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Task 5: The Kickoff

Whether you have a big public kickoff or a quieter one, bringing key players together to formally kickoff the process is important to strengthen existing support and keep the momentum up. In this task, you will determine the best kickoff model for your community and host the event to complete the launch of the process.

Detailed information about this task can be found in the chapter of the Guide that covers Step 1.

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Task 2: Identifying Resources

This task will help you determine the resources you will need for the project as well as likely sources of those resources. You will refine your budget over the course of the program as it becomes more clear what specific steps your community needs to take and what resources it can bring to bear on the process.

Detailed information about this task can be found in the chapter of the Guide that covers Step 1.

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  • Project Budget: Use this spreadsheet to identify funding sources and expenses related to the process.
  • Sample Grant Proposal: Use this document to help create funding requests for your planning process.

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Task 1: Scoping

Here you will identify the boundaries of your project in terms of geography, sectors, and jurisdictions. This scoping exercise may be quite simple if your community has tasked you with this project or it may take more time and effort if a government mandate is not present or you are working at the neighborhood scale within a larger community.

Detailed information about this task can be found in the chapter of the Guide that covers Step 1.

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  • Project Scope: Answer these questions to help define the scope of your resilience project.

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Task 4: Lay the Foundation for Engaging your Community

Every community is different in terms of how it views climate change. In this task, you will assess your communities attitudes about climate change and make decisions regarding how best to engage on the topic. What you learn in this step will be used throughout the process of developing your climate resilience plan.

Detailed information about this task can be found in the chapter of the Guide that covers Step 1.

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Knowing Your Audience

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  • Community Attitudes Assessment: The questions in this template will help you determine how your community thinks about climate change so you can engage residents in the most effective way.
  • Community Surveys: This resource provides an overview of why, when, and how to conduct community surveys, as well as sample language you can use to build your own surveys.

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Task 3: Developing a Task Force

In this task, you will identify and engage stakeholders in the community who will want (or need) to be involved with the process. Making your case to the larger community for this effort may be necessary at this step if the community needs more time to get behind the effort. From this effort to engage local stakeholders, you will identify and invite people to join the Task Force.

Detailed information about this task can be found in the chapter of the Guide that covers Step 1.

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Developing Your Task Force

In this tutorial we cover the process of building your project Task Force, the role of the Task Force, and why comprehensive representation is important.

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