regional plans

Detailed demographic & socio-economic information

Data and analysis on current and emerging clusters

Guidance in implementing the plan

Access to individuals with special expertise

More-in-depth cluster analysis

Monthly calls with State Partner and/or Coaching Team Members

Webinars on key topics of relevance to multiple regions

Coaching Data & Analysis

Technical Assistance

Peer-to-Peer Networking

The SET Modules

The Basics

Snapshot of SET

Profiling the Region

Gearing Up

Building a Strong Regional

Team

Developing Your Vision and Goals

Examining Resources

Discovering Assets and Assessing Barriers

Focusing on Regional

Competitive Advantage

Exploring Strategies for Enhancing the

Regional Economy

Moving Into Action

Planning for Success

Measuring for Success

Roles and Responsibilities

State Partner Team• State RD Director Staff & Extension Service Representatives• Other relevant partners (5-7+)

State Coaching Team• Should have strong experience coaching groups• Should include at least one person well versed in interpreting

and explaining technical economic data• Serves as the team coaching the SET region toward their plan• Helps with the High Quality Plan peer review process

The National SETTrain-the-Coach Workshop

Doodle poll Location: Denver?• Schedule:

Day 1: Start time is 1 pm Day 2: All day meeting Day 3: All day meeting (thru 5 pm)

• Who should attend? Members of the State Coaching Team SET will pay for TWO Extension educators• State USDA RD Office will pay for ONE RD

person • Attire: Business casual

Kicking Off the Process

Application to you by May 3Finalize applications and releaseWebinar for potential applicants (Module 1)Applications due to SPTs by June 24th

State partner team members review applications

Template on scoring will be shared later Rank proposals – best to worst

Top 4 applicants to National Team by July 12th

August announcement

Summary of Key Activities By When?

SET application form to states to finalize May 3

State contacts added to SET application form (to Rachel Welborn) May 10

Finalize State Partner Team (to Rachel Welborn) May 17

Finalize State Coaching Team (to Rachel Welborn) May 17

Applications due from regions to State Partner Team June 14

Top 4 proposals and reviews due from State Partner Team to Suzette Agans July 12

State Coaching Team attends National Workshop TBD

SET regions selected August

State Coaching Team meets with each regional team to finalize details August-Sept.

State Coaching Teams participates in monthly calls of SET Phase IV states Monthly

Launch SET Coaching and implementation Fall

The Application: Let’s DiscussLogistics:

Point of Contact: RD and CESFillable PDFSend to SRDC to post

Groups to targetMeeting the rural definitionResources to help with the application

SET Video: Recruiting Tool Preview

Once Regions Are Announced• Conduct initial meeting with each regional team

• Work out timeline for conducting SET modules with each regional team

• Determine location(s) for the planning sessions

• Assign module topics to members of the State Coaching Team (may wish to wait until national workshop is completed)

• Prepare media releases; make sure to recognize all partners

Funding for SET• Funding level: $19,700 per region• To be used to support Extension educators who will

play a key role in the SET planning process • How to be used?

Partial salary support plus fringes Travel expenses to coach SET sessions Supplies/duplication expenses Long distance telephone expenses

Your Turn:Question and Answers

Who to Contact?• Bo Beaulieu

Purdue Center for Regional Development765-494-7273ljb@purdue.edu

• Suzette Agans or David SearsUSDA Rural Development202-401-1922suzette.agans@wdc.usda.gov david.sears@wdc.usda.gov

• Rachel WelbornSouthern Rural Development Center662-325-5885rachelw@srdc.msstate.edu