The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals NACDEP

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The National Association of Community Development
Extension Professionals (NACDEP)

• Feb 2005

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Overview

• Who We Are, How We Got Here, What Weve Done
  
• Thanks to the many hands!!!

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NACDEP

• An organization dedicated to improving the
  visibility, coordination, professional status,
  and resource base of community and economic
  development Extension programs and
  professionals.

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NACDEP Goals

• To discuss issues, needs, and opportunities and
  facilitate information sharing
• To promote cooperation on community development
  issues and educational and training efforts
• To promote educational and training programs and
  activities that advance sound community
  development practices.
• To provide support and promote activities and
  programs at the national level

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NACDEP Goals (contd)

• To advance the professional status of community
  and economic development extension professionals
• To strengthen communication with Extension
  administration.
• To see expanded investments in applied social
  science research that is critical to the
  generation of knowledge
• To promote the importance of community and
  economic development through education, advocacy,
  and coordination within the land grant system

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In General, We Seek To.

• Build partnerships
• Communicate broadly
• Build in flexibility
• Be responsive
• Provide value-added opportunities

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What We Are Not Trying To Accomplish

• Proscribe what Extensions community and economic
  development program is or should be
• Limit either the membership or resources
• of other (internal or external) organizations

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A Snap Shot

• Membership Extension Professionals
• Organizational Structure
• Officers, Regional Representatives, Executive
  Committee, Committees
• Annual Elections Officers and Regional Reps
• Committees marketing, conference, audit,
  nominations, membership, database, resolutions
  and policy, JCEP

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Why NACDEP?

• Because its Time

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How We Got Here

• Beginning discussions Galaxy, CDS, Regional and
  State efforts, etc.,
• Community Resource and Economic Development
  (CRED) Base Program Team BPST 1996-2003
• Programs of Excellence
• Strategic Plan Strengthening CommunitiesStrateg
  ic Directions for Community Resource and Economic
  Development
• Conference Development
• National CRED Conference Orlando, Feb 2002
• Continued BPST effort to address strategic plan
  priorities
• Salt Lake City Galaxy Conference Sept. 2003
• Transition team formed
• Bylaws established
• Plan of work developed

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Activities Accomplishments 2003/04

• Develop national database of potential members.
  Database Task Force Dec. 2003
• Create Transition Team Listserv Dec. 2003
  nacdep-transition_at_lists.msstate.edu
• Develop NACDEP website. Marketing
  Visibility Committee - February 2004
• Draft overall marketing and outreach plan.
  Marketing and Visibility Committee - March 2004
• Finalize review of membership issues and
  services. Membership Committee - March
  2004/On-going
• Establish budget needs/fee structure.
  Membership Committee - April 2004
• Develop Membership Brochure. Marketing
  Committee - April 2004
• Develop and implement plan for 2005 NACDEP
  National Conference. Conference Planning
  Committee - April 2005

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And just to show you what its been like.
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Transition Team

• Original CRED Base Team
• North CentralJeri Marxman, University of
  IllinoisNortheastWalt Whitmer, Penn State
  UniversitySouthernGreg Taylor, Texas AM
  University
• WesternBob Coppedge, New Mexico State
  University
• Regional Rural Development Center Neal Flora,
  NCRCRDStephan Goetz, NERCRDSteve Daniels,
  WRDCBo Beaulieu, SRDCBonnie Teater, SRDC
• ECOP RepresentativeKathy Tweeten

• CSREES Representative Sally MaggardMaurice
  Dorsey
• Elected Team Members
• North CentralJohn Amrhein, Michigan State
  University
• NortheastRod Howe, Cornell University
• SouthernMike Woods, Oklahoma State University
• WesternBarbara Andreozza, Montana State
  University
• 1890 RepresentativeCharles Shepphard, Alcorn
  State University
• 1994 Representativeto come

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2004 NACDEP Leadership

• Committee Chairs
• Conference Planning Team Member Co-Chairs John
  Burton, University of Nevada, Jeri Marxman Univ.
  of Illinois
• Membership Committee Co-ChairsJohn Amrhein,
  Michigan State University, Jeri Marxman,
  University of Illinois
• Marketing and Visibility Committee ChairRod
  Howe, Cornell University
• Nominating Committee ChairsGreg Taylor, Texas
  AM UniversityBarbara Andreozza, Montana State
  University, Charles Sheppard, Alcorn State
  University

• Officers
• ChairWalt Whitmer, Penn State University
• Vice-ChairKathy Tweeten, North Dakota State
  University
• SecretaryBonnie Teater, Southern Rural
  Development Center
• TreasurerMike Woods, Oklahoma State University
• RRDC RepresentativeSteve Daniels, Western Rural
  Development Center