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Community Development (CD) Exchange

University of Minnesota Extension offers free webinars to share ideas, elevate emerging work and learn about new research and trending topics relating to community development. These online events are open to everyone.

Upcoming webinars

Past webinars

Find on-demand recordings and other resources shared during an already held webinar.
Road closed to thru traffic sign on a road.

Are your local businesses and residents ready for road construction season? Learn how the findings from two case studies may help your community prepare.

Getting data about what people are doing, seeing and going from their mobile devices.

Most Minnesotans live, work and shop across a wide region. Learn about emerging mobile data that helps communities understand how people move around and connect.

Buying from small businesses helps the local economy.

Learn about economic trends, demographic shifts, and industry changes that are shaping the state's economy.

Person handwritting a meeting agenda.

Discover an agenda-setting process that can help your collaborations start up or adapt to changing conditions.

Planting a tree for the next generation.

Learn about the transfer of wealth study and the Minnesota State Share program for how to keep wealth and assets in your community.

Handing keys over to anew business owner.

Who's planning, starting or walking away from a business? Learn about survey findings with data on entrepreneurial attitudes, barriers, and community support.

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