Washington County HTC Summer 2011
HTC Overview MISSION STATEMENT To foster community and economic growth, creating a bright and prosperous future which encourages people to live, serve and work here
HTC Overview Our Team: Beth Armstrong Jackie Arnold David Beck Steve Hunt Judy Johnson Marji Morris Tom Fihe Early Accomplishments Revolving Loan Program Political Leader training ESI (Entrepreneurship Investigation Camp) KEYS (Keep Encouraging Youth to Succeed)
HTC 2011 Summer Internship Looking for a win/win that would have impact Actively sought funding partners Started with general goals Goals were a moving target, until we had our funding
HTC 2011 Summer Internship
Outcomes Three PSAs TOW video Washington County Community Foundation video Community Assets video Hot Spots map DVD label/cover
PSAs Becks Mill Delaney Park The Depot
Becks Mill PSA
Transfer of Wealth video
The Contest
Community Assets Video
Hot Spot Map
Hot Spots Map
Premiere
HTC Summer Internship 2012 Two Funding partners Two FT interns Projects: ◦ Follow-up to the 5% video ◦ Washington County Community Foundation video ◦ Economic development video
What We Learned Partnerships are key Identify your community Hire the right interns Stay focused Celebrate success Transparency Provide regular updates to stakeholders Let creative minds create Adapt
What We Would Do Differently Prepare for the challenges of technology and allow time for things to go wrong Understand that what appears to be a minor change can take hours Be prepared for when interns leave