I have been volunteering on a steering committee that has created a program to support community development on a hyper-local level. It’s called The Flock Project. Have you heard of it?
Basic community economic development tells us to identify local challenges to success and then pool local talent and resources to overcome them, and that’s exactly what The Flock Project is designed to do.
Project applicants submit a project to the Flock web site, one that identifies a need in our community and a plan to address it, and the public votes on all of the submitted projects. Not only does the winner receive funding to implement their solution, they also receive free access to a group of talented mentors that will help with accounting, strategic planning, marketing, or any other identified gaps in skill in order to make the project successful.
If you’re an individual or organization that has an idea, and maybe think you need a little help, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Intake for the second flight of The Flock Project will open in the spring of 2020.
I’m passionate about The Flock Project because it offers local solutions to local problems while building tomorrow’s leaders.
I know there are lots of people with lots of great ideas. We’re looking forward to hearing them this spring!