The Vibrant Valley Commitment
Background Information
Who is eligible to become a Vibrant Valley member?
Businesses, organizations, and agencies operating in Mahoning County.
Typically, one or a few members of an organization will join the project on behalf of the organization.
How can individuals contribute to the project?
This is something that is a work in progress for us. If you have insight or ideas about how you or someone you know could contribute, we’d love to hear them. You can reach out via the general contact form, feedback form, or interest form.
What investment is expected from organizations?
At least one organizational representative joins and participates in the activities of one cohort (view active cohorts here).
At least one organizational representative attends quarterly Vibrant Valley general meetings.
What benefits come with being a part of Vibrant Valley?
Support in your organizational and collaborative equity journeys.
Ways to make a lasting impact to your community through participation in the Community Health Improvement Planning process.
Opportunities for collaboration and co-funding with Vibrant Valley members.
What are the principles that guide our approach?
Vibrant Valley has adopted the Collective Impact Forum’s 5 Strategies for Centering Equity in Collective Impact as guiding principles, which are:
Ground the work in data and context, and target solutions.
Focus on systems change in addition to programs & services.
Shift power within the collaborative.
Listen to and act with community.
Build equity leadership and accountability.
For more, see the Guiding Principles section of the the Vibrant Valley toolkit.
What should we do before we commit?
Review the Vibrant Valley toolkit, especially the guiding principles.
Discuss the project with your organization or departmental leadership, to confirm their interest and that you can commit time to the project.
Review the current active cohorts and select which cohort you’d like to join.
Then, fill out the commitment form below.