Are you/your organization interested in being part of a county-wide effort that will support local businesses, create accessible good-paying jobs, and protect our environment in Orange County?  If so, we would love to hear from you!

Background: The Community Economic Resilience Fund, or CERF, was created by the State of California to help local regions develop economic development plans. CERF is a new initiative that will support communities in producing regional roadmaps that prioritize creating accessible, good-paying jobs in sustainable industries.

There are two phases to CERF, Phase I/Planning and Phase II/Implementation; we are currently in the Planning Phase. As part of our planning phase, Orange County has formed a CERF High Road Transition Collaborative (HRTC) that is charged with developing a roadmap for a High Road Economy in Orange County.  A High Road Economy is one that achieves economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment. 

CERF goals include creating an economy with:
1.      Good-paying jobs and local wealth
2.     Diverse industry sectors
3.     Community and economic well being
4.     Environmentally friendly industries 

This survey should take 10-15 minutes to complete and will help Orange County's CERF HRTC complete a comprehensive stakeholder mapping process, which will be used to help the Collaborative better understand who/what organizations and entities could be involved in the planning and/or implementation effort. Based on what we learn through this survey, we will reach out to stakeholders to be involved in the planning and/or implementation phase. If you are involved with or know of active stakeholders in Orange County that can be part of creating a High Road economy and/or benefit from it, please complete the survey below.  We are collecting survey responses until May 31, 2023. 

If you have any questions about CERF, please email cerf@ocbc.org. 

Thank you!

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. What is your title or role? If not applicable, answer N/A.

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* 4. Name of organization/entity you represent.

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* 5. Entity's street address. If you do not have one, answer N/A.

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* 6. City where organization/entity is located. If you do not have one, answer N/A.

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* 7. Zip code where entity is located.  If you do not have one, answer N/A.

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* 8. Link to organization/entity's website

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* 9. Links/names for any social media.

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* 10. Which sector BEST describes your organization/entity?

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* 11. What other sector(s) apply to your organization/entity? (Please check all that apply.)

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* 12. In a couple sentences, describe the work of your organization/entity.

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* 13. What geographic community/communities does your organization/entity serve? (Please check all that apply.)

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* 14. Do you also work outside of Orange County?

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* 15. What community/communities or groups does the organization/entity serve? Please be specific such as, specific racial/ethnic group(s), young children, youth, seniors, indigenous groups, small business owners, veterans, industry leaders, etc.

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* 16. What role do you think you or the organization/entity could play in creating a High Road Economy?  A High Road Economy is one that achieves economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment.

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* 17. How do see your organization positioned in the sector you operate in? Are there one or two recent wins or accomplishments that might be related to a developing a High Road Economy in Orange County?

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* 18. Would you like to receive updates and/or be connected to the CERF process? 

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* 19. Are there any other organizations/entities that you think should be involved in this process as well?

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