Building Community Capacity: A comprehensive eight-module curriculum aimed at increasing the basic understanding and application of community development principles, practices and tools. Tools illustrated in each module may be applied immediately.

Developing Community Leadership (DCL): Created cooperatively by Leadnet and the Community Development Teams, this program was designed to help communities create a leadership development initiative that best matches the needs and interests of their communities. The detailed guidebook explains how to use over 100 learning activities.

County Profiles: Demographic profiles of each county are available by contacting your local county extension office.

Community Assessment Teams: An intensive two to four day community program. Involves a small team of experts whose aim is to respond to specific community questions through a comprehensive process.

Board Development Training: A half-day workshop designed for people who serve on or interact with various types of boards. Class may be structured to address specific organizational issues.

Small Town Design Initiative: A community design process to stimulate creative thinking about the physical environment. The MSU Landscape Architecture Program assists communities to develop environmental design ideas for local issues and opportunities.

Citizen Planner Certificate Program: An 8-week land use training and certificate program for volunteer land use decision makers.