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 * The mission of the Bowling Alone, Ohio Steering Committee is to inspire and empower its diverse community members to** **develop and leverage social capital to improve their community...***

The Bowling Alone, Ohio Steering Committee recommends that the following outcomes need to be reached for Bowling Alone, Ohio to become a more successful, efficient, dedicated, and community oriented town:
 * 1) The culture of Bowling Alone, Ohio will shift from an individualistic to a holistic-community centered town where members participate in activities, community service initiatives, and programs because of the benefit to the community rather than the benefit to the individual.
 * 2) Every member of Bowling Alone, Ohio will have thorough and consistent knowledge of civic engagement and the value of civic engagement within the community.
 * 3) The programs and services which have been created or improved will afford the members of Bowling Alone, Ohio the opportunity to increase social capital.
 * 4) Members of Bowling Alone, Ohio will actively participate in the programs and services that have been created to increase social capital because they choose to participate and see the value in increasing their social capital. **(Is there a difference between 3 &4) - this was an attempt to show the difference between creating the programs and actually having people participate...they could probably be merged.**
 * 5)  Bowling Alone, Ohio will become a model for other communities by providing support and framework globally to towns striving to improve their own programs and services for the betterment of their community members.
 * 6) By revitalizing its downtown and other neighborhood centers, Bowling Alone, Ohio will create an active and vital business environment where pedestrian traffic and re-opened neighborhood community centers will become centers for facilitating the expansion of service organizations, and giving the local government venues for one-on-one communication with individual neighborhoods.
 * 7) Bowling Alone, Ohio will remain current, proactive, and intentional toward these and future initiatives to keep community members civically engaged.
 * 8) Educational, governmental, social, and industrial systems will shift from focusing on individual leadership achievements and initiatives to supporting and rewarding community-based action, social change, and servant-leadership models.
 * 9) Bowling Alone, Ohio will find creative and innovative ways to embrace and leverage the use of technology, such as media-based social networks, to improve the quality of civic engagement.
 * 10) Bowling Alone, Ohio will reach all of the above outlined outcomes while embracing the diversity of its community in a socially-just and equitable way so as to not marginalize, neglect, or take advantage of any of its members regardless of age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ability, veteran status or veteran disability.

Take ideas from Intervention Options and create concrete activities (without the justifications) below the Audacious Goals. End In Mind – Audacious Goals 1.The culture of Bowling Alone, Ohio will shift from an individualistic to a holistic-community centered town where members participate in activities, community service initiatives, and programs because of the benefit to the community rather than the benefit to the individual. Targeted Activity:
 * 1a .Hold community blood drives throughout the community as opposed to just the Blood Center location
 * 1b. Various community sports events will be held with “bragging rights” on the line between community organizations with proceeds to benefit various community charities.
 * 1c. Community Forums will be held with city leaders in neighborhood community centers for monthly meetings. At least one item on that month’s agenda will cover concerns of the neighborhood in which that meeting is being held.

2. Every member of Bowling Alone, Ohio will have thorough and consistent knowledge of civic engagement and the value of civic engagement within the community. Targeted Activity:
 * 2a. Engage the aid of the local League of Women Voters to develop and deliver presentation to high school juniors and seniors about voting and the voting process.
 * 2b. Organize a "volunteer fair" for the community to identify the local groups and their designated charities to recruit membership.
 * 2c. Develop a Youth Empowerment Council
 * 2d. "Train the trainers:" Get educators, church leaders, and leaders of community activities such as Boy Scout leaders or sports coaches on board with this initiative so that they can get the word back to the families they serve.
 * 2e. Build a pyramid system so that each person recruits 5 -10 other people and is responsible for communicating information back and forth and for getting the message out.

3,. The programs and services which have been created or improved will afford the members of Bowling Alone, Ohio the opportunity to increase social capital. Targeted Activity:
 * 3a. Creation of a survey instrument to answer the questions posed by the Reframing Organizations group for the community. The survey will be repeated periodically (every 5? years) to reflect current perceptions of the citizenry and their perception as to the completion of goals and the development of social capital.
 * Build a website that houses resources and information that will support the programs and services that are available.

4. Members of Bowling Alone, Ohio will actively participate in the programs and services that have been created to increase social capital because they choose to participate and see the value in increasing their social capital. **(Is there a difference between 3 &4) - this was an attempt to show the difference between creating the programs and actually having people participate...they could probably be merged.** Targeted Activity:
 * 4a.Get the local paper publish information in a special section on a regular basis about local activities of community organizations and their community involvements, successes, needs, volunteer opportunities, etc.
 * 4b. Hold regular movie night festivals at local community centers of various genre sponsored by alternating community organizations for information and membership recruitment purposes.....bring food!

Targeted Activity:
 * 5.** Bowling Alone, Ohio will become a model for other communities by providing support and framework globally to towns striving to improve their own programs and services for the betterment of their community members.
 * 5a. Use city planning committees to be intentional about future growth and development. Incorporate pysical spaces that promote community interactions such as bike paths, parks with benches & picnic areas, green spaces, large gathering places like a town hall for meetings, events, and social clubs to come together.
 * 5b. Improve (or create) Public libraries, arts, music or other common interest programs that encourage people to come together to enjoy those hobbies/interests.
 * 5c. Invest in public services and offer incentives for people to spend time volunteering for those agencies.
 * 5d. Encourage area companies to allow employees an allotted number of hours per month (year?) to work on community service projects separate from vacation, sick leave, and personal days.
 * 5e Develop a Welcome to the community group(Welcome Wagon). To welcome new community members to the area.

6. By revitalizing its downtown and other neighborhood centers, Bowling Alone, Ohio will create an active and vital business environment where pedestrian traffic and re-opened neighborhood community centers will become centers for facilitating the expansion of service organizations, and giving the local government venues for one-on-one communication with individual neighborhoods. Targeted Activity:
 * 6a Conduct a feasibility study on the issues surrounding downtown revitalization.
 * 6b. Work with local government to create a Community Development Corporation to concentrate on ways to diversify the local economy, publicize the merits of moving to Bowling Alone, and concentrate on national networking to identify interested companies/industries that would fit the local economic environment.

7. Bowling Alone, Ohio will remain current, proactive, and intentional toward these and future initiatives to keep community members civically engaged. Targeted Activity:
 * 7a. Local paper will highlight the short-term goal accomplishments and report on longer term goal progress in its special section on civic activities in order to keep the public informed and to maintain community interest on various projects.
 * 7b. Create a "local heroes" program in cooperation with the local newspaper and local service organizations.

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8. Educational, governmental, social, and industrial systems will shift from focusing on individual leadership achievements and initiatives to supporting and rewarding community-based action, social change, and servant-leadership models. ======

Targeted Activity:

 * ======8a.Hold monthly City Council meetings in neighborhood community centers around town in addition to city hall on a regular basis to facilitate conversation between the community/neighborhoods and those with the power to facilitate change.======

Targeted Activity:

 * ======9a. Create a town social network site for members of the community to join and post to the pages.======
 * 1) ======Individuals/Families can identify if they're new or long term residents of the town and network with others to utilize one-another for support.======
 * 2) ======Town events, activities, and meetings can be posted on calendars on the network as a way to share what's happening in the community and encourage involvement in the town.======
 * 3) ======Blogs can be created for community members to voice concerns or requests for improvements to community leaders.======
 * 4) ======Blogs can be created to post appreciation of other's "good-deeds" or community service actions.======
 * 5) ======Create spaces/pages to share or ask for services. (ie I have a lawn mower to loan; I'm looking for a dog sitter, etc.)======
 * 6) ======Strategize marketing campaigns about building social capital through advertisements on the site.======
 * 7) ======Allow the site to be personalized - for example: "look at our families new baby pictures" or "join us at our house warming party this Saturday afternoon"======

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10. Bowling Alone, Ohio will reach all of the above outlined outcomes while embracing the diversity of its community in a socially-just and equitable way so as to not marginalize, neglect, or take advantage of any of its members regardless of age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ability, veteran status or veteran disability.======

Targeted Activity:

 * ======10a. Transform the way that we educate ourselves about diversity and social justice issues. Use language that is inclusive and opening with children from the day they are born so that by the time we're socializing our children to value one another rather than fear or compete with one another.======
 * ======10b. Ensure that programs and services created identify the needs of all community members and do not just focus on majority or dominant groups within the community. (see 3a for documentation method?)  ======