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Getting Started: Securing Broad-based Community Support

Once you have outlined some possibilities for your Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit, you will need to solicit broad-based community support. The MRC’s success depends on diverse resources (funds, in-kind donations, and volunteers). The MRC’s success also depends on cooperative arrangements with response partners and other community supporters.

Your draft plan can assist others see your vision for your MRC and how you think it can be achieved realistically. This plan also can be an effective method to start conversations and negotiations.

Invite suggestions and feedback from others, within the limits of your resources and mission. Where possible, expand your mission to meet unanticipated needs and adjust it to overcome barriers or community conflicts.

Each MRC unit begins as an idea, typically in the heart and mind of a community leader with vision. When this vision becomes a reality, it may look very different. Your MRC unit may change as you involve others in its development.

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Last Updated on 8/15/2006