4-H Volunteer Development
0 “Fast Food” style vs. “Gourmet” style
0 Exploring the 4-H Volunteer Development Café
0 Creating Productive Club Meetings
0 Volunteer Vision
0 Everyone Ready®
0 North Central Region Volunteer e-Forum
0 4-H Leader Home Study Course
0 VolunteerIN 4-H Toolkit for Success
0 Indiana 4-H Adult Congress
0 4-H 101 Online
Productive 4-H Club Meetings
Why are they important?
4-H Meeting Structure
What makes up a good club meeting?
Program Planning & 4-H Club Meetings
How to Keep Older Youth Involved
Thinking outside the Box
Trouble Shooting Club Problems
4-H Club Checklist
Review of a Successful 4-H Club
4-H Club Checklists
0 Available at: http://www.four-
h.purdue.edu/volunteer/index.cfm
0 4-H Club Checklist
0 4-H Club Meeting Checklist
0 Review of a Successful 4-H Club
0 Used by 4-H Volunteers and Club Officers to help
assess success of 4-H Clubs and Club Meetings
Volunteer Vision
0 Monthly Newsletter Template
0 Maintain contact
0 Share resources
0 Linked in the monthly Campus County Connection:
http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/ext_ed/ccc/index.cfm
Everyone Ready®
0 Sponsored by the National 4-H Council & Monsanto
0 Developed by Energize, Inc.
0 Free to 4-H & Extension Staff
0 Self-paced
0 On-line modules, resources
0 Handouts
0 Presentations
0 Discussion Board
0 Additional reading suggestions
0 Available at:
0 http://nextgeneration.4-h.org/volunteerism/
Everyone Ready®
Topics Include
0 New Approaches to Volunteer Recruitment
0 Orienting & Welcoming Volunteers for Success
0 Pro Bono Service: Get Ready for Highly-Skilled
Volunteers
0 Learn to Do More with More: Fearless Fundraising
for Volunteer Program Support
0 Building the Foundation for Volunteer Involvement
Volunteer Research
Knowledge & Competency
“What skills or competencies will volunteers need in
order to effectively deliver 4-H programs and projects in
the next decade?”
0 Available at: http://nextgeneration.4-h.org/volunteerism/vrkc/
0 Lesson Plans
0 Activities
0 Additional Resources
0 Power Point
0 Evaluation
2011 NCR 4-H Volunteer
Development
0 New e-forum format
0 Approximately 70 sites each session in 12 states
0 Total of 664 participants reported
0 57% with <10 yrs. experience; only 32% had previously
attended face-to-face Forum
0 96% said the e-Forum was an effective delivery method
0 Teen Brain, 4-H Quality Matters, Keeping Your Cool, Risk
Management, Get Connected, 4-H Science, Community
Service
0 http://4h.uwex.edu/ncrvd/NCRVF2011.cfm
New 4-H Volunteer Resource
0 Resource for new volunteers
0 Basic background of 4-H and youth development
0 Helps define volunteer leader’s role
0 http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/volunteer/index.cfm
VolunteerIN 4-H Toolkit
for Success
0 Essential Element
0 Generosity
0 Independence
0 Mastery
0 Belonging
0 Developed by 4-H Volunteer State Committee
0 IP video and hands-on site training
0 Lesson plan, PowerPoint, fact sheet for each session
Examples
0 Belonging
0 Independence
0 Value of Volunteers
0 Engaging Older Members
0 4-H Jeopardy
0 Time Management
0 4-H Cultural Awareness
0 Skill to live on your own
0 Mastery
0 Generosity
0 Goal Setting
0 Planning a Service
Project
0 Mock Judging
0 Service-Learning
0 Skill-a-thon
0 Deciding What to Give
4-H Congress Lesson Plans
0 Mission Mandates
0 2011 4-H Healthy Living
0 2010 4-H Community Service
0 2009 4-H Science
0 2008 Leadership
0 2007 Focus on Communication
0 https://www.four-h.purdue.edu/volunteer/index.cfm
Healthy Living
0 Recognizing My Stress!
0 Progressive Relaxation Activity
4-H 101 Online
0 Based on materials prepared for 4-H Military
Partnership
0 Audience: organizers of military 4-H Clubs, 4-H
Extension staff
0 Nationwide project funded by US Navy
0 Original materials are being converted by Purdue
University to online modules
0 Available at: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/4-H 101/
4-H 101 Online
Each Module will include:
0 Lesson Plan
0 PowerPoint
0 Additional Resources
0 Quiz
0 At completion of 16 modules, participant will receive
certificate of completion
0 Supervisor will be notified of completion
IBAT Proposal Includes:
0 Face-to-face, one day staff development
0 How to effectively work with volunteers
0 Delivered to team of Educators from each Area
0 Team then replicates training in Area/District meetings
0 Develop online volunteer resources
0 New 4-H Volunteer Orientation
0 Opportunities for volunteer to interact and share
resources