Reimagine rural CAMPAIGN
Join Us In Offering Rural Communities An Opportunity of A Lifetime.
"We must find fresh ways to capture and value the direct and rippling economic social, and health benefits rural communities experience." ~Suzanne Anarde
The Reimagine Rural Campaign offers a beautiful space in the Flint Hills of Kansas where experiential and responsive services shape lives. If you believe in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas, better access to digital technology, supportive educational programs, improving access to care, rural-urban interdependence, public services and facilities, cultural amenities, uses of outdoor spaces and quality of life are important, then enhancing and expanding our facilities through The Reimagine Rural campaign deserves your support.
The FSL Rural Vitality Center will support programs and offer vital services to communities that will address systematic problems that we are facing in rural communities.
The FSL brings you The Reimagine Rural Campaign to provide funds for a three phase facilities project that supports a feasibility study. The Capital Campaign will launch July 2022 and will be a three year phase project, with an exciting 3-6 month public phase. The raise will consist of public funding, private funding, donor funding, mergers & acquisitions, crowdfunding and more.
INVEST IN RURAL!
Investing in rural areas is a long-term solution to so many of the problems we face today
"The current economic crisis in the United States requires a renewed commitment to investing in rural communities in order to ensure that they have a prominent place in this countries future. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis further exposed the vulnerability of rural communities. We cannot continue to drain rural areas of their resources and wealth as it continues to make the overall economy less resilient." ~Olugbenga Ajilore
Investing in rural people is a long term solution to many problems we face today; lack of mental health services, education equity, poverty, unemployment and more. Each of these things can be improved by rural development to assist in strengthening rural economies with attractive prospects for young people so that they can stay in Kansas. The FSL has created a rural-urban linkage that works. The interaction between rural and urban areas are important for social and economic development.
The FSL provides opportunities though our infrastructure and services that creates employment, offers mental health services and shares resources that build and sustain strong rural-urban linkage.
Future Service Leaders Foundation will set the stage for raising the profile in rural investment as we create an abundance of opportunity to assist in change and growth of our members.
THE FUTURE Vitality Center
Reimagine Rural
For more than a year, our FSL foundation has prepared for The Reimagine Rural campaign. A feasibility study indicated a phased approach, along with a clear vision would make The Reimagine Rural Campaign most successful. Following feasibility, the highly experienced architectural firm of Anderson Knight Architects. were selected to design a state of the art Rural Vitality Center. This Center will host Innovative experiences provided by The ECenter of Kansas a for profit subsidiary.
BHS Construction of Manhattan, Kansas will lead the way in our construction as they have worked with over 2000 projects and have a long history of being active in community and developing strong partnerships. We are excited to work with their incredible team and they help deliver a transformational facility.
- The FSL- (phase one) is looking to acquire 350 acres of land for the construction of facilities. The site location has not been determined at this time but we are looking into three specific areas of focus for the future home of our facilities. Our facility is a rural vitality center that must support small rural communities with populations of less than 5000.
The future property will include a rural vitality center, a hillside amphitheater, hiking trails surrounded by nature, outdoor spaces (entry gardens, bridges, ponds, terraces and beautiful landscape). The design concept provides panoramic views of the hills to the north, south, east and west and the trails and spaces are full of nature including cattle that surround the facility in a pasture. Spaces abound for experiential services and hub spaces that bridge the mental health services gap and education learning gaps in rural areas.
The Build-(phase one) $56M 90,000 sq ft Rural Vitality Center- Instructional Spaces for Experiences -
- Rural Vitality Center- (27,000 sq ft-)STEM, Simulation, Gamification, Scenario Based Learning, Interactive Experiences, staff offices, mental health navigation space, education space, hub offices for partnership opportunities and more.
- A Culinary Kitchen- (within the RVC) (Events-experiences with church groups, 4-H groups- partnership opportunities with local tech colleges)
- Conference Center- (within the RVC) (6000 sq ft) part of the (seats 300- that can be separated into workshop spaces and used by local schools, business's and community events.
- Distance learning and experiential learning center- (15,000 sq ft) (AI Capabilities- Green Screen- Distance learning Opportunities for rural schools to connect to experiences through connectivity. These Hub spaces will also be used for workforce development and upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
- CTE Hub center- (70,000 sq ft)-( manufacturing spaces) Innovative spaces for expert Instructors to offer courses. These courses will be offered through partnerships. Students from around our state will be able to view, experience and even explore unique opportunities though this experience.
- The EFarm- Animal Sanctuary Barn(animal hub spaces for experiences) Veterinarian Hub Space, Indoor Arena (animal therapy spaces) rural adventure space (for youth to play, dig up worms to fish, build, create) community gardens, nature trails, fishing docks. This space will be a collaboration space for Agriculture students and colleges to share unique experiences.
- The Pasture Amphitheatre (2700 sq ft) (outdoor theatre in the hills. Great opportunity for churches, schools, community members.) The theatre sits beneath a hill overlooking the Flint Hills of Kansas.
- The Experiential Health and Wellness Center- this space includes an indoor/outdoor arena that includes hub office spaces, mental health navigation services, spaces for experiences such as hippotherapy and nature therapy hub spaces. This space will include Animal sanctuary spaces for the use of animal therapy and space for indoor and outdoor health and wellness experiences.
Our Capital Campaign Phase Plan- ($15M Year one)
There are three phases in any capital campaign. The planning phase, the quiet phase and the public phase. At this time we are in the planning phase where we are working on the preparation, development, research, evaluation, land surveys, architectural renderings and more. We have conducted the feasibility study and are looking at our digital strategy. We have been in our quiet phase and focused on donor relations, fundraising events, building corporate partnerships, challenge grants, matching gifts and more. Our final phase will be the public 3-6 month phase that will begin March of 2023. This phase will kick off our capital campaign to the public and complete phase one of our process.
Fundraising strategies?
- USDA Grant-loan program
- Spark Task Force Grant Application
- Capital Campaign(going public in March)
- Federal Grant Opportunities
- State Funding Opportunities
- Partnerships
- Major Gifts
- Corporate Sponsorships
- Crowdfunding Campaigns
- Events-
Where are we now?
- Capital Raise- $1,500,000
- Application USDA Grant/Loan $56M
- Submitting Spark Task Force Competitive Grant
- Applying for a few Federal Funding Opportunities
- City Contributions-$8,000
- Capital Raise (going public March 2023
Domenari Capital differs from the ordinary private equity group as they span the globe in multiple industries. Domenari specialized in financial services in Overland Park Kansas where they became a part of many successes. They are a source for international investments, mergers, acquisitions, finance and private equity funding. In 2018 they finalized over $100M In project funding and in 2019 they sold IG Malmyzh Copper for $200M. At this time they are working on a project in Puerto Rico and are very excited to see where that leads. Domenari Capital has been our leading supporter since 2019 and continues to help us gain ground on our next step. This project is no different as they will support us in strengthening the opportunities for rural communities, families and schools./ Domenari has fulfilled many match opportunities. Domenari can open a brokerage account so that we can receive stocks, bonds, etc. as charitable gifts.
Domenari- Future is Calling Campaign
Niko Issacs has a huge heart that goes beyond Investment opportunities. With his knowledge, expertise and passion we can't go wrong! We look forward to working along side him and his team to reach our campaign goals. To see more about Domenari Capital visit https://www.domenari.com