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Adult Volunteer Leader Development (Doņa Ana County)
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Plan Goal
This plan deals with volunteer leader trainings, organizational leaders, project training for leaders, recruitment efforts, Leaders' Forum; anything related to ADULT volunteers.
Situation Statement
The Doņa Ana County 4-H Program has 173 adult volunteer leaders. Adult volunteers provide a significant amount of direct contact with 4-H youth and are essential partners in the 4-H Youth Development Program for maintaining and expanding the New Mexico 4-H Program. 4-H volunteer leaders must be recruited, screened, selected, oriented, trained, supervised, evaluated and recognized for a sustaining volunteer program. Increased retention of volunteers is a challenge. Adult leaders need options of how and when to be involved, as their priorities regarding volunteer, personal and work commitments change over time. Volunteer leaders need orientation and education about the organizational structure of 4-H, 4-H delivery modes, affirmative action, youth protection, risk management, enrollment procedures, youth protection, working with youth, leadership styles, leadership roles, 4-H projects, and local, state, national and international 4-H opportunities.
Target Audience and Actions
Audience: Adult Leaders who are 19 years of age by January 1 of the current 4-H year and not enrolled as a 4-H member; potential adult volunteer leaders; senior 4-H members; and 4-H agents and paraprofessionals.
Begin University mandated screening process for adult 4-H Leaders.
Keep 4-H Leaders informed on revisions to 4-H Policy Handbook.
Provide trainings on new 4-H project curriculum.
Encourage all leaders to attend NM 4-H Leader's Forum and other statewide events.
Compose and distribute monthly newsletter to keep leaders informed of important dates and other important information.
Compose and distribute electronic newsletter, solely for the leaders, to keep them abreast of new developments in the 4-H Program and to also provide some indirect trainings on being productive 4-H Leaders.
Encourage adult volunteers to participate in planning and conducting events for the County 4-H Program.
Short-Term Objectives
Each year, 100% of potential new 4-H volunteer leaders will complete the application and screening form for processing before being enrolled as a New Mexico 4-H Leader.
At the beginning of each new 4-H year, a 4-H Leader's meeting will be held for the Organizational Club leaders to inform them of new and revised projects, changes to enrollment or age groups, as well as any changes to New Mexico 4-H Policies and Procedures, with at least 60% of Organizational Leaders in attendance.
100% of 4-H Volunteers in Doņa Ana County will be administered a needs assessment tool in order to identify areas of the Dona Ana 4-H Program that they would like to have more training and information on.
At least one event will be held during the year in order to provide 4-H leaders with training on at least 2 of the areas identified in the needs assessment.
One training will be held solely for those new 4-H Leaders to introduce them to the 4-H program and to provide them with resources and tools they will need throughout the year, with at least 75% of new leaders in attendance.
Medium-Term Objectives
In the next 3 years, there will be a 5% increase of 4-H volunteers recruited, screened, and enrolled.
In the next 3 years, there will be a 5% increase in the retention rate of first year 4-H club leaders.
Long-Term Objectives
The number of 4-H volunteers in Doņa Ana County will increase by 15% in the next 5 years.
60% of all Dona Ana County 4-H Volunteers will attend at least one leader's training per year.
Over the next 5 years, 50% of 4-H leaders will be more active in the planning and conducting of county 4-H events.
Evaluation Plan
Evaluations will be administered following leader's meetings and trainings to measure their change in knowledge, attitude, skill, etc.
The numbers of new volunteers will be recorded each year.
The numbers of volunteers who attend leader's trainings will be recorded.