emPowering
LOCAL CONVERSATIONS & LOCAL SOLUTIONS
to help stop the spread of COVID19
Your group is eligible to receive $3000 for your service project
20
conversations
days
experiments
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-leading to-
-for the common good-
THE IDEA
Recognizing that the top-down approach to combating COVID19 was not working to effectively create systemic behavioral change in our state, Governor Kelly recently announced a partnership with the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) to mobilize its alumni base, which is nearly 12,000 strong, to mobilize and lead virtual non-partisan convenings across Kansas beginning the week of November 17 and concluding by late December. As a partner of the KLC for nearly ten years, Ellsworth County received a call to action and is prepared to respond to assist our community and our state. It's a small ask for a large grassroots efforts which can effectively create solutions and ideas to turn our state around and reduce the spread of COVID19, saving the lives of our friends and neighbors in our county and reducing the burden on our healthcare system and economic stressors.
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City Government
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County Government
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Community Foundations
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Civic Groups
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Chamber of Commerce
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Economic Development
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Church Groups
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Board of Education
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Businesses
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Student groups
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Healthcare providers
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Any group with a common purpose and a desire to move this needle forward
What kinds of groups
might participate?
What might we expect if we commit to a meeting?
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One hour in length
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via Zoom
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Interactive brainstorming
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Non-partisan discussion
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No judgement, no right or wrong ideas
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Open minded conversation
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Empowerment and energy
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Respectful dialogue and a facilitated discussion with clear goals and directives
We need your help to make this work successful.
Can you commit to an hour to help our community and our state?
Convene a group of 8-15 NOW.
There's no time to delay.
The commitment for 20 meetings ends December 31.
what kind of experiments might come from this commitment?
The opportunities are endless. The ideas can be simple or complex. The samples given below are just idea-generating.
GROUP:
Chamber of Commerce
IDEA:
Create branded
#BecauseWeCare
Shop Local banners for downtown Ellsworth County.
GROUP:
Local
Foundation
IDEA:
Create I mask because....
video using local faces and local voices.
GROUP:
Ministerial
Alliance
IDEA:
Organize a local blood bank drive.