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BR & E � for the future. If you are new,you may identify a good Coordinator,the media aspects seem to be left for last and mentor as part of this process. If you are experienced,you often are not done. This is a big mistake because the media may identify someone to carry on and support what you can be effective in drawing the community's attention and have been doing. Strong programs in economic develop- support to the process and the plans developed for improv- ment depend on more than one person. A broad-based team ing the local business climate. of local leaders must be involved in developing a vision of future development and reaching consensus on the steps necessary to reach this vision. WHERE TO MEET? While this section has presented the benefits of serving on the Leadership Team,you will get a better picture of this if If possible,it's best to pick one relatively central location you talk with an experienced member of a BR&E Visitation and meet there consistently throughout the BR&E Visitation Leadership Team. Your BR&E Visitation consultant or process. Some communities prefer to rotate the meeting program state sponsor can provide you with a list of these place,reasoning that the Leadership Team and the Task individuals and tell you a little about their background and Force can spread out the commuting costs. While this may program so that you can pick ones that are most directly be a nice gesture,it also can create problems. First,it makes related to your circumstances. it difficult to know whether meeting equipment(overhead projectors,chalk boards,flip charts,photocopier)are available"on-site." Second,rotating the meetings means Eligibility Requirements for Coordinators that someone must make sure everyone knows where you are meeting each time. Choose a room that is appropriate to If you are wondering if you're eligible to serve on the the size of the group to be meeting. If your twenty-person Leadership Team,ask yourself the following questions: Are Task Force meets in a room built for one hundred people, you well respected in the community? Can you systemati- Task Force members may conclude you wanted more people cally organize parts of the effort? Do you have some but couldn't get enough interest. If you try to squeeze your experience in community economic development or in twenty-person Task Force into the ten-person room that you leading volunteer groups? If you answered yes to any of use for Leadership Team meetings,claustrophobia is likely these questions,then you're eligible. It is best if some of to crowd out creative thinking about local business the members of the Leadership Team have some experience problems. in community economic development and in leading volunteer groups. You may work in a job where you can count your work with the local BR&E Visitation program as VISITATION COORDINATOR a job assignment. If you are a retired executive,a dedicated local business person,or a community leader able to devote your time to this effort,you also are well qualified to serve Details in Visitation Coordinator's Manual on the Leadership Tearn.' If you are considering serving as the Visitation Coordinator and are wondering if you are qualified,you will need to be Comment on Leadership Team able to:introduce the program to local businesses,organize Organization volunteer training,oversee mailing of information,and track the progress of volunteers in completing their visits. If you The Leadership Team does not necessarily have to have four are interested in this role,you get your own booklet. It is or five members,but there are some real advantages to using done separately because of the detail under the section on a team of four or five. Without a team,there is a risk of training volunteers. Don't panic,however. If you have a major disruptions if a single individual serving as coordina- BR&E Consultant,they will help you with several aspects for becomes seriously ill or unexpectedly must resign due to of your role. A detailed visitation guide and discussion of changes at work Without a Business Resources Coordina- how to train Volunteer Visitors are the subjects of the tor,this aspect often gets short-changed,even though most booklet, Visitation Coordinator Manual. So—we provide programs claim that it is an extremely important aspect to details here on only one aspect of your responsibilities, achieving success. Similarly,there is a need for careful coordinating the practice visits. This is included in this attention to the logistics of the mini-retreat and community booklet because each of the other coordinators will also visit commencement ceremony. When there is no Media firms and should be aware of what it involves. Local Leadership Team Manual — 7