Community Services - Recent Projects
Colorado Trust (2003-Present)
NCL has provided monthly facilitation services to the Trust for
the past four years on three of their statewide initiatives, the
After School Initiative, the Bullying Prevention Initiative and
the Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Families Initiative. These
initiatives of the Colorado
Trust, a prominent change and results oriented foundation, have
garnered substantial national attention. NCL has been working with
the coordinating agencies that oversee the initiatives with planning
assistance, facilitation of meetings and troubleshooting.
Gladstone, Missouri (2004)
Community Services completed, Gladstone
on the Move, a community-visioning and strategic planning project
in Gladstone, Missouri, a suburb just north of Kansas City, Missouri.
This project, the first citizen-based project ever in the city,
focused on Public Services, Neighborhoods, Schools, Community Civic
Center, Business Development, and Community Image. This community
has already achieved remarkable results as a part of their ongoing
efforts.
Belton, Missouri (2004)
Belton, a fast growing
community outside of Kansas City, completed their community-wide
strategic planning project in 2004. This community has grabbed hold
of this project in an energetic manner, with large turnouts for
the meetings and interest from the media. The stakeholders focused
on areas such as community leadership, image, community services
and economic development.
City and County of Broomfield (2005)
After initially working with Broomfield in 1996 on their historic
strategic planning effort that created the first change in Colorado's
state map in 94 years, NCL began work with the City and County of
Broomfield on its comprehensive
plan in 2004. This planning process was completed in September
2005. The plan was reviewed and enthusiastically adopted by Council
on October 26, 2005. Broomfield is a model of making the seemingly
impossible a reality.
Envision 2020: Mankato/North Mankato Region (2005-06)
NCL worked with the Mankato/North Mankato region in south central
Minnesota. The committed stakeholders of this project, Envision
2020, focused on areas such as transportation, economic development,
livability and community planning/regional governance, health and
human services and education.
Raytown, Missouri (2006)
NCL followed up their strategic planning project with the city of
Raytown to assist with a long-term
planning effort with the Parks and Recreation Department. NCL
kicked off the initiating phase in January 2005 and completed the
project in October 2006. Rather than watch the future simply happen,
Raytown is a city determined to create the community they desire.
Blue Springs, Missouri (2007)
NCL kicked off this strategic planning project, Renew
the Blue - Reaching Higher, in May 2006. This project was a
follow-up to the successful strategic plan from 1997 called Out
of the Blue and Into the Future. The city had undergone elected
leadership changes and the retirement of a long-term city manager.
The transition produced the impetus to create a new, shared focus
among the elected body, staff and in the community. The project
updated the community vision and focused on five main areas: Government,
Economic Development, Redevelopment, Life Long Learning and Quality
of Life.
Liberty, Missouri (2008)
This historic community in the northern suburbs of Kansas City,
Missouri, focused their planning on areas such as Economic
Development, Quality of Life, Community Partnerships and Infrastructure.
This community will immediately begin implementation…more updates
coming!
Eau Claire, Wisconsin (2008)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin kicked off their Community
Visioning and Strategic Planning Project in October 2007. This
project will continue through May 2008. This project will focus
on Eau Claire County on areas such as Education, Health, Quality
of Life, Economic Development, and Community Partnerships.
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