• Communities elect to participate and organize a local PRIDE committee.
• Committee members enroll in the PRIDE program by completing an entry packet available on the PRIDE website.
• Once enrolled, committee members are required to make local government aware that the community is now part of the PRIDE program. A sample resolution is available on the Kansas PRIDE website.
• Community members identify what they wish to preserve, create or improve. Then, working with the resources of K-State Research and Extension and the Kansas Department of Commerce, community volunteers identify strategies to achieve their goals.

Kansas PRIDE offers communities:

• Structure to organize and implement community development efforts.
• Technical assistance and training.
• A vision for the community’s future.
• A plan to initiate goals and promote PRIDE to the public.
• Team approach to address community needs through an action plan.
• Self-assessment for better understanding of existing conditions and resources.
• Identification of regional, state, and national resources.
• Quantifiable measurements of successes.
• Evaluations on-site by community development professionals.
• Recognition of achievements. Sustainability of community improvement efforts.