July 20, 2008

How to Partner

CPAG Lessons Learned
Tips for Getting Your CPAG Off to a Dynamic Start! (4 pages; 155 KB)

• This document brings together all of the "lessons learned" as counties began their CPAGs. Tips are included on pre-planning, recruitment, the first meetings, as well as additional miscellaneous tips. This is the place to start!

Pre-planning resources for staff

• Sample timeline for implementation (1 page, 37 KB)
• Sample CPAG mission & purpose statement (2 pages, 22 KB)
• Public participation presentation (17 slides, 170 KB)
• Dean Leholm's ensuring local effectiveness presentation (9 slides, 83 KB)
• Staff planning discussion outline 1 (1 page, 22.5 KB)
• Staff planning discussion outline 2 (5 pages, 66 KB)
• Logic model worksheet (2 pages,56 KB)
• "Taking It Home" activity.(1 page, 40 KB) This activity has been used at the state-wide staff CPAG trainings to reflect on viewpoints of various partners and how we can engage them as well as to envision the outcomes of an active CPAG.

Pre-planning resources for use with county partners

• EEC CPAG orientation outline (1 page, 26.5 KB)
• EEC orientation Powerpoint Presentation (11 slides, 577 KB)
• Purposes with Extension Committee discussion questions (14 slides; 13 MB)
• CPAG purposes presentation (12 slides, 4.97 MB)
• Process of CPAG development (1 page, 28 KB)