Regional Capacity Building Initiative

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2017

Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative Mission Statement: The Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative inspires, supports, teaches, and encourages organizations to collaborate, cross-pollinate, and increase capacity through goal setting and funding strategy for County departments, cities, and entities doing work on behalf of cities within Umatilla County. Purpose: The purpose of the Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative is to work with cities and entities doing work on behalf of cities within Umatilla County to enhance grant writing skills and success rate and to maximize potential for other funding for community and economic development through consulting services to encourage goal setting, measurement of results, and funding strategy. Umatilla County has dedicated economic development funds to this program to share in the cost of the professional fees and the program is directed by Commissioner Bill Elfering, Economic Development and Robert Pahl, Chief Financial Officer with technical assistance provided by Tamra Mabbott, Planning Director. The financial and technical assistance provided by Umatilla County enables cities and entities to obtain unprecedented, high-quality professional community development consulting services and grant writing at a reduced rate. Outcomes: The Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative has established the following core values to guide its work: • Collaboration • Knowledge and Skills Transfer • Strategy and Execution • Goal Setting and Measurement The Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative offers the following products and services to County departments, cities, and entities doing work on behalf of cities within Umatilla County: • Quarterly grant writing and compliance workshops • Annual funder panel or networking event • Stakeholder Collaboration Sessions • Strategy Formulation • Mentoring for Enhanced Grant Funding Outcomes • Grant Writing Services • Bi-monthly Newsletter called “Tips & Tools”