Extension
It Starts With Us
Development of Volunteer Leaders
Leadership Development
Drake, Saylor, Cowles
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Youth Engagement Leadership Program (YELP)
Facilitation Training
4-H Youth Development Programming
The Cooperative Extension Service depends on a large pool of volunteers to accomplish our mission to improve the lives of our citizens. Possessing good leadership skills is important for any volunteer leader. For a community to progress it must have capable leaders in both elected and volunteer positions. The County Extension Council and other leadership groups continue to identify leadership development as an important part of the work of the Butler County Extension Service.
A large, diverse, and willing group of leaders is available to address needs of our community. Community problems are solved by active local leaders.
Leaders accept new roles with the Extension Service and community organizations. Leaders practice leadership skills.
Clients will learn ways to address problems in their community. Clients will learn leadership skills like: public speaking, communication, parliamentary procedure, conflict resolution and running effective meetings.
Initial Outcome: Citizens learn leadership skills
Indicator: People at workshops or programs
Method: Paper survey
Timeline: February 2018
Intermediate Outcome: Leaders accept new roles within Extension
Indicator: Turnover in leadership positions, council participation
Method: Observation
Timeline: November 2017
Long-term Outcome: Diverse pool of leaders
Indicator: New leaders that seek or accept positions
Method: Observation
Timeline: October 2017
Audience: Extension Clientele, Government Leaders, Prospective Leaders
Project or Activity: Local leadership workshop
Content or Curriculum: Parliamentary Procedure, communications
Inputs: Agent time, Parliament Procedure pub, specialist time
Date: February 2018
Audience: Extension Clientele, Government Leaders, Prospective Leaders
Project or Activity: MEAL
Content or Curriculum: MEAL program materials
Inputs: Agent time, specialist time, volunteer time, facilities, money
Date: August 201818
Audience: Extension Leaders
Project or Activity: Leader Training at CEC
Content or Curriculum: KELD materials
Inputs: Agent time, KELD materials
Date: April 2018
Audience: Extension Leaders
Project or Activity: Homemaker Leader Training
Content or Curriculum: UK publications
Inputs: Agent time, specialist time, KEHA
Date: Monthly
Audience: 4-H Teens
Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Leader Training
Content or Curriculum: Step Up to Leadership, 4-H Communications
Inputs: Agent time, volunteer time
Date: January – August 2018
Audience: Adult Volunteers
Project or Activity: Adult 4-H Leader Development
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Leader Training, Livestock, Horse, Shooting Sports trainings, camp training
Inputs: agent time, UK specialist time, finances
Date: September 2017 – June 2018
Author: Gregory Drake
Major Program: Community Leadership Development
Community members and leaders need to be comfortable advocating for issues that are important to them. Having the confidence to interact with elected officials and decision makers is an important leadership skill that is often neglected in extension programming.Working with elected officials is a skill that can be learned just like proper gardening or food preservation techniques. The “Empower Local Leaders” program was developed by a team of extension agents in the Mammo
