MU Extension Offers No-Cost Technical Assistance for Missouri Nonprofits

Nov 20, 2025

University of Missouri Extension now offers nonprofit technical assistance (NPTA) to help Missourians build stronger organizations to serve their communities.

This statewide initiative provides a range of educational services and resources to support the full life cycle of Missouri’s nonprofits, says Jonathan Mack, senior coordinator for MU Extension Business and Community.

Services and resources include:

One-on-one technical assistance mini-sessions.
Skill-building courses for nonprofit leaders.
Access to a library of nonprofit resources.
Referrals to programs and resources.

Topics covered range from starting and organizing a nonprofit – such as bylaws, incorporation, and leadership training – to growing and sustaining one through fundraising, marketing, grant writing, financial management and stakeholder engagement.

Source : missouri.edu

Video: New research chair appointed to accelerate crop variety development

Funded by Sask Wheat, the Wheat Pre-Breeding Chair position was established to enhance cereal research breeding and training activities in the USask Crop Development Centre (CDC) by accelerating variety development through applied genomics and pre-breeding strategies.

“As the research chair, Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk will design and deploy leading-edge strategies and technologies to assess genetic diversity for delivery into new crop varieties that will benefit Saskatchewan producers and the agricultural industry,” said Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn (PhD), dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at USask. “We are grateful to Sask Wheat for investing in USask research as we work to develop the innovative products that strengthen global food security.”

With a primary focus on wheat, Klymiuk’s research will connect discovery research, gene bank exploration, genomics, and breeding to translate gene discovery into improved varieties for Saskatchewan’s growing conditions.