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We All Come From Somewhere - Part 2
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~by Michael Wilcox
Assistant Director and Program Leader for Community Development / Purdue Extension
Associate Director / North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD)
Last month, I offered a glimpse into our Purdue Study Abroad trip to Ireland focused on rural development. Our planned activities exceeded our expectations during the trip, but the unplanned events took us to a whole other level.
In a nutshell, we proved the adage that “home is where the heart is…” However, we also learned that conventional thinking would not help communities achieve their goals.
Here’s what happened…
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Live Well Daviess County Creating a Difference
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Article by Mike Grant, Staff Writer
Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:00 PM
Live Well Daviess County has also been involved in an effort to help the community work with and understand its immigrant community. That group has expressed concerns about access to housing and medical care.
Purdue Extension Community Development Director Cindy Barber told the joint commissioners-council meeting that there are also a number of health initiatives underway including an updated health assessment.
“It’s exciting,” Barber told the county officials. “We kind of get down in the work and we realize we don’t communicate as much as we should. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share that with you.”
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Purdue Pilots Training Sessions for County Extension Boards
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~by Steve Yoder, Community Development Regional Educator, Purdue Extension
In April, Purdue Extension began piloting a series of training sessions for county extension boards across Indiana. The goal is to gather feedback on the effectiveness of new materials designed to help boards improve their effectiveness in advising and advocating for extension programming at the local level. The program has been developed by a team of ten extension educators, campus specialists, and administrators from throughout the state.
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Beginners Guide to Grant Writing
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 August 30 and September 27, 2022 - Sullivan County
October 25 and November 22, 2022 - Clark County
The two-day, in-person Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing program is a great skill builder for the beginner to intermediate grant writer. Whatever your skill level, come with an idea and be ready to write. At the end of Day One, you will have a proposal outline and all of the resources you need to expand your outline into a full proposal.
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Finding Grant Funders Webinar
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May 12, 2022 ~ Noon ET / 11:00 Central
Check out the Finding Funders webinar on May 12 at Noon Eastern/11:00 Central! Come learn about several sources for finding grant funders for your next proposal. Workshop registrants will receive a 2-week trial subscription to Candid’s Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Pro from May 12-25. This powerful database allows you to search hundreds of thousands of grant opportunities: https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/. A recording of the webinar will be available to paid registrants.
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~by Heather Strohm, Regional Educator in Community Development, Purdue Extension
Over the past several months, my column has provided an overview of all five of the Business Retention & Expansion Program (BR&E) modules and discussed the Business Retention & Expansion process. The BR&E process includes establishing a Task Force, creating and conducting readiness assessments, and leading company visits guided by data-driven decision-making. After each of these components was used, the Task Force members recognized the value in analyzing critical data while delineating themes and important trends in the body of the final report.
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Workshops to Improve your Business' Online Presence and Increase Sales
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In 2017, Extension Community Development and the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) sought a way to help Indiana small businesses enhance their online presence. Together they created the Digital Ready Businesses program, hosting numerous hands-on training sessions through educational workshops. Now, in 2022, the program has been updated to add new content that reflect current trends. The twelve workshops are available to teach entrepreneurs and small business owners strategies on how to create a digital ready business.
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Skills Based Hiring Practices for Employers
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Why are more companies moving from degree-focused hiring to skills-based hiring? To find quality applicants for hard-to-fill roles. 60% of American workers over the age of 25 do not hold a four-year degree. Make your move to skills-based hiring to increase the size of your talent pool and remove barriers for candidates that might not have the degree or network. Sign up for our free Skillful Talent Series workshops on attracting talent, evaluating candidates, selecting and onboarding hires, and retaining employees. Each training workshop is 2.0 PDCs for SHRM-CP(r) or SHRM-SCP(r).
Dates
- May 19, 2022: Attract the Right Talent
- June 9, 2022: Candidate Evaluation
- June 23, 2022: Selection and Onboarding
- July 14, 2022: Employee Retention
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Remote Work Certificate Course
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The Remote Work Certificate course includes 1-month of specialized training combined with online work and interactive workshops. This educational program is designed to equip workers with the tools and skills needed to work from home as a remote worker, freelancer, or entrepreneur.
Dates: This course if offered monthly except July and December
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The Residential Share of Property Taxes is on the Rise
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~by Dr. Larry DeBoer
March 30, 2022
Here’s one way to think about property taxes: The local government sets its budget, subtracts all other tax revenue, and raises the remainder with the property tax levy. The assessor measures the value of all the parcels of taxable property inside the boundaries of the government. Then the government measures the share of each parcel in total assessed value. That is the share of the levy that the owners must pay.
In other words, your property’s share in the total value of property is your share of the property tax levy. We use property value shares to divvy up responsibility for funding local government.
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SRDC-Learning from You - Internet Access and Use
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The Southern Rural Development Center is partnering on a project to better understand the needs of community members around digital access and skills. We would like your help. If you are interested in participating, please complete the survey linked below or scan the QR code to the left.
And please share with five community members from different walks of life. All help is appreciated. Contact Rachel Welborn, Associate Director, Southern Rural Development Center if you have questions.
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Reminders and alerts for Purdue Extension CD educators.
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Andrea grew up on a very traditional farm in southern Indiana. They raised corn, soybeans, and wheat, as well as Angus and Hereford cattle. Her family always had a large garden, which is where Andrea discovered her love of watching plants grow. She was active in 4-H in Dubois County, in addition to several other extracurricular activities. Surprised at how little some of her friends knew about agriculture, and determined to change that, she earned her BS in Agriculture Education and her MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University.
Some of you may be thinking her name sounds familiar, and you would be correct. After graduating from Purdue, Andrea accepted a position as the 4-H/Youth Extension Educator in Hamilton County. She worked there for almost 6 years before her family moved out of state. Andrea stayed involved in Extension, volunteering as a 4-H leader with her kids’ 4-H clubs.
Fast forward several years and the opportunity arose to move back to Indiana. Andrea, her husband, David, and her two kids, Lauren and Drew, now live on a small farm in the Brownsburg area where they raise hay, cattle, and microgreens, and Andrea can enjoy her own large garden. She is excited to be back with her Extension family!
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The NACDEP 2022 Conference Host Committee is looking for volunteers to staff the Purdue Extension Community Development booth on Sunday, June 5 and Monday, June 6, 2022. If you can help, please click the link below to select a time.
If you have questions about the booth, please contact Kym Schwinkendorf.
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