Ten at the Top Upstate News
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Upstate Leaders Discuss
"Winning the Future"
During 2018 Upstate Regional Summit
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Ten at the Top’s signature biennial event, the Upstate Regional Summit presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, took place on Tuesday, September 25. Business, community and civic leaders convened at the TD Convention Center to engage around issues that impact the economic vitality and quality of life of the ten-county Upstate region. This year’s theme, “Winning the Future,” was centered around how to ensure the Upstate is well-positioned for future success
Featuring an agenda to spark conversation and connections, the 2018 Upstate Regional Summit began with a Morning Session that focused around how the Upstate is positioned in the areas of economic development and job creation.
Breakout sessions looked at how the Upstate is positioned to "Win the Future" around four topics: Creating Vibrant Communities, Innovation & Technology, Education & Workforce Development and Mobility & Connectivity. Attendees also had an opportunity to participate in smaller group conversations around a variety of topics in the new Connections Corner.
The event culminated with a keynote address from Polly LaBarre talked about innovation and how companies can create an atmosphere that encourages it rather than stifles it, as happens all too often. Modern organizations, she said, were not designed for innovation—and she added that very little has changed in the 100 years since Henry Ford’s factory model, which aimed to regulate, control, and standardize human behavior.
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Participate in a TATT Engagement Briefing in October
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Ten at the Top will be holding a series of Engagement Briefings in October to give funding partners, board members and interested stakeholders an update on current TATT initiatives along with ways to become engaged. The sessions will also look at TATT's plans for the organizations 10th Anniversary in 2019.
Each session will be one-hour and open to anyone interested in learning more about Ten at the Top. There is no charge to attend, but we ask that you register in advance.
TATT ENGAGEMENT BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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Register Today!
Annual Celebrating Successes Brunch Set for November 14th
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Be sure to plan to join us on November 14th for the annual Celebrating Successes: Great Things Happening Across the Upstate Brunch. The event will take place at the Greenville Marriott from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
The Celebrating Successes Brunch is an annual opportunity for Ten at the Top and stakeholders from across the Upstate to recognize and celebrate businesses, organizations and communities that are doing great things to enhance the Upstate region.
The event includes recognition of companies and organizations celebrating milestone anniversaries of 20 years or more in 2018. In addition, the Welling Award for Regional Collaboration and the Burdette Leadership Award are presented. There will also be a special community presentation by WSPA-TV.
An annual highlight of the event is the presentation of the Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Grants. The five finalists for the two $5,000 grants will provide brief summaries of their projects and then the recipients will be announced.
Individual tickets are $35 and advanced registration is required.
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Upstate Educators and Business Leaders Meet to Discuss Collaborative Opportunities Around K-12 Teacher Shortage and Career Pathways
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Leaders from K-12, Higher Education, Economic/Workforce Development and business and industry from across the Upstate convened on September 20
th for the Education Spectrum Fall Forum.
The group first met in February to discuss the potential value and areas of focus from enhancing the connectivity and collaborative opportunities among the education spectrum.
Led by Dr. Ansel Sanders of Public Education Partners, a steering committee has met numerous times since February to identify specific topics and opportunities for moving forward. The two primary issues recognized as prime opportunities for growing the collective regional capacity are the K-12 teacher shortage and career pathways.
During the fall forum, the primary discussion focused around the region’s teacher shortage. After learning more about the issue from the state perspective as well as how it impacts businesses and educators, forum attendees participated in small group discussions around four aspects of the teacher shortage.
A task force including representatives from K-12 school districts, colleges & universities and the business sector is being formed to move forward the ideas cultivated through the forum. Another Education Spectrum Forum will be held in the Spring to update the larger group on the progress of the task force.
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Entrepreneur Support Providers Network Continues Working to Build the Upstate's Collective Capacity
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On September 21
st the Entrepreneur Support Providers Network gathered for their 3
rd workshop of 2018. The purpose of the Q3 workshop was to continue building the network’s collective capacity by creating internal awareness of the programs and tools offered across the region that support entrepreneurship and small businesses. Additionally, the group initialized the programming discussion for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which will be held November 12 – 18.
The workshop was led by Erin Ouzts of the Spartanburg Angel Network, who also serves as Chair of the group. Ouzts briefly recapped the progress of the 2018 efforts thus far, then reported to the group about her time representing South Carolina at the
ESHIP Summit during July. The summit, hosted by the Kauffman Foundation, “is a three-year initiative designed to bring early adopters of ecosystem building together to think about — and collaboratively create — the tools, resources and knowledge the field needs to more effectively do the work of creating communities that empower entrepreneurs.”
The balance of the afternoon was spent in collaboration around identifying the different events and initiatives that will be held during GEW across the 10-county region.
The final workshop of 2018 will be held in late November, date TBD. Andy Stoll of the Kauffman Foundation will join us to lead the workshop and help the group “score” the ecosystem building efforts thus far. Following the workshop there will be a reception celebrating the success of the 2018 Entrepreneur Support Providers.
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Ten at the Top Announces 12
Leadership Level Funding Partners
During the 2018 Upstate Regional Summit, TATT Founding Board Members Minor Mickel Shaw, Irv Welling and Neal Workman announced the first 12 members for TATT's new Leadership Funding Level. The Leadership level includes Visionary Partners who have committed at least $25,000 of annual support and the Elevation partners who will contribute at least $10,000.
Below are the initial Leadership Level Partners:
Visionary Partners: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Clemson University, Greenville Health System, Hollingsworth Funds, Michelin North America and WSPA-TV
Elevation Partners: Fluor, Hughes Investments, Piedmont Natural Gas, ScanSource, Spartanburg Water and Trehel Corporation
If you are interested in more details about becoming a Leadership Level Partner, please contact
Allison Hall.
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Senior Issues Group Sets Plan for 2019
On September 28
th, Ten at the Top’s Senior Issues Committee convened to discuss goals and focus for 2019.
With the senior population in the region projected to increase to 25% of the Upstate population by 2030, understanding the areas of need and opportunities for growing capacity for serving the needs of seniors is critical.
Recognizing that an important need is to provide opportunities for service providers and others interested in supporting senior programs to engage collaboratively to discuss issues and learn about best practices, in 2019 the Senior Issues Group will hold quarterly meetings with each focused on a different topic. The specific topics will be determined based on the Office on Aging's 2018 Needs Assessment that is currently being conducted by the Appalachian Council of Governments.
For more details about becoming involved in the TATT Senior Issues Group please contact
Adelyn Nottingham.
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Check out the TATT YouTube Channel for archives from meetings, presentations and events hosted by Ten at the Top. The Channel also includes videos of the Elevate Upstate Grant recipients and other TATT initiatives.
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TATT volunteers have developed a number of interactive regional asset maps. Check out links to regional resources below.
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Trying to find out what is happening across the Upstate? Check out the Calendar of Everything from our partners at In the Know Upstate.
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80 Regional Engagements in 2018
3,853 Participants in 2018
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784 Regional Engagements since 2010
37,134 Participants since 2010
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On the Calendar
Be sure and put these 2018 TATT events
on your calendar:
Ten at the Top Engagement Meeting
October 11th, 9:00 -10:00 a.m.
Denny's Corporate Headquarters
203 East Main St.
Spartanburg, SC 29319
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haping Our Future Continuing Education Workshop
Exploring the "Missing Middle"
Strategies for Building Mixed-Income, Multi-Generational Communities
October 18th, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Ten at the Top
124 Verdae Blvd, Suite 503
Greenville, SC 29607
Ten at the Top Engagement Meeting
October 25th, 9:00 -10:00 a.m.
United Way of Anderson County
604 N. Murray Ave.
Anderson, SC 29625
Ten at the Top Engagement Meeting
October 31st, 9:00 -10:00 a.m.
Manley Garvin Training Room
340 Main Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
Ten at the Top Engagement Meeting
October 31st, 2:30 -3:30 p.m.
Hollingsworth Building Conference Room
124 Verdae Boulevard Suite 503
Greenville, SC 29607
Upstate Bus Tour to Greenville County
(Greer, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Mauldin)
November 13th, 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Become a TATT Supporter
As a non-profit organization, TATT relies on funding partners and event sponsors to help sustain our regional mission. During the year TATT hosts several exclusive events to provide board members & funding partners additional opportunities to network and build regional contacts. If you are not already a TATT supporter, please
check out our 2018 Partner & Sponsor Packet to become engaged. Contact
Dean Hybl for questions or more information.
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Check Out the New TATT Video
Special thanks to WSPA-TV for creating a new video highlighting current initiatives being coordinated by Ten at the Top. This
video was first unveiled during the 2018 Upstate Regional Summit.
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Ten at the Top is a regional non-profit organization with the mission of fostering collaboration and partnerships across the Upstate around issues that impact economic vitality and quality of life.
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