Leadership Development and Recruitment of VolunteersPlan of Work

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Garrard County CES

Title:
Leadership Development and Recruitment of Volunteers
MAP:
Community and Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Hixson, Comley, Hettmansperger
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Business Retention and Expansion
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Community Strategic Planning
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Trail Design
Situation:
According to national statistics, 44% of adults volunteer. With volunteer work valued at $18.77 per hour, that makes for a large economic impact on communities across the nation. The Garrard County Extension Council (CEC), although not recognizing the need to train leaders per se for roles in the Extension Council system, did recognize the need for growing leadership in educational endeavors such as agriculture, drug abuse education, growing energy crisis with alternative sources, local business enhancement, senior issues, built environment issue, and parenting issues.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Extension leadership development efforts will translate into improved leadership efforts in the community at large with leaders addressing public issues and running for public office. Participants will serve as mentors for future leaders.
Intermediate Outcomes:
People will participate in any leadership training opportunity that presents itself locally, people will engage in public debate on local issues as well as regional and nationally. Participants will take on formal community leadership roles.
Initial Outcomes:
Participants in Extension programs will learn how and be encouraged to seek officer positions in extension related organizations. Extension leaders will increase their knowledge about how to be an effective leader, build their team leadership abilities and learn how to be better at leading a group or an effort to fruition.
Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: People taking leadership roles in the community and on extension councils and committees.
Indicator: Formal and informal surveys and person to person contact
Method: Survey program participants, observing extension committees and councils
Timeline: Year Round

Intermediate Outcome: People participate in leadership trainings and engage in public issues.
Indicator: Formal and informal surveys and person to person contact
Method: Survey program participants, observing extension committees and councils
Timeline: All year

Long-term Outcome: Leaders engaging in public issues and running for public office
Indicator: Formal and informal surveys and person to person contact
Method: Survey program participants, observing extension committees and councils
Timeline: All year


Learning Opportunities:
Audience: County Extension Council members, Extension District Board members, FCS council, 4-H Council
Project or Activity: Initial training meetings for new members, regular meetings of the different Extension groups
Content or Curriculum: State Extension Council training materials, FCS/KEHA materials
Inputs: Agents and Extension Specialist
Date: Year round


Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Extension Homemaker Leader Trainings, Area/county Homemakers events, Extension Homemaker Council meetings
Content or Curriculum: KEHA/KELD materials
Inputs: Agents and Extension materials
Date: Monthly meetings

Audience: club members and potential club members in FCS special interest clubs
Project or Activity: regular meetings with leadership training
Content or Curriculum: KELD materials
Inputs: FCS Agent / resource persons when appropriate
Date: year round

Audience: 4-H Members
Project or Activity: attendance of local, district, and state-level events
Content or Curriculum: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
Inputs: 4-H Youth Development Agent, Volunteer, Local Funding Sources, 4-H Council, and Grant Development
Date: Year Round

Audience: In-School Programming
Project or Activity: Participation in local, area, and state-level communications events
Content or Curriculum: National 4-H Communication Curriculum and Expressive Arts Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, Volunteer, Curriculum, 4-H Council funding sources, materials
Date: November, January and February


Success Stories

Summit Motivates Middle School Members

Author: Eric Comley

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Research suggests distinctive characteristics of young adolescents (middle school aged youth) regarding their physical, cognitive, moral, psychological, and social-emotional development, as well as spiritual development (Scales, 2010). Young adolescents (middle school aged youth) warrant educational experiences and schools that are organized to address their physical, intellectual, emotional/psychological, moral/ethical, spiritual, and social developmental characteristics (Caskey & Anfara, 2

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Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference

Author: Eric Comley

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Through the 94th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference, 4-H’ers from across the Commonwealth developed leadership and teamwork skills, improved communication skills, became involved in civic life, expanded knowledge related to a 4-H core content area: communication/citizenship, health, natural resources, agriculture, expressive arts, family consumer sciences, and science, engineering, and technology. The participants fostered a sense of belonging through networking, engaged in youth-adult pa

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Volunteers Flock to Education and Recognition

Author: Eric Comley

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

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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