PROGRAM AREAS

	Agriculture
	Community Development
	Family Living
	Horticulture
	Nutrition Education
	4-H Youth Development

OFFICE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

	Winnebago County Government
	InfoSource
	UWEX Cooperative Extension
	UWEX Publications

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The Community Development Educator provides educational programs in a number of priority areas. Backed by University of Wisconsin research, Community Development Educators work with local government, civic organizations, businesses and community leaders to enhance local decision-making and help communities respond to new challenges and opportunities. These priorities change as local needs change.

Small Business Resources

Small Business Survival Series -November 2009 - "Bringing a new product to market " This workshop will discuss the basics of bringing new product ideas to marketing, including how to protect intellectual property rights. There will also be a discussion of how to license new product ideas, and ways to raise investor and grant financing for research & development. Each workshop participant will receive a handbook with useful forms and documents. Here is a brochure (pdf, 514KB, 2 pgs).
UW Oshkosh Small Business Development Center

Sustainability Resources

• Sustainable Communities in Winnebago County -NEW!
• Link to November 3, 2007 Natural Step/Sustainable Communities Workshop and additional sustainability resources
• Natural Step Study Circles
• UW-Extension Sustainability Capacity Center - NEW!

Economic Development Education

• Lake Winnebago Anglers generate jobs and dollars for the region
• City of Menasha Community Economic Development Preparedness Index
• Economic Impact of the Wittman Regional Airport - NEW report for 2007 study

Comprehensive Planning and Growth Management Education

• County Zoning Code Rewrite Project - 2009
• Comprehensive Planning Resources
• Plan Commissioner Resources - basic materials for Plan Commissioners
• Plan Commissioner Network -to check upcoming meeting dates, topics and past meeting resources
• County Comprehensive Plan

Local Government

• Local Government and Finance Education
  Septemer 2009 Fall Budget and Finance Workshops for Town and Village Officials (pdf, 2 pages, 1,239KB) - held in several locations thoughout the state (pdf, 2 pages, 1,239KB)
• WisLine for 2009-10 Topics and registration brochures for all of the Local Government Center's WisLine series can be found on the LGC website at: http://www.uwex.edu/lgc/program/wisline.htm
  including:
  • Conducting Local Elections
  • Current Issues Affecting Local Government Officials
  • Local Land Use Planning, and Zoning
• Financing services - links to information on sharing governmental services
• Other educational services and information provided by UW-Extension:

  • Community Indicators
  • Public Issues Education and Facilitation
  • Facilitated Public Participation Processes
  • Data Gathering and Research for Public Official

Community Development

• 2009-2010 Building Communities Program (pdf, 2 pages, 999 KB) - Beginning in November 2009, seven webinars will be offered each month on the theme of "Community Develoment in a Difficult Economy - Readying for the Rebound". Programs are held for FREE at the Martensen & Eisele offices in Menasha. (pdf, 2 pages, 999 KB)
• First Impressions -click here for reports from Oshkosh-LaCrosse and Omro-Wautoma exchange

Process and Organizational Development

• Strategic Planning
• Program Development and Evaluation
• Process Development and Facilitation
• Facilitated Dialogue- World Cafe'
• Board and Organizational Assessments

Natural Resources Education

• Stormwater Education and Raingardens
• Drinking Water and Arsenic Education Programs
• Geology of Winnebago County
• Related Links of Interest