What We Do

River Valley Commons can: 

  • Help bring civic groups together to increase collaboration and skills.
    RVC may convene gatherings, offer shared training, broker cooperative purchasing, and share best practices. 

  • Help facilitate the creation of projects that advance the community.
    RVC will connect individuals and groups and assist with initial project development and planning.

  • Help groups find expertise and resources to support their projects.
    RVC provides expertise if it is available or may refer groups to outside experts and funding opportunities.

  • Act as a fiscal sponsor.
    Provide a 501 (c) (3) for mission-aligned River Valley projects that lack their own nonprofit status.

We provide services in the following areas:

Support a group or project as it forms

  • Facilitate planning meetings

  • Assist with the development of project plans and timelines

  • Offer training and assistance to develop healthy group dynamics and meeting practices

  • Advise on group structure/leadership

  • Advise on technology platforms

  • Identify ways for group members to receive needed training

  • Connect to individuals and groups that may be a resource for project needs

Support the ongoing work of a group or project

  • Provide fiscal sponsorship and bookkeeping (paid service)

  • Regularly meet with leadership to discuss issues and project challenges

  •  Facilitate meetings that require outside assistance

  • Offer ad hoc advice on issues or challenges

  • Connect the group to people who can help them

  • Share information that may be helpful to the group

  • Maintain technology platforms/subscriptions (platform fees would be paid by the project)