Iowa State University Extension

Extension to Communities

Community Forum Approach

To Needs Assessment

Advantages
  1. Inexpensive and easy
  2. Input comes from a wide range of people
  3. May have good public relations as well as planning benefits
Disadvantages
  1. Those who attend may not be representative of total community but may represent special interest groups
  2. Participants may try to use the forum as a gripe session
  3. Public meeting may heighten expectations beyond what the program may reasonably expect to deliver
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.
Questions or comments? Contact the Extension to Communities Secretary, lindaek@iastate.edu
last updated Thursday March 01 2001