This guide includes materials specifically chosen for folks who may be facing a job loss, change, or retirement. They can help focus one’s ideas and thinking now to better plan for the future. There are 5 worksheets (1-page each) on “Career / Personal / Professional Reflections” and 5 worksheets (1-2…

One of the most important things an organization can do is encourage its employees (or volunteers). Mentoring is a show of faith and an investment in people. But formal mentoring programs can be challenging. This nonformal mentoring approach is grounded in adult learning theory and nonformal teaching practice. It lets…

Use this 1-page outline as a self-study, or use it to guide a conversation with a mentee or student. Whether working in business, education, the non-profit or government sector, mid-career can bring exciting professional development and growth, as well as great internal worry and doubt… often at the same time.…

This 1-page guide can help you recognize potential in mentees or students, and to think about ways to deliberately communicate what you recognize. Observation might be the most important thing a mentor or teacher can do. Try to see in your mentee (or students) something that has not been seen…

CREATE BRIDGES is a program designed for multi-county regions to raise awareness of the role retail, accommodations, tourism, and entertainment businesses play in the local economy; determine challenges and opportunities related to those businesses; and develop and implement strategies strengthening those sectors. CREATE BRIDGES was developed through a collaborative partnership…

One Block at Time addresses flooding through green infrastructure projects at the city block scale that center on equitable, community-driven engagement and planning. The toolkit is organized based on project phases of background assessment, community visioning, and implementation. The online resources include process agendas, education and visualization resources, outcomes, lessons…

The Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Program trains and deploys resource professionals across the country to better serve rural grocers through business transitions. This course contains seven online modules that include homework assignments and interactive discussion boards, paired with guided learning through several synchronous virtual meetings. This course is designed for…

The program supports a collaborative community planning approach to evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of existing community policies and to identify goals, motivations, and barriers for hazard mitigation planning, focusing on water resources, flooding, and green infrastructure. The program includes: Discussions of local community resiliency; Reviewing existing plans and ordinances…

Taking Action to Address Substance Use in Communities: A Protocol for Communities has been developed by a team of health professionals and Extension professionals from Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and The Ohio State University to provide a theoretical framework for Extension professionals as they work with communities…

Future Opportunities for Rural Workforce and Rural Development (FORWARD) Sponsored by Ascendium Education Group, the FORWARD curriculum is designed to support Cooperative Extension Professionals (CEPs) working to address workforce development issues in rural communities. This project expands upon Cooperative Extension’s experience with youth engagement and career development to target non-traditional…