The agency then set in motion the Create, Develop, Nurture, and Release Model. After two years, the community involvement in the planning process has doubled. After three years of Nurture, the agency assembled a core of community members to act as a steering committee to run the event. After four years, the steering committee has assumed most of the duties of running this special event. The agency has budgeted a total six-year nurture time before the event will be able to run on its own with minimal agency support.
Indications are good for release within the next two years.
Let us take softball, an evaluation of its goals for existence revealed that the program had grown beyond the original design. It was clearly a program marked for Release, yet it had no supporting structure. Reorganization of the program was completed off-season that included a reassessment of its goals. This occurred with little notice to most participants. In essence, the program was recreated.