| Community Initiatives |
A Common Goal: The Fluvanna County Virginia Farmer’s Market (very large file) Matthew Benson, Virginia Cooperative Extension Scott Byars, Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Business Retention and
Expansion: What really makes projects work after the business visits? Liz Templin, University of Minnesota Extension Michael Darger, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Citizens Health Care Working Group Listening Sessions and Education
Program Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center |
| Cyber Town Lisa Dennis, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension |
| Rural Communities:
Strong Places in a Regional Context Rod Howe, Cornell Cooperative Extension Robin Blakely, Community and Rural Development Institute |
| Study Circles: Dialogue on Race Issues in Northwest Indiana Brad Clinehens, Purdue Cooperative Extension, Lake County Office |
| Thinking “Outside the Box”: How a Diverse Group of Partners
Successfully Improved the Nutrition Practices of Children Luanne Hughes, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Turning Points, a Youth
Produced Video to Raise Awareness About Community Dating Violence Beth Knisely Tucker, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension |
| Community Decision Making |
| Bievenidos a Delmarva Megan O'Neil-Haight, Maryland Cooperative Extension |
| Building Collaborative Commitments
Using Appreciative Inquiry: How Can AI Create Strong Community Connections? Mike Erp, Washington State Institute for Community Oriented Policing Kay Gray, Washington State University |
| Building Facilitation Skills in Communities Barbara Radke, University of Minnesota Extension Lisa Hinz, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Demystifying Grant Seeking for Communities Sherry Beasley, Clemson University Institute for Economic and Community Development |
| Maximizing Participation in a Planning Project: Honoring Our Residents
Time & Wisdom Nancy Kukay, Ohio State University Extension Gregory Davis, Ohio State University Extension John Conglose, Ohio State University Extension |
| Providing Residents
Input in Important Community Decisions: A Survey of Perceptions toward
Local Officials in Ohio David Civittolo, Ohio State University Extension Gregory Davis, Ohio State University |
| Public Participation and
Partnerships in Land Use Planning Mary Ann G. Hennen, University of Minnesota Extension Rachel M. Hefte, University of Minnesota Extension Lisa Hinz, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Strategy Mapping: Making Thinking Visible on Complex Community Issues
Lisa Hinz, University of Minnesota Extension Barbara Radke, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Web-Based Community & Economic Development Indicators Systems:
Comparing and Contrasting Decision Support Systems and their Usefulness
of Extension Professionals David Lamie, Clemson University |
| Economic Development - Assistance for Individual Businesses and/or Entrepreneurs |
| Building Local Economies of the Future with an eXtension Community
of Practice (CoP) Part One -- Supporting Entrepreneurs Greg Clary, Texas Cooperative Extension Connie Hancock, University of Nebraska Extension Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center |
| Building Local Economies of the Future with an eXtension Community
of Practice (CoP): Part Two -- Community and Its Institutions Deborah Tootle, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Greg Wise, University of Wisconsin-Extension Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University |
| Creative and Entrepreneurial Economies: Fact or Fiction in Rural
America? Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center |
| Direct Marketing
Farm Products: Blogging and One Educator's Experience Testing His
Own Recommendations Ryan Pesch, University of MN |
| Enhancing Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Development in Rural
Maine James McConnon, University of Maine Louis Bassano, University of Maine |
| Fostering Business Creation -"So You're Thinking of Starting
Your Own Business" Michael Reetz, Purdue University |
| Rural E-Commerce Extension Initiative Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center |
| The American Rural Entrepreneurship Dream? Rural Roundtable Sessions
Across America Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University |
| The Entrepreneur Push vs. Pull Theory: It All Depends on Location
Alison Reum, University of Kentucky |
| Economic Development – Community Focus |
| Assuring Sustainability of Extension Community Development Projects
Luanne Hughes, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Linda Strieter, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Budgets, an Ace in the Hole
for Local Government Services Gerald Doeksen, Oklahoma State University Notie Lansford, Oklahoma State University Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University |
| Building Entrepreneurial
Communities Glen Muske, Oklahoma State University Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University Stephen Shepelwich, Federal Reserve Bank, Oklahoma City Branch |
| Business and
Industry Cluster Strategies: A “How-To” for Counties and
Regions Sam M. Cordes, Purdue Center for Regional Development Christine E. Nolan, Purdue Center for Regional Development |
| Economic Development In Indian
Country: Redefining Success Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development |
| Embedded Programs: A Path to Sustainability Jennifer Jordan, West Virginia State University Extension William Woodrum, West Virginia State University Extension |
| EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI):
A Community Based Youth Curriculum Diane Vigna, University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Gadsden County First
Time Homebuyers Pre-purchase Education Program Henry Grant, Gadsden County Extension Service (UF/IFAS-FAMU/CESTA) |
| Getting started with Business
Retention and Expansion (BR&E): Conducting Quality Firm Interviews Michael Darger, University of Minnesota Extension David Nelson, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Helping Policymakers Analyze the Importance of Non-financial and
Financial Incentives in Economic Development Al Myles, Mississippi State University |
| How Losing the Big One
(Honda) Can be a Win for Van Wert County, Ohio Nancy Bowen-Ellzey, Ohio State University Extension |
| Relevant Development - Being Ready to Meet the Client Needs Craig Hertel, Iowa State University Extension & Community Vitality Center |
| Revitaling Neighborhoods through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(V.I.T.A) Kenneth Martin, PhD, Ohio State University Extension Susan Colbert, M.S., Ohio State University Extension/Franklin County-University District |
| The Community Business Matching
Model: A Pilot Project in Anaconda, Montana Linda Cox, University of Hawaii Barbara Andreozzi, Montana State University – Deer Lodge County Extension Service |
| Economic Development – Specific Sectors |
| Agriculture Economic Development in a Rapidly Urbanizing County:
Generating Feasible Strategies and Moving them Forward Kay Haaland, Washington State University Extension |
| Agri-Tourism in Maine: Opportunities, Challenges and Linkages James McConnon, University of Maine Todd Gabe, University of Maine Thomas Allen, Center for Tourism Research and Outreach, University of Maine |
| Building a Stronger Regional Food System: Practical Steps for the
Extension Educator Andrew Dane, University of Wisconsin-Extension |
| Building Community Vitality Through Arts and Heritage Kathleen Tweeten, North Dakota State University Extension Service Jodi Bruns, North Dakota State University Extension Service |
| Farm Diversification, Economic Vitality, and New Opportunities for
Women and Youth in Anabaptist Communities: A Case Study in Extension programming Eric Bendfeldt, Virginia Cooperative Extension Tom Stanley, Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Home Grown or Grow Your Own: Weaving the Fibers of Change Kay Tettleton. Louisiana State University AgCenter Cynthia Pilcher, Louisiana State University AgCenter |
| Southeast Indiana Trails to Freedom--Indiana Underground Railroad
Coalition Melanie Maxwell, Decatur County Tourism |
| Sunrise & Sunset of an Extension Program; The Minnesota Rural
Health Works Story Dave Nelson, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Using Evaluation to Improve
Retail Analysis & Development Programs Sherri Gahring, College of Design University of Minnesota |
| Education & Workforce Development |
| A Proven Method for Extending Your Outreach to a National Audience
Andrew Lewis, Center for Community and Economic Development, University of Wisconsin Extension Bill Pinkovitz, Center for Community and Economic Development, University of Wisconsin Extension |
| Be Extreme Inside
and Out Deborah Mathews, Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
| Bridges Academy: Beginning the Journey to Successful Employment
Phyllis Morena, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland Sherise Alleyn, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland |
| College 101: Strategies
for First Year Success Brian Raison, Ohio State University Extension |
| Community Development Majors Engage in County 'Community' Experience
Sharon Strouse, Ohio State University Extension |
| Creating
an Employer Driven Workforce Development Program Nancy Kukay, Ohio State University Extension |
| Encouraging Entrepreneurship
in Children: The Keiki Kuleana Linda Cox, University of Hawaii |
| LED-QWI: An Exciting new Dataset for Local Workforce and Economic
Development David Hughes, Clemson University, Center for Economic, Community Development |
| Motivating the Workforce of the Future: Sixth Grade Business/Education
Partnerships Sue Bandy, University of Illinois Extension McLean County |
| The Interdependence of Career Pathways David Boulay, Ohio State University |
| Evaluation & Research Methods and Tools |
| A New Approach to Estimate Local Health Care Spending Garen Evans, Department of Agricultural Economics / Mississippi State University |
| Building
Capacity for Catalytic Change: Strengthening Facilitation Competence
Louise Franck Cyr, University of Maine Cooperative Extension |
| Community Development Proficiency Assessment Tool Janet Ayres, Purdue University David Sears, USDA |
| Developing Multi-State Logical
Models and Implementing Evaluation Protocols for Community Development Programs in the North Central Region Mary Simon Leuci, University of Missouri Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin Extension Tom Blewett, University of Wisconsin Extension |
| Does Business Retention and Expansion Create Community Glue? Michael Darger, University of Minnesota Extension Ryan Pesch, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Introducing SAMMIE Gregory Davis, Ohio State University Extension |
| Our Community Assessing
Social Capital Jody Horntvedt, University of Minnesota Extension Mary Laeger-Hagemeister, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Land Use and Natural Resources |
| Achieving Balanced Land use
Practices Utilizing a Watershed Planning Framework Joe Lucente, Ohio State University/Ohio Sea Grant College Program |
| Alabama Scenic Byways Demonstration
Project - Making the Scenic Byway Application Process Affordable J. Thomas Chesnutt, Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
| Creating Partnerships in Water
Quality and Economic Development Thomas Futral, Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
| Developing Multi-State
Initiatives in Land Use and Natural Resources: The Great Lakes Regional Water Program Model Rebecca Power, University of Wisconsin Extension Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin-Extension |
| Extension and Federal Land Use
Planning in Utah Jody Gale, Utah State University Extension Steve Daniels, Utah State University Extension |
| Healthy Ecosystem ~ Healthy Communities
Dan Kahl, Kansas State University |
| LandCare: A Model for Cooperative
Conservation Scott State, Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Northwest Arkansas’ Urban
Stormwater Education – “Together, We’re Better!”
Katue Teague, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service |
| The Waste Solutions Forum:
An Innovative and Cooperative Approach to Support the Agriculture Community and Protect Water Eric Bendfeldt, Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Understanding the Revenue and
Cost Impacts of Residential Development Timothy Kelsey, Penn State Cooperative Extension |
| Wisconsin’s
Freshwater Estuary Strategy: A Cooperative Extension Needs Assessment
and Response Model Patrick Robinson, University of Wisconsin-Extension Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin-Extension |
| Leadership Development – Community Focus |
| Developing a Community
Leadership Curriculum Joann Kowalski, Penn State Cooperative Extension Timothy Kelsey, Penn State Cooperative Extension |
| Extension Leadership
Programming Provides Momentum for Economic Rural Community Growth Anita Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Impact of Change Education
Training on Rural Community Leaders Lisa Heinert, HomeTown Competitiveness Laverne Barrett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Impact of the Intergenerational Dialog Process on Rural Residents
Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Change Laverne Barrett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Terry Waugh, Sam Huston State University |
| Kick Your Leadership Program
Up A Notch Debra Lancaster, Washington State University Laura Cailloux, Skagit Valley College |
| Measuring Community
Mobilization Susan Jakes, North Carolina State University |
| Parent and Family Advocacy and Support Training (PFAST) and Latino
PFAST (LPFAST): Creating Opportunities for Parent Engagement in Public Schools and the Community Donna Rewalt, Durham Center of NC Cooperative Extension Kathy Bumgardner, Strengthening |
| Revisiting Leadership: Community Impact of Tomorrow's Leaders Today
17 Years Later Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development |
| The Importance of Relationship: Building Tribal Capacity Through
University Collaboration Shawn LameBull, Washington State University, Division of Governmental Studies and Services Laura Laumatia, University of Idaho Extension |
| Using a Leadership
Framework for Program Design and Education Kim Boyce, University of Minnesota Extension Cindy Bigger, University of Minnesota Extension Barbara Radke, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Leadership Development – Individual Focus |
| An Evaluation
of the Effectiveness of the Community Development Institute Michael Dougherty, West Virginia University Extension Service |
| BUILDING COMMUNITY: A Supplemental
Video Training Program for Trainers and Community Facilitators Beth Knisely Tucker, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension |
| Creating Effective Boards and Committees 101 Catherine Rasmussen, University of Minnesota Mike Liepold, University of Minnesota |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High George Okantey, Purdue Extension – Marion County |
| Incorporating International Study Tours in Leadership Education:
Considerations and Effects Dick Senese, University of Minnesota Extension Mike Liepold, University of Minnesota Extension Chad Bolstrom, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Tying it all Together: Youth Leadership Through Prevention Activities
Sue Bandy, University of Illinois Extension McLean County |
| Local Government & Community Development |
| After Florida 2000: Iowa State
University Extension as a Partner in Designing and Delivering a Statewide Training Program for Local Election Officials Alan Vandehaar, Iowa State University Extension |
| Breaking
Down Barriers and Achieving Consensus: Extension’s Role in Intergovernmental Cooperation John Amrhein, Michigan State University Extension Joseph Martin, Michigan State University Extension |
| Building Capacity for
Ohio Land-Use Decision Makers David Civittolo, Ohio State University Extension |
| Business Retention &
Expansion: A Model for Engaging Residents in Community Dialogue Gregory Davis, Ohio State University Extension |
| E-Government in Rural
Areas (very large file) Phyllis Schoenholz, University of Nebraska Dennis Kahl, University of Nebraska |
| Nuts and Bolts of a County
Commissioner Certification Program Notie Lansford, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service |
| Training by Simulation Prompts
Agencies to Change How They Serve Grandparents Beth Knisely Tucker, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension |
| Using Statewide Surveys
to Develop Effective Extension Programs Kenneth Martin, Ohio State University Extension Gregory Davis, Ohio State University Extension |
| Organizations Development |
| Changing Extension’s Culture
through Multi-Programmatic, Holistic Issue-Based Centers Bill Grunkemeyer, Ohio State University Extension Myra Moss, Ohio State University Extension Jerry Thomas, Ohio State University Extension |
| Extension as a Catalyst for
Institutional Transformation: Design and Development of Interdisciplinary Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach at Washington State University Emmett Fiske, Washington State University Linda Kirk Fox, Washington State University Extension |
| Getting it Done in Technology
Dennis Kahl, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension Phyllis Schoenholz, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension |
| On the Road Again: Orienting
New Faculty to Community Development Strategies Cathy Martinez, University of AZ Cooperative Extension, Pinal County Cynthia Flynn, University of AZ Cooperative Extension, Pima County Beth Tucker, University of AZ Cooperative Extension, Coconino County |
| Rebuilding a Community and
Economic Development Program Stacey McCullough, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service |
| Strengthening the CES Relationship
with USDA-Rural development State Officer: Partnerships Made in Heaven Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center Sally Maggard, CSREES/USDA -- Economic and Community Systems David Sears, USDA Rural Development |
| The Three Rivers Wine Trail: Extension's Role in Minnesota's First
Wine Trail Kent Gustafson, University of Minnesota Extension |
| Using Appreciative Inquiry to Transform a County Extension Advisory
System Debra Kollock, Washington State University Extension |
| Sustainable Development |
| From Survival to Success: The Building of OSU Extension’s
Sustainable Development Center Myra Moss, Ohio State University Extension Sustainable Development Center William Gunkemeyer, Ohio State University Extension |
| How does International Experience Influence Your Community Development
Work at Home? Daniel McDonald, Pima County Cooperative Extension Cynthia Flynn, Pima County Cooperative Extension Sherry Betts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension |
| The Coalition for Eco-Industrial
Development: Working together to Make a Good Thing Happen in Northland Jerry Hembd, University of Wisconsin-Superior/Extension |
| Toward a
Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Government Jerry Hembd, University of Wisconsin-Superior/Extension Jane Silberstein, UW-Extension, Ashland County Anna Haines, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
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