Community Development

Programming Areas

• Organizational Development*
• Leadership Development**
• Economic Development
• Strengthening Local Governance
• County Office Administration

*Organizational Development workshops and programs provided in the following:

• Board and Organizational Assessments
• Communication
• Communicating Across the Generations
• Conflict Resolution
• Demographic Trends Analysis (.doc)
• Effective Meetings
• Organizational Strengthening
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Time Management
• Volunteer Management

**Leadership Development workshops and programs provided in the following:

• Leadership Washburn County
• Matrixx System – Real Colors® Personality Inventory (.pdf)
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Swain Personality Styles

Economic Development – current programs:

• Building Communities: Community Development in a Difficult Economy (.pdf) webinar series

LINKS OF INTEREST

• UW – Extension Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development

Demographic and Statistical Information

• US Census Bureau – Washburn County
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Federal Statistics
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue
• Consumer Price Index
• U.S. Department of Labor

Local Government

• Washburn County Government
• UW-Extension Local Government Center
• Wisconsin Towns Association
• Wisconsin State Legislature

Local Government News

• 2012 Board of Review Training
• Town Clerks: Financial Report Form Training
• Injunctions Halts Voter ID Law
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Non-zoning Town Ordinance Regulating Frac Sand Mining
• Wisconsin Counties Magazine Touts LGC’s 20th Anniversary
• Get the Details at the Open Government Laws and Parliamentary Procedure WisLine Series
• Postpone or Table? Parliamentary Procedure Advice
• Better Watch Out for Meeting Notices around the Holidays
• Download Performance Management Manual to Learn Where to Trim Budgets
• Plan Commission Basics Kicks Off 2011 Local Land Use Planning and Zoning WisLine Series

Community Development

• Wisconsin Northwest Heritage Passage
• UW-Extension Center for Economic Development
• Wisconsin Economic Development Association
• Nonprofit Information and Resources
• Economic Snapshots

Natural Resources

• Extension Environmental Resources Center
• Extension Water Resources Program
• Washburn County Lakes and Rivers Association
• Wisconsin Lakes Partnership

If you are interested in any of the above workshops, or have any questions regarding Community Development in Washburn County, please contact:

Beverly Stencel, Professor
Washburn County – UW Extension
850 W. Beaver Brook Avenue
Spooner, WI 54801-9801
Phone: 715-635-4444
Fax: 715-635-4450
Email : beverly.stencel@ces.uwex.edu