Greenville Forward's mission is to enhance the quality of life for greater Greenville by engaging citizens in continually updating, promoting, and facilitating a community vision for 2025 and beyond.
Vision 2025 dares to imagine a community whose growth is fueled by creativity, ignited by the power of ideas, and fired by the goal of excellence. Vision 2025 is just a glimpse into the future of Greenville. It's a commitment to improving our community to match the changing times around us.
Greenville Plan It Resident Survey .
Greenville Forward and the City of Greenville partnered to conduct a comprehensive survey of 700 Greenvillians to explore the opinions of residents. The survey is part of the 10 year comprehensive planning process.
Race Matters Survey.
In 1948, Greenville conducted a study of the state of race relations in Greenville. In partnership with Beyond Differences and other organizations, Greenville Forward conducted a replication of this study, with some additions, to explore how race relations have changed in Greenville County over the generations. Dialogues about the findings are happening in the next few months. Although race relations have improved, we still have some work to do. Read the GreenvilleOnline assessment.
Economic Scorecard.
Greenville Forward partnered with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and others to sponsor the Clemson Upstate Economic Scorecard. Compared to peer and aspirant communities, Greenville's per capita income is not growing as rapidly.
Read the Greenville News Article. "One measure of the Greenville area's economic health isn't doing so well, according to a new study.
The Greenville Metropolitan Statistical Area's per capita income has fallen behind the rest of the nation in the last decade..."
Civic Engagement Survey.
Greenville has a strong history of giving. In partnership with the Non-Profit Alliance, Greenville Forward conducted a survey among Greenville businesses on volunteerism to better understand Greenville's philanthropic community. Some of the results may surprise you. Download the report.
Find an Non-Profit Engagement. We have compiled a listing of some volunteer opportunities with local non profit agencies from Hands On Greenville and Greenville.com. It doesn't include listing for all of Greenville's 1,800 non-profit agencies, but is still pretty comprehensive.
Where will Greenville be in 2017?
Greenville Magazine published a compelling article about what to expect in Greenville in the next ten years. Greenville Forward is an important part of dreaming about this future. Read the entire article.
South Carolina Student Retention Survey. We conducted a study of almost 1,900 juniors and seniors in nine South Carolina universities. We learned that 50% of our students expect to leave the state after graduation. This is a large file, so the download takes some time.
Greenville Forward Project Progress, Much has been accomplished since Vision 2025 was released three years ago. See where Greenville stands in its goal to accomplish the many projects mentioned in Vision 2025. The report will be updated periodically as one of the collection of "reports cards" on Vision progress.
Greenville Forward Annual Report,
2007 was a busy and productive year for Greenville Forward. The 2006 annual report outlines many of the 2006 Greenville Forward first year accomplishments and reviews the status of many of the projects identified in the Vision 2025 plan. The 2007 report should be ready in April 2008.
Vision 2025 Complete Vision(43 pages),
This is the detailed version, with plans for all of the focus areas. This also includes the "list of projects." The Vision is constantly evolving, so many of the visions have changed slightly in the three years since the Vision was presented. As a matter of fact, this vision is almost outdated.
In six minutes, learn the importance of Greenville's past in its dreams for its future. This video clearly shows the importance of Greenville Forward in facilitating Vision 2025. We also have a vibrant YouTube site with videos from other s about our community. Visit our YouTube site.
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GreenvilleDailyPhoto.com is a very cool website which features a new photograph of Greenville every day. Be careful, however, it can be addictive. Thank you, Denton Harryman, for letting us use this.
Greenville Forward Thinking Blog. We often say we are people who wake up every morning thinking about where Greenville County is going and how to get there. Read some of our musings on the newly created Greenville Forward blog.
The Green Stripe. Have something you want to talk about in Greenville? Music, restaurants, entertainment, quality of life or have an event you want to promote? Log on to www.thegreenstripe.com and become part of the coolest conversation in Greenville. This is part of a dialogue created by some members of Greenville Forward's IGNITE group, our forum for young talent in Greenville.
Greenville Place to Be for Graduates. Editorial by Kate Hofler, Greenville News. "Austin, Charlotte, Atlanta, Boston, or ... Greenville? Since when did Greenville get in the mix with the top cities known for their eclectic cultures and vibrant magnetism for young professionals? The hot question on everyone's lips who knows me or any of my classmates at Furman University is the infamous, where are you going and what are you doing after you toss your mortarboard in the air."
Education Weekly Reader is Back. Every week we collect articles written about education in Greenville and compile them into the "Education Weekly Reader."
Upstate Growth Projections. Upstate Forever just released a study conducted by Clemson which projects the growth patterns in the Upstate. If we don't plan for our future, we are going to be in a mess.
Who Represents You. We have prepared a list of Greenville County elected officials with addresses. Have a concern? Callor write them. Thinking about running for office. This is your competition. Click for a printer friendly version.
Greenville Magazine Vision Voice. For the first year and a half, Greenville Magazine and the Cliffs published monthly articles related to Vision 2025. They provide a concise, yet complete description of many Greenville Forward initiatives. We have compiled them all into one document.
Greenville Health Assessment Survey. Over 1,800 Greenvillians were surveyed to discover that almost one-third of the county is "medically underserved." Greenville Forward's Executive Director, Russell Stall conducted this study. We are working now to update this study by the middle of 2008.
Community Foundation of Greenville
Hollingsworth Foundation
Daniel-Mickel Foundation
Greenville Hospital System
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Hayne Hipp Foundation
The Graham Foundation
Furman University
Erwin and Nancy Maddrey
We recently started a campaign to raise $2.2 million to continue to the work of those leaders who came before us. We need your help and commitment.
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