WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM OFFER IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY?
| 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. |
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Small Business Resources
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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
Economic Development Education
Comprehensive
Planning and Growth Management Education
Local
Government and Community Development
- 2009-2010 Building Communities Program - 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. Here is a brochure with program and registration information (pdf, 2 pages, 999 KB)
- First
Impressions -click here for reports from Oshkosh-LaCrosse and Omro-Wautoma exchange
- Local Government and Finance Education -Septemer 2009 Fall Budget and Finance Workshops for Town and Village Officials - held in several locations thoughout the state Here is the brochure (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 (new brochure coming soon)
- Current Issues Affecting Local Government Officials (current brochure, pdf, 2 pages)
- Local Land Use Planning, and Zoning
(new brochure coming soon)
- 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 Officials
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 -click here for information and reports on these topics
- Stormwater Education and Raingardens
- Drinking Water and Arsenic Education Programs
- Geology of Winnebago County
Related
Links of Interest
STAFF
If you have
any questions regarding Community Development in Winnebago County,
please contact:
Catherine Neiswender
Winnebago County - UW Extension
Suite 600
625 E. County Road Y
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8131
Phone: 920-232-1972 or 920-727-8643
Fax: 920-232-1967
Email: cneiswender@co.winnebago.wi.us
Community Development Program Mission
Our mission is to strengthen people's ability to identify and solve community problems through education, citizen participation, group process, and unbiased information - allowing residents to make informed decisions, resulting in better communities.
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