Community Development
Community members, organizations and local government will engage in
collaborative dialog and decision-making to build economically, socially and
environmentally resilient communities. This will be done through leadership
development, partnership building, community planning, technical assistance
and/or influencing public policy. This will include building disaster resilient
communities through community members increasing knowledge and skills to
prepare, mitigate, respond and recover from disasters.
Leadership Development, Deliberation and Community Engagement
Long-term Outcome: Communities increase leadership and engagement to take
action on complex social and economic issues.
Rationale: Communities that come together to collaboratively address issues
and/or interests are enhancing the community's quality of life and its economic,
social and environmental resiliency. The perspectives, capacity and skills of all
community members are essential to aligning community decisions and actions
with local needs, assets and priorities. Community and Rural Development has
an important role in engaging and supporting the ongoing work of citizens,
organizations, and communities in decision-making, and strategic dialog to
influence positive public policy, foster development of partnerships, and create
empowered communities.
Leadership and engagement skills
 Of the total number of community stakeholders participating in the
leadership and engagement workshops:
o The number below 2X poverty line _______.
o The number that belong to racial/ethnic minority groups ______.
o The number that are functionally disadvantaged ______.
o The number that are rural _____.
o The number that increased their awareness and knowledge of
leadership _____.
o The number that increased in knowledge and awareness of nonprofits _____.
o The number that increased knowledge community planning _____.
o The number that increased understanding of why diversity matters
_____.
o The number that increased understanding of stakeholder analysis
techniques _____.
o The number that increased understanding of facilitation _____.
o The number that increased understanding of collaborative decision
making processes _____.
o The number that increased understanding of Community action
planning and implementation _____.
o The number that increased knowledge and skills in convening
inclusive, representative groups (including limited resources, new
resident, or immigrant groups) for collaborative community
development _____.
Community Based Action Planning
 Of the total number of community stakeholders or organizations
participating in the leadership and engagement workshops:
o The number below 2X poverty line _______.
o The number that belong to racial/ethnic minority groups ______.
o The number that are functionally disadvantaged ______.
o The number that are rural _____.
o The number of community based planning teams developed _____.
o The Number increasing their percentage of partners from minority
ethnic, SES, religious or other groups on planning committee ____.
o The number of leadership plans developed, adapted, adopted,
and/or implemented _____.
o The number of opportunities provided for public input _____.
o The number of organizations with increased or leveraged resources
such as funding, in-kind-service or volunteers _____.
Nonprofit capacity building
 The total number of groups Extension has assisted in becoming formal
organizations with working bylaws, officers, and/or 501c3 status _____.
o The number of non-profits increasing knowledge of nonprofit
governance _____.
o The number of nonprofits increasing knowledge of strategic
planning processes _____.
o The number of nonprofits implementing strategic plans _____.
Collaborative Capacity Building
 The total number of organizations attending training on collaborative
capacity building ____.
o The number of coalitions increasing breadth and inclusiveness of
stakeholder representation _____.
o The number of collaborative groups that have a jointly developed
mission statement and goals _____.
Democracy>>>>>>>>>>>
Community Engagement
 The total number of participants in community engagement workshops
___.
o The number of participants that report an increased sense of
ownership and commitment to the community ___.
o The number ethnically minority participants in community planning
decision making committees as a result of leadership and public
deliberation workshops _____.
o The number of participants below 2X poverty line in community
planning decision-making committees _____.
o The number of participants becoming more actively involved in a
variety of community‐ based activities, volunteer or leadership roles
_____.
o The number of participants that report intent to remain actively
involved in the community over time _____.
Qualitative Leadership Indicators
 Increased alignment of leadership demographics to community
demographics (race, ethnicity, gender, age, etc.)
 Increased political support for community-led action plans
 Improved SEEC due to improved leadership and planning
 Diversity of leadership results in more aligned and effective decision
making
 Community decisions made, better reflect the needs of the community as
assessed by the number of communities developing & implementing
citizen‐led action plans
 Public policies respond to social, economic and environmental well-being
of communities
 Increased outcomes of collaborative groups
 Collaborative plans of work have a fairly and effectively shared workload
across groups.
Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Long-term Outcome: Communities reduce vulnerability to hazards, increase
disaster resilience and ability to recover from extreme events.
Rationale: Craig Fugate, the Administrator of FEMA, emphasizes that disaster
resilient communities are those in which there are significant levels of social
interaction and where members from diverse groups participate in the disaster
management process. In the Southern region, CED programs focusing on
disaster management encourage community engagement in the disaster
management process as a means of increasing local disaster resilience. The
indicators below measure community engagement and broad participation in
disaster management processes and the dollar value of these processes, as well
as specific changes made by participants to reduce vulnerability to hazards.
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Of the total N of community stakeholders participating in disaster
management workshops and training:
o The number that belong to racial/ethnic minority groups ______.
o The number that are functionally disadvantaged ______.
o The number that are rural _____.
o The number that increased their awareness and knowledge of
specific hazards_____.
o The number that increased their awareness and knowledge of their
risks of specific hazards _____.
o The number that increased their understanding of their vulnerability
to hazards ______.
o The number that increase their understanding of mitigation _____.
o The number that increased their knowledge about how to develop
personal/family disaster plans _____.
o The number that reported an intention to make personal/family
disaster plans ______.
o The number that reported an intention to participate in development
of community emergency management plans ______.
o The number that reported making personal/family disaster plans
______.
o The number that volunteered in disaster management activities
(development of community based preparedness, mitigation,
response and/or recovery plans; preparedness, response, or
recovery activities) ______.
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Dollar value of total disaster management workshops and training
_______.
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Total number of volunteer hours generated in _____.
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Total value of volunteer hours _______.
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Of the total communities participating in disaster management and
training:
o The number that developed disaster preparedness/response/
recovery planning teams _____.
o The number that developed hazard, risk and vulnerability
assessments or maps _____.
o The number that developed, adapted, adopted or implemented
plans for preparedness, mitigation, response, or recovery ______.
o The number that provided opportunities for public input into the
planning processes _____.
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N of disaster plans developed, adapted, adopted, or implemented ______.
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Of the total number of disaster plans developed, adapted, adopted, or
implemented:
o The dollar value of plans ______.
o The dollar value of grants generated and resources leveraged for
plans _____.
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Number of changes implemented to support disaster management.
o ______ community level
o ______ state level
Economic Development
Long-term Outcome: Communities increase economic resilience and ability to
adapt and innovate to increase viability and a high quality of life.
Rationale: While money isn’t everything, it is a powerful force in community
vitality and resilience. Etc.
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Number of strategic plans created in the following topic areas:
o Economic Development _____.
o Land Use Planning _____.
o Comprehensive Economic development, transportation,
environmental, housing, etc. _____.
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Of the total number of strategic plans implemented:
o The number in single locales _____.
o The number in regional entities _____.
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Value of private and public investment into development of and
implementation of plan $_____.
Number of volunteer hours invested in planning process by team
members _____.
Number of new businesses created as a result of economic development
technical assistance _____.
Number of new businesses relocating to area _____.
Percent change of individuals receiving public assistance after economic
development initiative _____.
Percent change of individuals living above the poverty line _____.
Percent change in outmigration of residents _____.
Number of businesses that report expansion due to technical assistance
_____.
Number of new jobs created due to economic development program
participation _____.
Improved location quotient for identified competitive advantage _____.
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Total Number of participants in BRE program_____.
o Number of existing businesses assisted in BRE program _____.
o Number of new jobs resulting _____.
o Number of businesses who experienced increased revenues due to
BRE program _____.
o Number of businesses who experienced decreased costs as a
result of BRE program _____.
o Number of new customers developed from BRE strategies _____.
o Number of concerns, problems, resolved or opportunities realized
through activities _____.
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Number of communities participating in Main Street Program _____.
o Of communites participating, number of businesses that participate
in Main Street Program _____.
o Number of businesses who enacted change because of planning
_____.
o Number of volunteers who engaged in beautification, clean up, or
other activities to enhance downtown _____.
o Increased tax base from improved retail sales _____.
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Total number of participants in entrepreneurship program _____.
o The number that belong to racial/ethnic minority groups ______.
o The number that are functionally disadvantaged ______.
o The number that are rural _____.
o The number that increased their awareness and knowledge of
entrepreneurship _____.
o Number that start and/or sustain their businesses _____.
o Average percent change in profitability _____.
o Number of new and existing businesses that report positive impact
of strategy on their businesses _____.
o Number of concerns, problems or opportunities realized through
activities _____.
o Amount of private capital raised by participants ______.
o Number of members in network meetings over time _____.
Economic Development quality of life indicators – NEED HELP
Percent change in housing affordability indexes
Affordable childcare availability
Creative/ arts accessibility
Quality/ attractiveness of schools/ community colleges
Civic group participation