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Impact Report
| For plan | Adult Volunteer Leader Development (Santa Fe County) |
| Date | October 13, 2009, 5:21 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Santa Fe County has a very strong base of 4-H leaders. The agents provide continual support to these leaders on a daily basis. This year one of the programs offered for 4-H members was the 2nd annual organizational leaders training held in February. In response to the extremely positive feedback from the first training, organizational leaders from each 4-H club within the county were asked to attend this day long training developed by the 4-H Ag agent and the 4-H Home Economist. A portion of the training was dedicated to reviewing the current state and county policies and procedures for 4-H clubs. Addressed in this portion was reviewing club charters, using the 4-H name and emblem, and procedures for registering for an EIN number and reporting to the IRS. Another portion of the training was dedicated to addressing the issues that many organizational leaders have within their clubs. Some of the topics discussed included learning how to identify leaders within your club, recognizing and prioritizing needs, delegating responsibility, and utilizing outside resources. These topics were discussed in an open forum allowing leaders to share ideas and concerns. A new topic that was covered by the agents this year at the training was on-line safety. Leaders were introduced to some of the new ways that youth communicate and how we can be more involved in ensuring their safety. Leaders were also made aware of how we can use these new methods of communication to further develop our programs. A list of guidelines for internet use as it pertains to 4-H activities was shared with the leaders. Also covered was member recruitment and retention. A presentation was given that covered the characteristics of a healthy organization and how we can make these things happen in our county and club programs. 15 organizational leaders attended this training. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, the average overall score given by the leaders for the training was a 9.34. Some of the comments in the evaluation included; “I like the fact that these meetings keep us updated. Good communication for leaders.” “I liked being informed of all the new information and changes that have happened in 4-H. The information was very useful.” In general the leaders all felt the training was very useful and agreed that an annual training should remain in place annually. |