Rural Community Development Corporation of California

Supporting Disadvantaged Rural Communities

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Determine Goals and Objectives

As the title suggests, this phase is where the Leadership, Stakeholder Groups (and Implementation Group) take all collected assessment data and develop all goals and objectives, prioritizing them, using Maslow’s altered Hierarchy of Needs.

This should include a draft version for public comment before finalizing the list.

Tasks:

  • Using all Assessment Data, the Stakeholders, Leadership and the Implementation group (if formed) develop the draft Goals and Objectives.
  • Use Maslow’s Hierarchy to priorities the draft Goals and Objectives
  • Draft Goals and Objectives go out for comments
  • Put draft on-line for public comment (include public meeting)
  • Finalize Goals and Objective
  • Develop a Plan Outline (minimum: Introduction, Acknowledgements, Executive Summary, The Plan, Implementation Plan, Evaluation Process).
  • Implementation Group should be established before going to the next phase. If the nonprofit will be created, the incorporation should be mostly complete, with, at minimum, a committed leadership group (board of directors) in place.

Rural Community Development

Community Development   is a process whereby diverse and representative groups of community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions (plans) for common problems; building livable, sustainable communities in the process.

Rural Community Development   is the above, with an understanding that many rural communities lack the resources and capacity to manage this process without assistance, training, resources, and technical assistance.

Why
Aside from the most important reason (it’s needed), if not for our rural communities who would manage our forests? Who would protect our waterways? Who would put the food on our plates? Who would provide those services travelers expect as they drive the many freeways?

California’s rural communities have, as we all know, very limited resources. The more donations we receive the less community funding we will need. Thank you.

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RCDCC is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our ID is 82-1325014
IRS Non Profit Determination Letter (pdf)