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All About Community Development
in Muskingum County
Mission
Ohio State University
Extension Community Development helps communities enhance their well-being.
Vision
Ohio State University Extension is
a leader in community development education and a partner in the
implementation of strategies to achieve community goals.
The Community Development educational
areas are:
- Community Based Planning
- Community Leadership
- Public Issues Education
- Economic Development
- Sustainable Communities
- Community Wellness and Environment
Extension Community Development
particularly addresses the following clientele:
- Elected and appointed officials
- Ohio's business community
- Current and emerging community leaders
Four identified roles
for Extension Community Development perform when assisting communities are
to:
- Provide perspectives to residents and
leaders regarding local development issues.
- Increase the knowledge base for individual
and community decisions.
- Develop clientele skills necessary to help
achieve their individual and community goals.
- Help to create an inclusive
decision-making environment
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Program Information
Comprehensive Planning Process
Diagram:
Comprehensive
Planning Process.xls
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Connections to Web Sites
The Ohio State
University Related
Links
Extension Community Development
http://www-comdev.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Data Center
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~dataunit
State Government
Connect Ohio
http://www.connectohio.com
State of Ohio Front Page
http://www.state.oh.us
Ohio Department of Development
http://www.odod.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of
Development, Office of Strategic Research
http://www.odod.ohio.gov/osr/dataline.htm
Legislative
Information
Legislative Information Service
http://www.lis.state.oh.us
Data and
Demographics Information
US Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers
Association
http://www.accra.org
National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass/
National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.ed.gov/NCES/
US Geological Society
http://www.usgs.gov/
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
Department of Commerce Economic
Statistics
http://www.doc.gov/bureaus/econ.htm
Miscellaneous
Resources
US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Center for Rural America
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~fra/
Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org/
American Planning Association (APA)
http://www.planning.org/
Sustainability
http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators/
University of
Minnesota's Economic Development Policy Program
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/Centers/SLP/edweb/home.htm
Business Retention & Expansion
International
http://www.brei.org/
Kellogg Foundation
http://www.unl.edu/kellogg/index.html
Indiana Economic Development Academy
http://www.bsu.edu/IEDA/
Rural Development
Centers
North Central
Center for Rural Development
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/RuralDev.html
Norteast
Center for Rural Development
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/casconf/nercrd/nercrd.html
South Rural Development Center
http://ext.msstate.edu/srdc/
Western Rural Development Center
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/WRDC/
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