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April Sutor, VP of Community Impact, (507) 287-1533, (email)
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Community Basics Community Solution Team Member |
| Description: |
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Community Basics is about helping meet basic needs of people. Stabilizing lives with a safety net. Our outcome is that people’s basic need of food, shelter, safety, and inclusivity are addressed.
United Way of Olmsted County's Community Basics Solutions Team serves as the primary mechanism for planning, status assessment, priority setting, distribution of resources, and results measurement. As a member of the Community Basics Solutions Team you will:
- Create a vision, identify critical objectives and work in partnership with community resources to achieve key results and improvements in the identified focus area (community basics).
- Develop knowledge and expertise in the identified focus area (community basics).
- Seek sustainable solutions and strategies in the identified focus impact area (community basics).
- Prioritize and plan a course of action that will lead to sustainable results in the identified focus impact area (community basics).
TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assess and develop a clear understanding of the current state of the issues through a process of community engagement, education, and research
• Craft a plan containing goals, objectives, priorities, and desired outcomes and strategies for action
• Create resource plans, including fund distribution recommendations, to support strategies and attain desired outcomes
• Establish and monitor collaborations and partnership initiatives and activities that further stated goals
• Monitor and report progress within focus area
• Re-evaluate the plan, actions, and directions as learning occurs and outcomes are received
• Recruit new members as needed
• Undertake new approaches when appropriate (i.e. public policy recommendations)
• Prepare for meetings by reading, analysis, and assigned tasks
TIME COMMITMENT
• Full term is three (3) years and maximum tenure is two (2) terms
• Minimum of one meeting per month (generally 1 – 1.5 hours)
• Meeting preparation per month (1 hour)
At United Way of Olmsted County we are working to build a strong community. We are passionately pursuing more effective ways to solve problems with solutions that address underlying causes. Our focus is on doing all we can to bring to reality an "Agenda for Change" that our community has told us will make Olmsted County an even better place to live. We hope you will join us!
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| This board or committee meets at this time of day: |
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4-5 p.m. |
| This board or committee meets during this day of each month: |
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1st Tuesday |
| This board or committee meeting location is at:: |
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Rochester |
| Position Description: |
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To apply for this position please download the following application: http://www.uwolmsted.org/files/11/Your_Impact/volunteer_info/Solutions_Teams_application.doc |
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English |
| Human Services: |
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Comprehensive Social Services
Developmental Disability
Dispute Resolution
Family Services
Homelessness
Housing
Hunger
Legal Services
Physical Disabilities
Public Safety
Senior Services
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| Public, Societal Benefit: |
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Advocacy
Community Development
Scientific Research
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| Skills and Expertise: |
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Nonprofit
Organizational Development
Public Relations
Public Service
Research / Evaluation
Written Communications
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