The collaborators under the Sacramento County Office of Education receive the largest grant given to-date in California from the federal agency. Mario Morino of the Morino Institute flies us to Virginia to brainstorm with others on the future of community networks. Mario gives us all a book, Revolution of the Heart, by Bill Shore. Shore details his tested methods for developing mutually beneficial relationships between nonprofits and corporations. We talk publicly about the model, hoping for a corporate partner to share our vision.
Grant implementation is in full-swing.
Grant implementation is in full-swing. Coaches help clients and vise versa. We hold another conference for the corporate community, but it doesn't attract our corporate partner. We now have a language for community networking. Smart Communities is developed by the San Diego State University World Institute of Smart Communities.