HELP YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT BE MORE EFFECTIVE!

Are you, as a local government official, writing successful grant proposals?  Do you understand how important trends are affecting your community, and the implications for your local government?   Do you wish you had better ways of dealing with conflicts?  Are you using land use tools effectively?  Do you need to gather information from constituents for program planning?  Are you using the Web to communicate and provide services to residents?  Would you like your local government to function more effectively and to succeed?

You can help your local government be more effective!  Penn State Cooperative Extension teaches a variety of programs and  workshops that can help your local government be successful.  These programs include:

Access eGovernment  - Make the web work for your local government by transacting business and communicating with residents

Grant-writing - Improve your grant-writing skills and success rate. 

Facilitation - Learn basic ground rules and techniques to facilitate group discussions

Managing Conflict - Learn common causes of conflict, and techniques for managing or resolving group conflict situations.

Gathering Community Data - Learn how to use interviews, surveys, and focus groups to gather information from your residents or others

Understanding Community Trends - Learn how your community is changing so you can assess local needs and target program efforts.

                       
Strategic Planning - “Charting the Future of Our Community” - Set common goals and create achievable action plans for your community

Local Government School - Annual update on important township and borough governance issues, taught in collaboration with county associations of local government officials

Course in Zoning Administration - learn roles, responsibilities, and techniques for being an effective zoning official or zoning hearing board member

Course in Subdivision and Land Development Review - Through a hands-on workshop, learn principles of subdivision and land development review

Course for Planning Commissioners - Learn roles, responsibilities, and techniques for being an effective planning commissioner

GIS Fundamentals for Local Government Officials - Learn about how geographical info systems are used by local governments, and how it can help your jurisdiction

About Penn State Cooperative Extension
In every Pennsylvania community, Penn State Cooperative Extension’s county-based educators work in combination with university-based professors to provide informal education that helps people, communities, businesses, and government solve their problems and reach their fullest potential.  

Help Your Local Government Be More Effective!  Contact us and see what we can do to help you!