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Topics
and Resources
Any
Volunteer Group - This information can be used with
any volunteer group.
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HISTORY
OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
This lesson orients volunteer
groups about Texas AgriLife Extension Service and explains how
they fit within the agency.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT,
PPT w/notes
Target
Audience: Any
Volunteer Group
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DEVELOPING
A VISION STATEMENT
This exercise allows volunteer
groups to think "BIG PICTURE" and about the "FUTURE."
Complete
Set: Text Summary,
Lesson Plan, PPT,
Personal Vision
Statement Activity Sheet
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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WORKING IN
GROUPS
Volunteer groups are introduced to strategies to work more
effectively in groups or teams.
Complete
Set: Text Summary,
PPT,
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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STRATEGIC
PLANNING
Volunteers are walked through developing a formalized plan
to help them reach their objectives.
Complete
Set: Lesson Plan,
Text Summary,
PPT
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE
Volunteer groups learn how to use parliamentary procedure
successfully.
Complete
Set: Lesson
Plan, PPT
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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LEADING TEAMS
Volunteer groups identify the desirable characteristics that
an effective team leader should possess.
Complete
Set: Lesson
Plan, PPT
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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BYLAWS
Volunteer groups will walk through general ideas about what
belongs in bylaws and why they need them.
Complete
Set: PPT ,
PPT w/notes
Target
Audience:
Any Volunteer Group
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RECOGNITION
- KEVIN CHILEK
This lesson was developed to assist County Extension Agents
with recognizing volunteers. It provides an overview of what
the different types of recognition are as well as examples
of both.
Complete
Set: Lesson Plan,PPT
, Recognition
Publication, Recognizing
Adult Volunteer 4-H Leaders
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BYLAWS DEVELOPMENT
FOR LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARDS, PROGRAM AREA COMMITTEES AND
YOUTH BOARDS (E-417)
This lesson will assist volunteer managers with the development
of bylaws boards or committees.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary,Word Documents for each specific bylaws (LAB,
PAC, YB)
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Leadership
Advisory Boards - This is information is specific
to Leadership Advisory Boards.
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OVERVIEW
OF LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARDS
This lesson addresses the roles
and responsibilities that are required of Leadership Advisory
Board members.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary,
PPT, PPT
w/notes, Voice Over,
Position Description,
Fall
Agenda Example, Spring
Agenda Example
Target
Audience: Leadership
Advisory Board Members
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SEVEN
BASIC "LEADERSHIP STYLES"
Volunteer groups learn about
seven common leadership styles that they can use based on
situational leadership theory.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT, PPT
w/notes, PPT Script
(in pdf), Voice
Over
Target
Audience: Leadership
Advisory Board Members
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BEING
AND ADVOCATE
Volunteers have a responsibility
of serving as advocates for county programs and to understand
their responsibilities.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT,
PPT w/notes, County
Elected Official Worksheet
Target
Audience: Leadership
Advisory Board Members
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HISTORY
OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
This lesson orients volunteer
groups about Texas AgriLife Extension Service and explains how
they fit within the agency.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT,
PPT w/notes
Target
Audience: Any
Volunteer Group
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ADVANCED
ORIENTATION OF LAB
This lesson was developed to
assist County Extension Agents with Leadership Advisory Boards.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT w/notes , Marketing
Strategies, Proficiency
Checklist, County
Elect Worksheet
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Program
Area Committees - This is information is
specific to Program Area Committees.
Youth
Boards -
This
information is specific to Youth Boards.
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OVERVIEW
OF YOUTH BOARDS
This lesson provides an overview
of Youth Boards.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT, PPT
w/notes, Voice
Over, Fall
Agenda Example, Spring
Agenda Example ,
Youth Board Members Position
Description
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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BUILDING
TRADITIONAL 4-H PROJECT TASK FORCES (LIVESTOCK)
Volunteers learn strategies
on how to implement task forces to address traditional project
areas.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT
w/notes, Voice
Over
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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BUILDING
TRADITIONAL 4-H PROJECT TASK FORCES (FCS)
Volunteers learn strategies
on how to implement task forces to address traditional project
areas.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT
w/notes
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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TRANSITIONING
TO YOUTH BOARDS
Volunteers learn the historical
framework and classic research studies that describe why we
have changed from a 4-H & Youth Development Program Area
Committees to Youth Board.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT w/notes, Voice
Over
, Youth Board Members
Items to Follow, Checklist
for Youth Boards
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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EMBRACING
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES
Volunteers learn a larger affiliation
to each other, an affiliation not through a family or organization
but of a generation.
Complete
Set: Text
Summary, PPT,
PPT w/notes, Quiz
, Self Assessment,
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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DEVELOPING
A COMMON VISION FOR THE YOUTH BOARD
Volunteer groups will come
together for the first time and learn how to develop a common
vision statement.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT w/notes,
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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STRATEGIC
PLANNING EXERCISES WITH THE YOUTH BOARD
Volunteers are walked through
developing a formalized plan to help them reach their objectives.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT
w/notes, Steps
for Brainstorming and Multi-vote Exercise, Steps
for Brainstorming and Nominal Group Techniques
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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RECRUITMENT
AND MOTIVATING YOUTH TO SERVE ON BOARD
Volunteer managers learn recruiting
and motivation techniques to get members to volunteer.
Complete
Set: PPT,
PPT
w/notes, Testimonial
from Bell Co., Youth
Board Interest Form
Target Audience: Youth Board Members
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Associations
(including Master Volunteer Groups) -
This is information is specific to Associations
and Groups.
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ASSOCIATION
CHAPTERS
Volunteer groups will learn
to network as well as their role in Master Volunteer Programs.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary, PPT,
Voice
Over
Target Audience: Association Chapter
Members including Master Volunteer Groups
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Extension
Faculty -
This information is targeted toward Extension faculty
only. The content here is for the development of faculty competencies
related to volunteer management
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OVERVIEW
OF VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer managers learn the
four competencies needed to lead volunteers as well as volunteers'
roles.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary, PPT, Volunteer
Administration Checklist , Volunteer
Interest Form
Target Audience: Extension Faculty
Members
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RISK
MANAGEMENT
Volunteer managers learn who
and what is at risk and how to manage risk.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary, PPT,
Target Audience: Extension Faculty
Members
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INTRODUCTION
TO EVALUATION OF VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer managers understand
the steps to evaluate and strategies for revealing impact.
Complete
Set:
PPT,
Measuring
Behaviors in Volunteers (ex Questions),
Measuring Knowledge
Using Pretest / Post Test
Target Audience: Extension Faculty
Members
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EPISODIC
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer managers identify
direct and episodic volunteer roles and the barriers that
volunteering causes.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary, PPT, Voice
Over
Target Audience: Extension Faculty
Members
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TEACHING
VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH: LEARNING STYLES
Volunteer managers identify
different learning styles within their volunteer groups.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary
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TEACHING
VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH: DELIVERY METHODS
Volunteer managers identify
different delivery methods that can be used to effectively
reach all of the learning styles within their volunteer group.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary
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A
LITTLE RECOGNITION GOES A LONG WAY: STRATEGIES TO RECOGNIZE
VOLUNTEERS
This lesson was developed to
assist County Extension Agents with different and effective
ways to recognize their volunteers.
Complete
Set:Text
Summary
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Content
developed by:
Chris Boleman ct-boleman@tamu.edu
and
Angela
Burkham ab-burkham@tamu.edu
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