Grand Vision in Action Online
The re-designed Grand Vision website is now live and available to the entire Grand Vision region. Go to www.thegrandvision.org to check out the new features and functionality.
As more and more community members ask how to get involved with The Grand Vision, we've created a means for them to upload the photos and videos in their own communities of Grand Vision action with the Grand Vision iReporter.
"We want to see what projects The Grand Vision is inspiring in your towns and neighborhoods," said Marsha Smith, chair of the Grand Vision CORE coordinating team.
The new site includes features to connect community members and issue area members alike, such as a Grand Vision network-wide calendar, accessible as a download onto the most widely-used electronic calendars in order to synchronize the dates on it within users' personal calendars.
"We've heard the cries for help with community members and network conveners alike, wanting one place where all meetings and events can be posted for all to see," Smith said. "And we've delivered it."
Most important for area organizations is a resource page on the website that includes a wide variety of funding opportunities that could help with project implementation. The Grand Vision Resource Committee invested in subscriptions to robust funding locator services to compile these reports. Opportunities are updated each month and are now easily accessible in one location.
"These resources alone make checking the website on a regular basis a good idea as the opportunities come from a very broad range of sources. Our committee leveraged our investment in the subscription services to benefit the region," said Debbie McKeon, director of NorthSky Nonprofit Network. "We're very excited to bring this information to the greater public through the Grand Vision website."
In addition, issue area leaders each have their own sections of the site for community members' ease-of-use to get the latest updates on what is happening within each of those issue areas: Transportation, Food and Farming, Growth & Investment, Natural Resources, Housing and Energy.
Standard features of the site include the latest news, press releases, issue-area videos, a timeline and overview of The Grand Vision and a plethora of photos from across the six counties of The Grand Vision.
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