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2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 6 STRATEGIC PLAN
Th e S o u t h M o u n t a in P a r t n e rship: A Conservation Landscape Initiative

We promise to sustain the South Mountain

Region’s quality of life which is critically
reliant on its natural, cultural, and
economic assets.

Join us in this promise.

The South Mountain Partnership is a unified group of

private citizens, business, not for profit organizations
and governmental officials working to protect,
preserve and enhance the South Mountain Landscape.
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Newburg
Shippensburg
Boiling Springs
Mount Holly Springs Dillsburg Wellsville
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communities such as Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Fannettsburg
Walnut Bottom

Shippensburg Aspers
York Springs
Wellsville
Pleasureville
Mount Wolf
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Scotland York
Carlisle, and many smaller quaint villages largely Fort Loudon
Chambersburg York Springs
Arendtsville Biglerville
East Berlin
West York
Pleasureville
Fayetteville
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Chambersburg
Marion Biglerville New Oxford
East Berlin Seven Valleys Felton
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Fayetteville
Mercersburg
Quincy
Gettysburg
Hanover
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New Oxford Glen Rock

orchards in blossom, and rolling mountains of broad-
Greencastle
Marion Fairfield Seven Valleys Felton
Mont Alto Orrtanna Stewartstown
Mercersburg Waynesboro Gettysburg
Littlestown New Freedom Delta
leafed deciduous and coniferous forests typify the
Quincy Blue Ridge Summit Hanover Glen Rock
Greencastle Fairfield
Stewartstown
Waynesboro
landscape.
Littlestown New Freedom Delta
Blue Ridge Summit

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It is partly this scenic quality that has brought
intense growth pressure surrounding the mountain.
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ABOVE: The south-central Pennsylvania region the
Washington D.C. are within commuting distance of the mountain’s
Partnership is working in
foothills. South Mountain’s land and heritage have brought us together
to preserve its sense of place. This has become the mission of the South
Mountain Partnership, a Conservation Landscape Initiative (CLI). The CLI
is a model for partnering that is effectively working in areas across the
state; its champion is Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources.

The Partnership formed in 2006 by a core group that was working on

several land conservation projects. In 2009, the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy became the non-profit lead which provided a dedicated
staff person to lead the group into its growing stages. From 2009 to 2010
the number of partners doubled in size. A basic two year strategic plan
helped grow the partnership and has created a map for working with local
communities to protect their assets.

Vision ABOVE: The partnership worked regionally and in

workgroups based on topical interests from 2006-
2010. The Partnership continues to prioritize projects
To sustain and build upon a region of vibrant communities that steward, that are at the nexus of benefiting many assets and
cherish, and thrive economically from their heritage, recreation, engaging a diversity of partners
agriculture, and natural assets.

Mission
We promise to sustain the South Mountain Region’s quality of life, which is
critically reliant on its natural, cultural, and economic assets. Join us in
this promise.

ABOVE: The South Mountain Partnership hosted

the Balancing Nature and Commerce Workshop that
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Sharing Our Knowledge & Regional Perspective
We are working together to preserve South Mountain’s sense of place in these ways:
Promoting and preserving local agriculture.
We are working to maintain local farmer’s viability by
promoting agri-tourism, marketing local foods, and working
with farmers to preserve their lands through local land
trusts. We strive to provide farmers with methods that
foster better environmental stewardship of their farms.
Conservation of natural resources.
Together we reach out to
the public and municipalities
about the critical role
natural resources play in our
communities. We are working
to conserve lands critical to
the communities drinking
water supply, for bio-diversity,
and forest health.
Development of business and tourism
Growth and preservation of the region’s sense of place don’t
have to be at odds. We promote and empower growth of
small businesses that revitalize local communities, and take
advantage of the abundance of recreational and heritage
tourism opportunities. Sound development practices are
championed by the skilled expertise of key partners.
Promoting and developing recreational opportunities
Within the heart of the Mountain exists an abundance
of state forest and parks. Out-of-state and local users
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fully utilize the areas recreation capacity, during
summer time the mountain becomes a regional hub for
vacationing. We are working to grow new opportunities,
as well as improving our current recreation programs.
We place an emphasis on recreation that promotes
the appreciation of the area’s cultural and natural
resources. Education for adults and children on
environmental and heritage themes is a form of
recreation that roots us in our landscape.
Promoting and preserving cultural heritage.
The South Mountain
region has a history that
is rich and complex.
Native Americans
used stone from South
Mountain to manufacture
tools so well made and
durable they’ve been
found in sites hundreds
of miles away. As 18th-
century European settlers
entered the region,
Native people were forced out, and retaliated against
the newcomers during the French and Indian War.
The region supported one of the most extensive and
important iron industries in America during the late 18th
and 19th centuries. Civil War armies traversed the South
Mountain on their way to Gettysburg, and branches of
the Underground Railroad in the region led escaped
slaves to freedom. The historical roots of American
forestry and the environmental movement are sunk
deep in the rocky heart of South Mountain. All of these
stories are a legacy the partnership is working hard to
preserve and tell.
Engagement with land planning
Land planning is seen as the key to guiding the region’s
sense of place. We are working to encourage and
empower local governments and market forces to
embrace a vision of growth that balances sustainable
development and conservation of cultural and natural
resources.
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C H A P TE R 2 :
PA RTN E R F E E D BA C K F OR TH E P L A N

S.W.O.T. Analysis
What We Do Best:
In 2010 a strategic planning committee surveyed 60+ partners through an online survey and in-person interviews.
Reoccurring answers are listed below. Answers with the most dots indicate the highest level of reoccurrence.

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

••••••••• Network Building: ••••••••• Goals unclear/ unfocused

(Finding common ground, building
new relationships, and creating •••••••• Challenges in Engaging New
innovative collaborations) Partners and Keep Partners
•••••••• Diversity and Amount of Engaged Especially business and the
Partners: (region-wide coverage and average citizen
diverse interests) ••••••• Unknown Future Funding
•••••••• Availability of Grant Funding For Leadership and Projects
to Support the Mission ••••••• Leadership and Decisions Need to Be
(Especially with South Mountain Broadened To Many Leaders
Speaker Series and promotion of Decisions should be made more
assets) transparent and involve more people
••••••• Effective Outreach ••••• Challenges to Regional Collaboration
(Especially with South Mountain Many partners organizational missions are
Speaker Series, Balancing Nature only with-in their county or geographic area
and Commerce Workshop and
promotion of assets) ••• Partnership Needs More
Awareness
••••• Leadership
(Existence of dedicated staff) •• Not All Partners Have Buy-In to the
Partnership
•••• Agency Support
(DCNR and other agencies add a lot
of strength to the Partnership)

OPPORTUNITY THREATS
• Administration change at State • Future State support- administration
• Requesting financial support change at State
• Local, State, and Federal funding • Funding loss
• Other grants • Duplication of efforts
• Engage new partners • Loss of interest from partners

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CH A P TE R 3 : G OA L S A N D S TR A TE G I E S

Goals
• Preserve, sustain, and develop critical natural and cultural
assets of the region
• Promote region’s natural and cultural assets and develop them
into a major regional economic force

• Build a critical mass of public and private organizations, non-

profits, and citizens to support the Partnership’s mission

Strategies
A) Inventory and prioritize natural and cultural
assets so that we can preserve, promote, and
develop them

B) Promote and advocate for natural and heritage

assets, agriculture, and recreation and
showcase organizations and businesses that are
supporting them

C) Collaborate with key communities to preserve,

promote, and develop natural and heritage The South Mountain Region’s working farms
assets, agriculture, and recreation and forests. Photo by Loy Elliott

D) Sustain current partners and develop programs and activities that will attract a
broad demographic
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STRATEGY A) Inventory & prioritize natural and cultural assets so that we can preserve, promote, and
develop them
OBJECTIVE A.1 PRIORITIZE NATURAL LANDS TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: Appalachian Trail Conservancy ACTION: • Develop a prioritization of natural lands

CONTRIBUTING DCNR (Rob Witmer) MEASUREMENT

PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:
FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

OBJECTIVE A.2 PRIORITIZE AGRICULTURAL LANDS TIME FRAME

PARTNER LEAD: NRCS, PA Department of ACTION: • Develop a prioritization of agricultural
Agriculture, County Ag. lands (prime soils and fruit belt area)
Preservation Programs
CONTRIBUTING MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:

FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:
MEASUREMENT
OF SUCCESS:
OBJECTIVE A.3 PRIORITIZE TRAIL PROJECTS TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Develop a prioritized list of trail projects
• Map all current trails
• Assess trail conditions and prioritize needs
CONTRIBUTING Cumberland Valley Appalachian MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: Trail Club, Healthy Adams OF SUCCESS:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Inc.
(Dennis Hickethier), Michaux
State Forest, Cumberland County
Planning Dept., Larry Camp,
Penn Trails LLC
FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

OBJECTIVE A.4 PRIORITIZE HERITAGE RESOURCES TIME FRAME

PARTNER LEAD: PA Historical and Museum ACTION: • Inventory/ document resources based
Commission on their association with key historical
themes in the region
• Assign priorities based on: significance,
interpretation, reuse potential, broader
landscape context/ setting
CONTRIBUTING Franklin County Visitors Bureau, MEASUREMENT • Representation of themes (inclusive)
PARTNERS: Jim Shaullis (DCNR) OF SUCCESS: • Representation of organizations involved
FUNDING PHMC Historic Preservation Grants ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:
OBJECTIVE A.5 DEVELOP A REGIONAL ATLAS TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION:

CONTRIBUTING MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:

FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

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STRATEGY B) Promote and advocate for natural and heritage assets, agriculture, and recreation and showcase
organizations and businesses that are supporting them

OBJECTIVE B.1 DEVELOP AN ANNUAL SOUTH MOUNTAIN OUTDOORS FESTIVAL TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: Friends of Kings Gap and Penn ACTION: • Develop business/ marketing plan January-May 2011
Trails

CONTRIBUTING DCNR, Appalachian Trail MEASUREMENT

PARTNERS: Conservancy, Kings Gap and Pine OF SUCCESS:
Grove State Parks, Strawberry
Hill Nature Preserve, Central PA ACTION: • Kick-off first annual festival September 2011
Conservancy, and Michaux State
Forest
FUNDING South Mountain Mini-Grant and MEASUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES: partner match OF SUCCESS:

OBJECTIVE B.2 DEVELOP A SOUTH MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION PIECE TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Develop a local agriculture promotion campaign
through the media
• Regional multi-media ag. conservation program.
Develop video working with media partners
CONTRIBUTING Cumberland County (Rebecca MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: Wiser), Capital RC&D, Franklin OF SUCCESS:
County Visitors Bureau, PA
Department of Agriculture

FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

OBJECTIVE B.3 DEVELOP A SOUTH MOUNTAIN RECREATION PROMOTION PIECE TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION:

CONTRIBUTING Appalachian Trail Conservancy, MEASUREMENT • Develop a region wide outdoors/ recreation guide
PARTNERS: Local State Parks, Michaux State OF SUCCESS: • Use Shippensburg students to help develop
Forest, Shippensburg University
(Communication Department)
FUNDING South Mountain Mini-Grant ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

OBJECTIVE B.4 SUPPORT AND DEVELOP FURTHER THE S.M. GEO-TRAIL TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: CAPITAL RC&D ACTION: • Define level of support for project past grant funded
period
• Continue to support on SMP website

CONTRIBUTING Franklin County Visitors Bureau, MEASUREMENT

PARTNERS: Gettysburg Convention and OF SUCCESS:
Visitors Bureau, Cumberland
Valley Visitors Bureau

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FUNDING ACTION: .
OPPORTUNITIES:

MEASUREMENT
OF SUCCESS:
STRATEGY B) Promote and advocate for natural and heritage assets, agriculture, and recreation and showcase
organizations and businesses that are supporting them
OBJECTIVE B.5 BRAND THE FRUIT BELT TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: Bicky Redman (to provide ACTION: • Create inventory of products/ partners
coordination efforts) • Get buy-in by attending association/ groups meetings
• Apply for Mini-Grant
• Create brand options and get feedback from
stakeholders
• Launch brand, use online media to promote

CONTRIBUTING Franklin County Visitors Bureau, MEASUREMENT • Regional support, “buy-in”

PARTNERS: PA Department of Agriculture OF SUCCESS:
FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:

MEASUREMENT
OF SUCCESS:
OBJECTIVE B.5 MAKE THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN SPEAKERS SERIES A REGIONALLY TIME FRAME
KNOWN INSTITUTION WITH EVENTS AT LEAST 6 TIMES A YEAR
PARTNER LEAD: Allen Dieterich-Ward, ACTION: • Develop Speaker Series events for 2011 December 2010-
Shippensburg University • Determine funding needs (media documentation, February 2011
speaker fees, printing and venue costs, etc)

CONTRIBUTING DCNR (Mike Eschenmann, Lauren MEASUREMENT • Number of attendees

PARTNERS: Imgrund, and Liz Johnson of TNC OF SUCCESS: • Amount of media coverage
will focus on funding strategies), • Evaluations (which we have not done before)
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, • Number of people viewing media (podcast or video
Boyer Nurseries (Ag Event?), casts)
Wilson College Farm, Penn State
Mont Alto (Peter Linehan), Larry
Knutson/ Kim Blocher (Camp
Michaux), Strawberry Hill Nature
Preserve, and more
FUNDING • South Mountain Mini-Grant ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES: • Pennsylvania Humanities Grant

OBJECTIVE B.6 SUPPORT “ASSET BASED” BUSINESSES/ NON-PROFITS THROUGH TIME FRAME
PARTNER RESOURCES (businesses that support our recreation,
agriculture, heritage, or natural assets)
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Work with businesses to become “visitor ready”
(look to CVVB program as a model approach)
• Partners work with businesses to market themselves
• Have municipalities engage with farmers to see how
they can help
• Identify and outreach to local forest products
producers (use model of NYC Watershed Ag.
Program)
CONTRIBUTING Capital RC&D, Coleen Reamer MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: (Hamilton Ban Township), OF SUCCESS:
Cumberland Valley Visitors
Bureau, Cumberland County
Planning Dept. (Rebecca Wiser),
DCNR (Tracey Coulter)
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STRATEGY C) Collaborate with key communities to preserve, promote, and develop natural and heritage assets,
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agriculture, and recreation.

OBJECTIVE C.1 DEVELOP A MUNICIPAL OUTREACH AND SERVICES PROGRAM TIME FRAME
PARTNER LEAD: Appalachian Trail Conservancy ACTION: • Focus on “ready” municipalities adjacent to the
mountain first
• Develop ongoing training and resources that
municipalities define as needed
CONTRIBUTING Cumberland County Planning MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: Department (Stephanie OF SUCCESS:
Williams), Adams County
Environmental Services (Bicky ACTION:
Redman), Michaux State Forest,
Western PA Conservancy
FUNDING MEASUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES: OF SUCCESS:

OBJECTIVE C.2 WORK TO FIND FUNDING FOR HIGH PRIORITY NATURAL ASSETS/ TIME FRAME
NATURAL LAND ACQUISITION OR EASEMENT
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Use natural land prioritized areas as a guide
• Make sure Western PA Conservancy’s Natural
Areas Inventory is integrated into prioritization
and counties/ municipalities understand their
importance
CONTRIBUTING Appalachian Trail Conservancy, MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: DCNR (Rob Witmer, Aura OF SUCCESS:
Stauffer)
FUNDING ACTION: .
OPPORTUNITIES:
MEASUREMENT
OF SUCCESS:
OBJECTIVE C.3 WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO FURTHER DEVELOP TIME FRAME
GREENWAY AND TRAIL CONNECTIONS
PARTNER LEAD: County Planning Departments ACTION: • Develop plans focusing on key properties/
resources
• Identify potential preservation/ reuse strategies
CONTRIBUTING Suggested: County Planning MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: Commissions OF SUCCESS:
FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:
OBJECTIVE C.4 WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PRESERVE/ PROMOTE PRIORITY TIME FRAME
HERITAGE ASSETS
PARTNER LEAD: Pennsylvania Historical and ACTION: Offer technical assistance and incentives to
Museum Commission, Bryan Van owners to adapt historic properties for
Sweden business/ non-profit use
CONTRIBUTING MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:
FUNDING ACTION:
OPPORTUNITIES:
OBJECTIVE C.5 PROMOTE AND SHARE PLACED-BASED EDUCATION TIME FRAME
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION
PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Connect schools to placed-based educational
opportunities
• Have an annual graduate level workshop Summer 2012
for teachers and educational leadership
development
CONTRIBUTING DCNR/ Land Choices MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:

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OBJECTIVE D.1 CREATE A PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TIME FRAME

PARTNER LEAD: ACTION: • Develop ambassadors program and committee
• Committee develops outreach priorities
• Create defined “asks” for new partners

CONTRIBUTING Appalachian Trail Conservancy MEASUREMENT

PARTNERS: Chris Novak (DCNR) OF SUCCESS:
ACTION: • Create a Partnership recognition/ award program

FUNDING MEASUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES: OF SUCCESS:

OBJECTIVE D.2 DEVELOP THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN CORP.- A VOLUNTEER TIME FRAME
RECRUITMENT FOR ALL OF THE PARTNERS
PARTNER LEAD: Appalachian Trail Conservancy, ACTION: • Develop a list of Partnership and partner
volunteer opportunities

CONTRIBUTING MEASUREMENT
PARTNERS: OF SUCCESS:

FUNDING Kim Blocher ACTION: • Have a region-wide volunteer day

OPPORTUNITIES: • Work to recruit church organizations for
volunteer opportunities

OBJECTIVE D.3 COORDINATE INTERN/ SERVICE LEARNING/ TIME FRAME

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
PARTNER LEAD: Education Institution, Joseph
Borrell (help with guide,
Shippensburg University),
University/ College service learning
coordinators
CONTRIBUTING Capital RC&D, Michaux State
PARTNERS: Forest, State Parks (participate
in program)
FUNDING K12 Lean and Serve RFP
OPPORTUNITIES:
ACTION: • Determine who the volunteer/ service learning
staff are for the surrounding colleges
• Develop a small committee of professors to
coordinate opportunities for students, develop
a guide to internship/ service learning projects
• Determine service learning opportunities from
partnering organizations
• Develop a K-12 service learning opportunity
MEASUREMENT
OF SUCCESS:
ACTION: Due December 15

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C H A P TE R 5 : O RG ANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Organization Structure History

Until 2011, Partnership leadership was solely provided by PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
(DCNR) and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy with input via different working committees. Going forward, the
Partnership’s leadership will be strengthened by a leadership committee that represents the diversity of organizations
and geographic representation through-out the South Mountain landscape. The committee will oversee the work being
done by sub- working committees and help maintain our strategic direction.

••• LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE •••

ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE

NOT FOR
STATE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS
PROFIT
LEAD LEAD LEAD LEAD
LEAD

ATC ADAMS CUMBERLAND FRANKLIN YORK

DCNR
COUNTY MUNICIPAL MEMBER
COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY
LEAD LEAD AT
LEAD LEAD LEAD LARGE

ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE

County leads appointed by county commissioners

OUTREACH/ COMMUNICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

AD HOC COMMITTEES

STRATEGY WORKING GROUPS

STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY

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The South Mountain Steering Committee

The South Mountain
Leadership Committee
will serve as the
••• LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE •••
leadership for the ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE
life-span of this
strategic plan from NOT FOR
STATE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS
2011-2016. Beginning LEAD LEAD LEAD
PROFIT
LEAD
LEAD
in 2011, seats for
the committee will
be available to any
actively participating
ATC ADAMS CUMBERLAND FRANKLIN YORK
DCNR
COUNTY MUNICIPAL MEMBER
COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY
partner. ATC and LEAD LEAD LEAD
LEAD AT
LEAD LARGE
DCNR will have seats
on this committee ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE
as well as provide
County leads appointed by county commissioners
leadership to the
committee.

Leadership Committee Chair Appointment

Leadership chairs are available to partners who fit into many categories. They can be appointed to committee through this
process:
1) Interested person should submit a letter of interest using an available form on the partnership’s website. If they prefer
they can also download, print, and send in a hard copy form. Form link:
2) The strategic planning committee will appoint the first leadership committee positions (lead and alternate) based on
those who have submitted a letter of interest. After the first appointments the steering committee will determine
consecutive placement onto the committee.
3) Those interested in being county leads should be appointed through their county commissioners.

Leadership Committee Member Alternates

All leads will also have an alternate representative that can fill in when the lead chairperson is unavailable. It will be the
responsibility of the Leadership Committee lead to coordinate with their alternate in these matters. Leads and alternates
can agree on delegation of specific duties that the lead can not assume.

Duties of a Leadership Committee Member

• Attend a monthly in-person meeting or conference call to review updates on the Partnership’s programs and to weigh in
on any decision making.
• Help recruit applicants for the Mini-Grant program.
• Ranking and awarding with committee the Mini-Grants for the upcoming 2011-2012 grant cycle, and continuing grant
rounds as funds are available.
• Help refine and lead the strategies and objectives as defined in the 2011-2016 strategic plan.
• Assist in finding funding for projects.
• Advocating for and educating others on the Partnership.
• Communicating with political officials on the importance and value of the Partnership (barring any conflict of interest).
• Any additional duties the Leadership Committee agrees to take on.

Terms and By-Laws

Chairs will serve a term of at least one year and no more than two years. Further by-laws may be developed by the
Leadership Committee.
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