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Organizational Development

Nonprofit organizations carry out a variety of activities that enhance the quality of life in Washington County.  As the economy and needs of the community continue to change, nonprofits often lack the knowledge to focus on their mission and to use their limited resources strategically.  Organizational development provides nonprofits with an intentional and focused way to arrive at decisions and actions that will guide what they do and why they do it.

Community Visioning

Community visioning is a planning process that encourages participants to envision an ideal future for their community and think strategically on how they will achieve these aspirations.

Since 2008, Community Development Educator Paul Roback has facilitated organizational development, strategic planning  and/or community visioning  for the following organizations and communities:

  • Economic Development Washington County
  • Enchantment in the Park
  • Family Promise of Washington County
  • Friends of Abused Families
  • Germantown Youth Futures
  • Hartford Project Care
  • Healthy People Project of Washington County
  • Healthy People Taskforce- Germantown & Menomonee Falls
  • Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County
  • Milwaukee Audubon Society
  • Milwaukee Area Land Conservancy
  • Schauer Arts & Activities Center
  • Senior Activities Center, Inc. (West Bend)
  • United Way of Washington County
  • Village of Germantown
  • Village of Jackson
  • Village of Kewaskum
  • Volunteer Center of Washington County
  • Washington County Aging & Disability Resource Center Board
  • Washington County Agricultural & Industrial Society
  • Washington County Board of Supervisors
  • Washington County Public Health Department

Program example:
The Healthy People Project of Washington County is a coalition of diverse and active partner organizations working to make Washington County a healthier community. UW-Extension facilitated a strategic planning process for this coalition and continues to provide additional organizational development resources. The Healthy People Project of Washington County’s strategic plan can be found athttp://www.co.washington.wi.us/uploads/docs/CHN_HPPWC_StrategicPlan_061109.pdf

The Center for Community Economic Development is a multi-disciplinary unit of the University of Wisconsin Extension.  The central goal of the Center is helping people understand the changes affecting Wisconsin communities from the most rural to the most urban.
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) exists to serve the people of the State of Wisconsin through business education counseling, technology and information transfer, and instruction.  The SBDC is a unique partnership between the University of Wisconsin Extension and the business schools and departments of the UW System. Washington County is serviced by the UW-MILWAUKEE SBDClocated at 161 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 6752.
The Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations is a unique collaboration among Murphy Communications, Inc., the Society for Nonprofit Organizations, and the University of Wisconsin Extension.  It was formed to provide cutting-edge learning opportunities for nonprofit organizations across the state and the country.
The mission of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce is to lead Wisconsin citizens, businesses, and communities toward a safe and prosperous future as competitors in the global economy.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Web site provides past and present labor market information as well as JobNet, which allows job seekers the opportunity to view available job openings and employers to post new job openings.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Association is an organization that fosters economic development in the State of Wisconsin by providing leadership in defining and advocating economic development initiatives and by striving to develop the professional practice of economic development.

 

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Paul M. Roback
Community Development Educator, Associate Professor
M.S. in Urban Planning – UW-Milwaukee
B.S. – UW Milwaukee

Washington County UW-Extension
PO Box 2003
333 E. Washington Street
Suite 1200
West Bend, WI 53095-2003
Phone: 262-335-4480
Toll-Free:  800-616-0446
Fax: 262-335-4863
Relay “711″
Email: paul.roback@ces.uwex.edu