K-State Research and Extension

Community Development

A community's sustainability depends on its long-term ability to meet residents' needs. One of our goals at K-State Research and Extension is to provide technical assistance and evidence based programs to citizens who want to make sure their communities survive and prosper. 

K-State Research and Extension can play a key role in helping people create a vision across traditional geographical, sociological, and political boundaries. As Henry Ford said "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." 

Community Vitality Opportunities

We can help your community become a better place to live, work and play. Check these opportunities and then give us a call to learn more. Extension provides Community Vitality opportunities in:

Community Capacity Building Extension delivers technical assistance and  evidence-based programs to assist citizens who want to make sure their  communities survive and propser.  Programming is avaialble in the following  areas.

• Entrepreneurship: Resources for Economic Growth

• First Impressions:  A Method to Boost Community Vitality

• Youth Community Perceptions: A youth-based civic engagement and  community assesment program

• The Gold Standard of Customer Relations: Relationship Building  Between  Businesses and  Counsumers

Volunteer Organization and Training  Extension  can assist in  leadership organization and  help people create  a vision acros traditional geographical, sociological and political boundaries.

• Welcome A Board, Board Leadership Basics: You a re serving on  a board...now what? 
• Grant Writing Training: Partnering with  Funders to Achieve Community Goals
• Kansas PRIDE Program: Virbrant Communities with a Positive Future
• Master Community  Facilitator: A training for community volunteers to faciltate crucial community conversations

Entrepreneurship

K-State Research and Extension entrepreneurship programs help youth and young adults develop the skills necessary to successfully start and operate businesses that maintain community vitality and economic growth in Kansas.

First Friday e-Calls

K-State Research and Extension offers an entrepreneurship webinar every first Friday of the month.  Our mutual goal is to engage knowledge, wisdom, and relationships of local communities with the research and experimentation of the University to create vital communities. 

The purpose of these calls is to increase the local community's knowledge about Experts, Education, and Economic Resources available to help small businesses and entrepreneurs.  We also aim to increase the number of transactions between the small business owner/entrepreneur with the Experts, Education, and Economic Resources who can increase the likelihood that they are successful.  

If you would like to be on the notification list to participate in upcoming e-Calls, please send your request via e-mail to: nkdaniels@ksu.edu

First Friday e-Call Archive:

Kansas Small Business Development Center - The mission of the KSBDC is to increase economic prosperity in Kansas by helping entrepreneurs and small business owners start and grow their businesses though professional consulting, training and resources. - Fort Hays State University