Rural Community Development Corporation of California

Supporting Disadvantaged Rural Communities

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Getting Started

The primary goal of this phase is to prepare for the gathering of data in the next phase. The tasks are designed to develop a working stakeholder group, train the group on the Community Resilience Planning process, and get their input on a public outreach plan, the Area of Concern, Survey questions, a Citizen Planning process, and the beginning of an early gathering of data (mapping assets) with the Stakeholder Group.

At the end of this phase, all the leadership and stakeholder members would be able to think in the context of a resilience framework, and have a cooperative vision for the complete process.

Tasks:

  • Outreach/Recruit Stakeholder Team
  • Develop Public/Community Outreach Plan
  • Including Media, social media, local communications tools/organizations
  • Develop Questions for a Public Survey/Stakeholders
  • Training of Stakeholders on Resilience Planning Process
  • Determine the Implementation Group
  • Reevaluate the Area of Concern
  • Begin Mapping Assets
  • Citizen Planners (open to all)

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)