2026 Maximize NWMO Regional Community Forum

JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS ONLINE!

You have a role in maximizing Northwest Missouri's potential!

Calling all leaders, residents, and other stakeholders in Northwest Missouri who are interested in the economy, health, social connections, housing, the built environment, education, and our natural resources!

WHY:

CONNECT with your regional neighbors in many sectors! JOIN in the discussion of our results from the 2025 and 2020 ALUMNI & RESIDENT SURVEY with MU Exceed’s Alan Spell!

Learn about UPDATED RELEVANT DATA as a snapshot update of the region’s life expectancy, air quality, high school graduation rate, number of “not good” mental health days, median income, high-speed broadband access, and % of sub-optimal houses, and more.

Also, meet the Maximize Regional Partner Council and learn what SHARED PRIORITIES they have been exploring.

Participate in a BREAKOUT DISCUSSION to listen to your ideas and desires related to local, county, and regional leadership.

WHEN:

Virtual Gathering via Zoom Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

REGISTER NOW!

Receive your FREE Zoom link! The only cost is two hours of your time and participation thanks to the generous support of the Patterson Family Foundation for Maximize NWMO’s 2025-2026 Strategic Action Plan. Just click here!

CONNECT TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES

CLICK HERE to learn more about Maximize NWMO's Leadership and Team Learning Opportunities to Take Your Community to the Next Level

Please email together@maximizenwmo.org for more information.

This is a great place to live, learn, work, play, and thrive. Now is the time to come together and maximize the potential of our communities and region!

Thanks to the Patterson Family Foundation, The University of Missouri Extension and Exceed, and the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri’s Regional Vitality Initiative donors for making it possible for Maximize NWMO’s Guiding Coalition to serve as a backbone of coordination, communication, and data access support for community and regional leaders interested in “dreaming big and growing together” to maximize the potential vitality of our 18 counties including Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth.