A national evaluation study was conducted to ascertain the effects of the large quantity of manpower devoted to community organization and leadership development work by state cooperative extension services. Data were sought on evaluation questions which addressed objectives and policies related to community organizational and leadership development approaches or methods used in that work, audiences which support the work, factors affecting the quality of leadership training, usefulness of that work in the extension program, and need for changing resources devoted to that work. A large number of extension service personnel were surveyed across the nation, including fifty Community Resource Development (CRD) program leaders, 145 CRD specialists, ninety-one district administrators, and 500 local agents. Based on responses received on 627 completed survey forms, the findings included the following: (1) the majority of extension personnel rated twenty-four objectives of states in doing community development work as being important or very important, (2) the policy climate delineated by state directors is favorable for community development work by extension personnel, (3) extension personnel perceive community organization and leadership development as an integral part of the extension CRD programs, (4) extension personnel perceive the facilitating and supporting of existing organizations and leadership to be the most effective approach for community development work, and (5) under present conditions, the amount of manpower devoted to community organization and leadership development should be increased. (Seven recommendations conclude this report.) (EM)