The Community Development Education (CDE) Initiative Team is a group of educators and specialists located across Wyoming that aim to increase the capacity of communities, enterprises and families to create a sustainable future in which to live, learn, and work. The team’s focus is outlined in the University of Wyoming Extension’s Strategic Plan. The CDE area is one of five outlined in the Strategic Plan.

This initiative helps develop communities by increasing skills in:

• Communication—Creating shared understanding.
• Problem Solving—Finding threads of agreement and weaving them together.
• Decision Making—Using effective processes and science.
• Leadership—Empowering people and communities towards a brighter future.
• Goal Achievement—Attaining extraordinary results from ordinary resources.
• Financial Management—Increasing stability and confidence.
• Networks—Working together to build home and community.