Development of Volunteer LeadersPlan of Work

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Butler County CES

Title:
Development of Volunteer Leaders
MAP:
Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Drake, Saylor, Cowles
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Youth Engagement Leadership Program (YELP)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

A large, diverse, and willing group of leaders is available to address needs of our community. Community problems are solved by active local leaders.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Leaders accept new roles with the Extension Service and community organizations. Leaders practice leadership skills.

Initial Outcomes:

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.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Citizens learn leadership skills

Indicator: People at workshops or programs

Method: Paper survey

Timeline: February 2023


Intermediate Outcome: Leaders accept new roles within Extension

Indicator: Turnover in leadership positions, council participation

Method: Observation

Timeline: November 2022


Long-term Outcome: Diverse pool of leaders

Indicator: New leaders that seek or accept positions

Method: Observation

Timeline: October 2022

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Extension Clientele, Government Leaders, Prospective Leaders

Project or Activity: Leadership Butler County

Content or Curriculum: Parliamentary Procedure, communications, other leadership skills

Inputs: Agent time, Parliament Procedure pub, specialist time, Chamber of Commerce

Date: February 2023


Audience: Extension Leaders

Project or Activity: Leader Training at CEC

Content or Curriculum: KELD materials

Inputs: Agent time, KELD materials

Date: April 2023


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 2022 – August 2023


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 2022 – June 2023



Success Stories

2023 Butler County Leadership Development Program

Author: Gregory Drake

Major Program: Community Leadership Development

 A community cannot thrive without good leadership.  The Butler County Extension Service offered a leadership development workshop for leaders and potential leaders who wanted to increase their knowledge of parliamentary procedure and running effective meetings.  Leadership development programming continues to be an area extension leadership identifies as an important need for our community.   A presentation about Robert’s Rules of Order was developed using the referenc

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