“Tracking the Vision”

“Tracking the Vision”

Key Terms & Concepts

WHAT are indicators?

WHY are indicators important?

HOW do we establish indicators?

WHAT ARE “INDICATORS”?

Replicable Measures

of conditions, phenomena,

problems….

WHAT ARECommunity Sustainability Indicators?

A set of indicators,

selected by a community,

Sustainability

Vision and Goals

to track movement

toward or away from

Establish baseline measures

Establish a shared understanding

Evaluate actions over time

Provide data for policy making

VISIONGOAL

GOAL

GOAL

INDICATORS

INDICATORS

INDICATORS

“Tracking the Vision”

Inclusive democratic process

Relevant to our Vision and Goals

Easily understandable

Easily measured and replicated

Provide reliable, timely information

Scales & Methods of Decision-Making

Youth: Impulse

Adult

Individuals:

Goals &

Budgeting

Household:

Joint Vision

& Planning

Neighborhood: Shared

Vision, Goals, & Indicators

What to measure?

Is data is available?

Costs vs. benefits of generating data?

Who compiles and interprets the data?

Small Group Exercise

GROUND RULES: Respectful listening and respectful

response. All ideas and responses are recorded and valued.

GOALS: Further identify and clarify the relationship between

“Vision,” “Goals,” and “Indicators”

List of issues/topic areas that are missing from the poster.

Preliminary “Vision Statements” and “Goals”

Examples of “Indicators” for each of the “Goals”

List of terms that need clarification

INTENDED OUTCOMES:

25 Minutes

20 Minutes

15 Minutes

10 Minutes5Minutes

ACTION TEAMS

Energy

Social/Cultural..

Land Use

Food

Infrastructure

Commerce & Industry

Issues/Topics

• Household Energy

• Industry&Business

• Alternative Energy

• Solar

• Transportation

• Urban Agriculture

• Water

Facets of

Sustainability:

Social

Cultural

Economic

Physical

Ecological

Infrastructure

Action

Team

Energy

Action

Team

Integrator

Team

Social/Cultural

Action

Team

Food

Action

Team

Commerce

& Industry

Action

Team

Land Use

Action

Team

Support &

Synergize

ACTION TEAMSEnergy: Solar & Alternative, Household Use….

Social/Cultural: Arts, Education, Historic, Civic…

Land Use: Housing, Openspace, Zoning…..

Food: Gardens, CSA, Co-Ops, Diversity, Access….

Infrastructure: Stormwater, Transportation, Utilities..

Commerce & Industry: Jobs, Goods, Services…

Integrator Team

Guidelines for PreparingAction Team Reports:

1. …the next level of detail for your Vision,

relative to your issue/topic area

2. …the next level of detail for your Goals,

relative to your Vision

3. …preliminary list of Actions, current and potential,

that will forward your Goals

4. …. A preliminary list of Indicators

that will measure progress toward your Goals

AND notes on availability & replicability of Indicator data

Sign up for an “Action Team” and commit

to preparing presentations for the next meeting

Exchange contact info with Team Members

Set a date for your first Action Team meeting

Appoint/volunteer a member of your Action Team

to the “Integrator Team”

Prepare a copy of your Team names and contact

info and leave with the Sustainable Atwood Team

10 Minutes

5Minutes

“Association of Associations”An approach to community organizing that builds on civic

capacity inherent in existing community groups.

An approach to forwarding

a “Vision for a Sustainable Future” for the

Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Community

that builds on the civic capacity inherent in the

residents and neighborhood groups.

The Sustainable Atwood Network

1. Recovery Groups

2. Friends of…3. Animal Care Groups

4. Anti Crime Groups

5. Block Clubs

6. Business Support

7. Charitable Groups and Drives

8. Civic Events Groups

9. Cultural Groups

10. Disability/Special Needs

11. Education Groups

12. Elderly Groups

13. Environmental Groups

14. Family Support Groups

15. Health Advocacy & Fitness

16. Heritage Groups

17. Hobby and Collectors Groups

18. Men’s Groups

19. Mentoring Groups

20. Mutual Support Groups

21. Neighborhood Improvement

22. Political Organizations

23. Recreation Groups

24. Religious Groups

25. Service Clubs

26. Social Groups

27. Social Cause/Advocacy Issue

28. Union Groups

29. Veteran’s Groups

30. Women’s Groups

31. Youth Groups

Categories of Community Groups & Associations

TASK ONE: Participants will be asked to review the

posters of “Neighborhood Groups and Associations,”

sign their name under any group with whom they are

affiliated, and add any group that is not on the list.

TASK TWO: Participants who have official positions with

any of the groups or associations will be asked to

volunteer to act as official liaisons to Sustainable

Atwood, preferably two liaisons per group.