Submitted by Jake Hurner
Major projects completed
• Scheduled on going site engagement opportunities including attending the Community Resilient council’s board meeting.
• Met with community partners to discuss resources that could be leveraged for the program including Live + Work Maine, and Seacoast Mission
• Networked with relevant stake holders to establish ongoing support for an advisory task force.
• Continued to meet with Maine Health Access Foundation to discuss immediate funding of EMS project and future funding opportunities with the MSF model
• Received signed MOU for Climate and began recruitment strategy
• Revised larger comms plan with information officer
• Published web listings for open member opportunities
• Tabled at the Orono campus career fair to promote MSF opportunities to potential students.
Major focus of effort in the next month/continuation
• Continue to develop programmatic materials and procedures including recruitment materials and benefits poster, applicant selection procedure, reporting processes and documentation, program calendar etc.
• Continue identifying potential donor and grant opportunities available to both back fill remaining funding needed for a second fellow position and increase total numbers of spots on going.
• Developing strategy around fundraising in collaboration with foundation members to best make the case for individual fellow opportunities as aligned with identified donors’ values, and geographic area.
• Networking and collaborating with other State departments in the development of current applicant work plans as appropriate to their expertise. (i.e. aviation and EMS)
• Collaborating with current applicants to develop specific recruitment details and plan in advertising for a candidate.
• Continue to develop and formalize an interview and selection procedure.
• Networking with current VM stakeholders (climate advisory, volunteer network and foundation members) to continue to pursue funding opportunities to expand the reach of the program.
• Continue to review current applicant feedback to implement changes to next cycles procedures.
• Complete initial site Visit for second sponsor
• Review additional recruitment avenues as they relate to specific details of the individual opportunities.
• Work with advisory taskforce to determine best structure for the program term and payroll options
• Begin to network with future site applicants and communities through letters of intent.