Empowering Community LeadersPlan of Work

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Pulaski County CES

Title:
Empowering Community Leaders
MAP:
Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Lovett, Wilson
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Master Clothing Volunteer
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Master Gardener
Situation:
Research shows that effective leadership is one factor necessary for success within today's communities and organizations. Knowing one's own leadership skills and characteristics is a critical starting point; without intrapersonal leadership knowledge, it is difficult to understand what effective leadership looks like within an interpersonal, organizational or community context.
Long-Term Outcomes:
1. The base of potential community or organizational leaders will be broader and more diverse. The number of locally initiated projects will increase over a defined period of time. Program participants serve as leadership trainers and or mentors for others. Pulaski Communities health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizations.
3. Local individuals and groups will increase their knowledge of sewing through the Master Clothing Volunteer Program.
04. KEHA Members will improve their personal leadership, organizational leadership and community leadership skills through individual and group sessions.
5. Master Gardener volunteers will improve their personal leadership in the Master Gardener Association as well as in community projects
Intermediate Outcomes:
Participants are more active as informal community leaders.
Participants take on formal organizational leadership roles
Participants take on formal community leadership roles.
Participants initiate collaboration and coalitions with other leaders
Increased implementation of leadership development practices by Extension agents within county programing.
Initial Outcomes:
Basic understanding of the foundations of leadership development and its applications in intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational and community contests.
Skills and knowledge on becoming more effective leaders
Develop more adequate perceptions of leadership due to training opportunities for organizational and community leaders.
Extension agents develop a basic understanding of how to implement leadership development into county programming.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: To develop strong leaders

Indicator: The number of new presidents

Method: KELD Section 1

Timeline: July 2017-June, 2018


Intermediate Outcome: Officer Leadership in Homemakers/Master Gardeners and Community

Indicator: Number of Leaders Developed

Method: Monthly Training

Timeline: July 2017-June 2018


Long-term Outcome: More people sewing

Indicator: More people involved in sewing

Method: Monthly Training Participants

Timeline: July, 2017-June, 2018


Long-term Outcome: More Master Gardeners in leadership roles, attainment of Advanced Master Gardener status

Indicator: classes taught, news articles written, volunteerism

Method: informal survey

Timeline: throughout year 2017-18

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: KEHA Members

Project or Activity: Monthly Training

Content or Curriculum from KEHA Suggested Lessons

Inputs: Homemaker Members and Interested Clients

Date: August 28, 2017, Sept 25, 2017,  Oct. 23, 2017,  Jan. 22, 2018, Feb. 26, 2018, March 26, 2018, April 23, 2018


Audience: Interested Sewing Clients

Project or Activity: Sewing Curriculum

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs: Master Clothing Volunteer, FCS Agent

Date: Monthly 2017-2018 July, August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May, June


Audience: Master Gardener Association members

Project or Activity: Monthly meetings

Content or Curriculum: Agendas set by Executive committee and advisor

Inputs: Horticulture Agent

Date: September 2017-May 2018



Success Stories

2018 Kentucky Volunteer Form

Author: Trent Adkins

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Volunteers play integral roles in 4-H programs, performing a variety of duties, functions, and tasks and possessing varied and rich knowledge, skills, and backgrounds (Radhakrishna & Ewing, 2011). The success of Extension programming is due, in part, to the dedication of a large cadre of volunteers (Smith, Dasher, & Klingborg, 2005). Although highly valued, volunteer involvement does not guarantee achievement of Extension's goals and fulfillment of learners' needs (Bolton, 1992).

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