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TCMA Regional
Training Fund
The Regional Training Fund is intended
to be an easy, accessible way for TCMA Regions to help pay the costs of
local education. Any interested TCMA region may request funds.
Click
here to download an application.
General
Criteria
In order to receive funds, a regional
training program must meet the following general criteria:
- Should address one or more of
the TCMA adopted Essential Practices.
- Should not be scheduled to interfere
with regularly scheduled statewide TCMA or TML training programs
(such as the TCMA Annual Conference, William "King" Cole program,
or TCMA City Management Clinic).
- Should be at least two hours long.
- Eligible expenses include speaker
fees and travel, and rental or purchase of multimedia programs such
as books, videos, interactive CD programs, etc. (purchased programs
become TCMA's property for use by all regions.)
- Regions will be asked to complete
a short program evaluation to help TCMA determine the application of
the program on a larger scale.
- Additionally, funds may be requested
to assist regional intransition members and university students with
attendance at TCMA or TML educational events
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Essential
Practices
- Staff Effectiveness
- Policy Formation
- Service Delivery
- Strategic Leadership
- Democratic Responsiveness
- Organizational Planning and Management
- Communication
- Integrity
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Application Process
A total of $5,000 in Regional Training
Funds has been allocated for July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009. Grants will
be available on a first come, first served basis.
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Other
Information
- The maximum request per training
program is $1,000 per region.
- Geographically close regions are
encouraged to submit joint requests. Surplus funding requests submitted
cooperatively from at least two regions will be given priority over
those submitted individually.
- Awards will be reimbursed based
on reasonable receipts submitted for reasonable speaker travel and fees,
video purchases, etc.
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Examples
of Funded Programs
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3 |
Seminar: Managing by Results
Guest speaker: Becky Brooks-Grimm
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| Region
5 |
Seminar: Situational Leadership
Guest speaker: Chris Hartung
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| Region
6 |
Fund-raiser luncheon for annual
Russian/American Festival:
(networking with Russian counterparts)
Organizational Planning and
Management/Communication
Guest speaker: Lou Fox
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| Region
7 |
Two-day Retreat
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| Region
9 |
Donation of four $250 William
"King" Cole workshop scholarships
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For complete information on
the TCMA Regional Training Fund, please contact
TCMA offices or request an information packet at TCMA, 1821
Rutherford Lane, Suite 400, Austin, Texas 78754-5128; (512) 231-7400;
FAX (512) 231-7494. Click
here to download an updated PDF application.
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