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Promoting Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic Development
Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic development
Hieneman, Pullin, Stephens, Boyd
Master Gardener
4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
Volunteer Engagement in the Arts
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Volunteers are critical to most communities in our society today. Many community organizations, causes and events rely on individuals who provide services without monetary compensation. This is especially true for the Greenup County Extension Service. Volunteerism is an activity or experience that not only contributes significantly to recipient organizations and the community, but also benefits the health and development of the individual volunteer. Volunteering has been found to improve leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, increase knowledge, and develop organizational and managerial skills.
Adults and youth will utilize the leadership skills gained through training and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders in 4-H, Extension, and outside organizations. Recruitment of new extension volunteers for program delivery.
Adults and Youth will engage in identifying community issues and needs to develop services to meet those needs. Citizens will use communication skills to effectively communicate with peers, family and community leaders. Adults and Youth will acquire leadership skills to teach and serve in leadership roles.
Adult and Youth will learn how to:
Identify community assets and develop a plan to affect community change.
Public speaking and communication skills.
Effective team management and teamwork practices.
Proper meeting format including Robert Rules of Order.
Outcome: Initial
Indicator: Increase of Communication Day Participants, and an increase of volunteers on Extension Councils. Establish a Extension Marketing Committee.
Method: Review Sign-in sheets and registration from council meetings. Follow officer rotation protocol
Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work
Outcome: Intermediate
Indicator: Increase in leadership roles and programs offered by Extension
Method: Have more volunteer lead council meetings and programs
Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work
Outcome: Long-term
Indicator: Extension programs continue to see an increase in volunteer leadership.
Method: Program council meetings will focus on volunteer initiated programs.
Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work
Audience: Greenup County Citizens
Project or Activity: Continue to grow extension councils and volunteer led programs.
Content or Curriculum: Councils 101
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Ongoing through the 4 year plan of work
Project or Activity: Team Building and Problem Solving
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communication Curriculum, 4-H Teen Programs
Inputs: Greenup County Staff, Teachers, 4-H Leaders
Date: Spring and Fall , 2018, 2019, 2020
Audience: 4-H Teens
Project or Activity: Leadership oriented activities
Inputs: Greenup County Staff, Youth, and Volunteers
Date: Ongoing throughout the four year pland of work
Audience: Greenup County Master Gardeners
Project or Activity: Identify Beautification Projects
Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener Curriculum, Needs Assessments.
Inputs: Extension Agents and Specialists, Current Master Gardeners from Greenup and Boyd Counties
Date: Ongoing through the 4 Year plan of work
Audience: Greenup County Citizens
Project or Activity: Greenup County Homemakers
Content or Curriculum: KEHA Lessons
Inputs: Extension Agents and Specialists, Greenup County Library System, Intra Agency Council
Date: Ongoing through the 4 Year plan of work
Author: Linda Hieneman
Major Program: Empowering Community Leaders (general)
Volunteering in organizations is declining, especially in the Cooperative Extension Service. This is largely due to our fast paced media driven lives. The Greenup County Extension Agents would like to encourage volunteer training and recruitment beginning at an early age using 4-H Cloverbuds. This group of 4-H’ers range in age from 5-8 years old. The goals and objectives are to help this age group develop self-esteem, social interacting skills and learning skills.Thi
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking
As a UK Extension program affiliated with CEDIK, Greenup Arts’ programs: Breakfast With The Arts and All Eyes On Art are featured in the National Endowment for the Arts Toolkit project led by Dr. Jayoung Koo. The final product will be a research-based publication for Extension agents across the country who want to work in the area of arts and community development. A preliminary presentation was made at the NACDEP (National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals) Con
