Tools
Here you will find a number of PDFs containing tools. Just click on each link to view the PDF in your browser, or right-click and select “Download Link to Disk” (or “Save Link As...") to copy the file to your computer.
Strategic Planning
SWOT process can be used to identify internal and external strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for strategic planning. This document explains SWOT and includes an activity for carrying out the process.
This is an introduction into the role of action planning in strategic planning, an outline for an action planning process, and a worksheet for the process. Use this document to carry out action planning as part of a strategic planning process.
Project Management
The Futures Wheel. This document can be used for analyzing the impact your project may have on your community. It covers stakeholder analysis and outlines a process for presenting the project outcomes in a visual way.
This document explains how to effectively delegate tasks as a leader.
Community and Organizational Development
This lays out the important questions to ask when crafting a mission statement; it also includes a worksheet for developing your mission.
This briefly describes what visioning is, outlines a process for visioning and includes a worksheet.
This is an Oregon Economic and Community Development Department document which explains the who, what, where, when, and why of conducting a community readiness assessment for community building and economic development.
This explains three approaches/uses to asset mapping, five types of assets, and outlines a process for targeted asset mapping.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
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