Community and leadership

Features

A curriculum for developing community leaders

This guide provides a learning environment where participants can develop self-awareness and enhance their understanding about human nature and relationships.

New documentary on Eliot Battle

Battle: Change From Within explores the educator's role in desegregating Columbia's schools.

Flood 2011: The mess left by the Big Muddy

Cleaning up after a flood is a long, tiresome task. Be sure to do it right to avoid getting sick or having problems later. Get a copy of MP904, Resources for Your Flooded Home.

• Is your family ready. Have a family disaster plan
• Disaster supply kit
• Grab-and-go box
• Missouri River flooding

2010 Census shows increase in seniors

Missouri’s senior population, those 65 and older, grew at a faster rate than the overall population from 2000 to 2010, according to 2010 Census data analyzed by MU Extension’s Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis.

Tool helps counties assess fiscal performance

A new publication, DM4011, Missouri's Third Class County Budget Trend Analysis, is an electronic workbook counties can use to identify fiscal trends, analyze budgets and set benchmarks for fiscal performance.

News

• Will race for food
  Thursday, April 26, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – One was shaped like a picnic basket. Another was built to look like a gray Stealth bomber. Still another was constructed to resemble a submarine. Then there was the one with a giant dog head, complete with wagging tail and flapping tongue. They shared one thing – they were all made of cardboard and duct tape and raced in the inaugural Float Your Boat for the Food Bank cardboard boat race April 21 at the A. Perry Philips Lake Park, Columbia.
  
  Media available: 1 video
• Working toward consensus
  Friday, March 23, 2012
  BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.–The nation is already gearing up for the 2012 national election, when we will have the opportunity to cast our vote for public officials. But when working with small groups, such as a team at work or your church committee, voting isn’t always the best way to make decisions, says a University of Missouri Extension community development specialist.
• Search for Missouri Century Farms continues
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1912, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
• Firefighters learn the ropes through Swiftwater Rescue training
  Friday, October 14, 2011
  EUREKA, Mo. – Ryan Rascher came through the rapids on Thunder River just in time for a fellow firefighter to jump toward him and bring him to shore.
  
  Media available: 5 photos; 1 videos
• Battelle Institute report: Ag, bioscience make north-central U.S. an economic ‘powerhouse’
  Monday, October 3, 2011
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Food, health, energy and the environment are among the most vital concerns when it comes to human survival and quality of life. A new report from the Battelle Institute says agriculture and agricultural bioscience (“agbioscience”) provide wide-ranging opportunities to address those concerns and serve as powerful engines for economic growth and job creation in the U.S.—especially the nation’s 12-state north-central region, which includes Missouri.
  
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• Storm recovery resources
  Friday, August 19, 2011
  Frank Wideman, MU Extension natural resources engineering specialist, can answer reporters’ questions on disaster readiness, response and recovery at the household, community and state level: 573-547-4504 or widemanf@missouri.edu.
• Turning ideas into actions in community groups
  Wednesday, July 20, 2011
  BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.–A common challenge for community groups is turning ideas into action.
• Lingering recession affects Missouri’s children
  Wednesday, July 6, 2011
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The impact of the recession continues to affect Missouri’s children according to a report released this week by the Partnership for Children.
• Disaster-readiness resources from MU Extension
  Monday, May 23, 2011
  University of Missouri Extension has resources to help you and your family prepare for and recover from disasters.
• Grocery co-op ends fresh food drought in inner city
  Thursday, August 5, 2010
  ST. LOUIS – It used to require a car trip or a bus ride, but now shopping for fresh produce in the inner city only requires a short walk for Nadia Russell and her children.
  
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Websites

The following are general-interest community and leadership Websites from the University of Missouri. Browse the menu on the left for sites on more specific community and leadership topics.

• Community Decision Support
  Enhances local capacity to make sound policy choices.
• Community Deliberation Program
  Through face-to-face meetings, people learn more about each other's viewpoints and discover they have things in common.
• Community Development Program
• Missouri Training Institute
  Provides training and consulting services to improve business performance and organizational effectiveness for public, private and not-for-profit organizations.
• MU Conference Office
  Accommodates conference needs for groups preparing to host an event.
• MU Labor Education Program
• Rural Policy Research Institute
• Youth-Adult Partnerships
  Engages youth and adults in decision making and governance.

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Community Planning and Zoning Resources

Publications

The following are general-interest community and leadership publications. Browse the menu on the left for more specific community and leadership publications.

• DM403, Developing Effective Study Committees
• DM404, The Study Committee and the Community
• DM460, A Plan for Small Group Discussion
• DM461, Defusing Public Decision
• DM463, Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups
• DM464, Town Meetings That Work
• DM490, Working With Resource People
• DM491, Considering Professional Consultation
• DM7616, Practicing Community Development
• M108, Surveying Community Attitudes
• M133, Small Town Survival Manual
• MP388, Milan: A Case Study of Developing Community Initiative
• MP906, Community Gardening Toolkit
• MX381, Technology Transfer, From Researchers to Users

You may be interested in these related publications:

• MP205, Extension Publications Catalog