National 4H Leadership Team Report

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National 4-H Leadership Team Report

• 2008 Regional JCEP Meetings

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National 4-H Headquarters

• Name Emblem/Organizational Issues
• 4-H Affiliates
• Program Leadership
• Professional Development
• Research and Evaluation/POD
• www.national4-hheadquarters.gov

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Leadership at Headquarters

• Cathann KressDirector, Youth Development
• National Program Leaders
• Vacancy (posted 1/18) Mission Mandates
• New position (posted 1/22) Military
• Theresa Ferrari Military IPA
• Suzanne LeMenestrel YD Research, ES-237
• Barbara Stone Professional Development,
  Volunteer Development
  
• Nancy Valentine Curriculum, RYD
• Sherri Wright CYFAR, Military

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Leadership at Headquarters

• Program Specialists
• Maria Arnold Name Emblem, Curriculum, POD
• Janice Clark CYFAR, Military, RYD, funds
  management
  
• Lisa Hampton National 4-H Conference
• Jim Kahler SET, CYFAR, Web site
• Eddy Mentzer Military, Camping

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National 4-H Council

• Resource Development
• Marketing Communications
• National 4-H Youth Conference Center
• National 4-H Supply Service
• Legal Fiduciary Issues
• www.fourhcouncil.edu

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Leadership at 4-H Council

• Don Floyd President/CEO
• Karla Chappelle Howard CFO
• Jennifer Sirangelo SVP Resource Development
• Vacant SVP Marketing Communications
• Sharon Anderson, Special Consultant to the
  President
  

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Leadership at 4-H Council

• Paul Koehler SVP 4-H Center
• Kelly Carpenter Director, National 4-H Supply
  Service
  
• Kirk James Director, IT
• Sharon Schainker Director, Human Resources

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4-H Marketing

• 4-H Brand Network
• www.4-hbrandnetwork.org
• ACCESS 4-H
• Tufts Study on Positive Youth Development
  Communications Campaign
  
• Science, Engineering and Technology

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4-H Brand Network
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4-H Brand Network

• Almost 7,000 registered on site!
• Clover Country CD promotion
• Items to promote the Tufts 4-H Study
• 4-H SET promo kit
• Horseland/4-H promotion

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ACCESS 4-H 4-H.org
A user customizable, unified online environment
incorporating protected social networking, 4-H
information from all levels of the system, and
free online collaboration and learning tools.
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Goals of ACCESS 4-H

• To extend 4-Hs leadership in youth development
  to the Internet and establish 4-H as the online
  leader in PYD
  
• To deliver online research-driven PYD programs
• To revitalize and expand the 4-H brand
• To recruit 1.7 million new youth to 4-H clubs
• To increase the capacity to recruit, train,
  support and retain 4-H volunteers and
  professionals

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ACCESS 4-H Prototype Demo
One one page, at one time you can see, you can
use
News and information from 4-H HQ and Council
Online learning modules from national programs,
eXtension, and state universities
4-H videos from YouTube and other social media
sites
4-H commercials and promotional materials
Facebook and 4-H protected social networks
State, county and club websites
Online video, audio and image editing tools
Online word processing, spreadsheet, presentation
website development and maintenance tools
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Licensing of the 4-H Name and Emblem at National
4-H Council
Blue Bell Centennial Cupcake Ice Cream
Clover Country CD
Falcon All Star Clothing
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Clover Country
4-H Country Music Compilation CD
Leveraging famous 4-H alumni country artists to
raise funds for 4-H.

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Blue Bell Ice Cream
Centennial Cupcake
Celebrates the 4-H centennials occurring in the
next few years in the 18 states that the company
services.

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Falcon All Star Clothing

• A variety of clothing will be available
  throughout the country at selected stores
  
• Kohls
• Target
• J.C. Penney

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National 4-H Supply

• Fair Share Program
• 50 States involved
• 10 rebate to states for all on-line orders
• Monies used as states desire
• 2008 Spring Catalogue
• Includes over 100 new products and curriculum

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4-H Resource Development

• Funding for SET
• Funding for ACCESS 4-H Project
• Increasing the funding capacity of State 4-H
  Foundations
  

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4-H Headquarters Web Site
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4-H Mission Mandates

• Science, Engineering Technology (SET)
• Healthy Living
• Citizenship Leadership

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• Co-Chairs Beth Birnstihl (NE) and Bob Horton
  (OH)
  
• Goal 1,000,000 new members in 4-H SET by 2013
• Increased corporate support
• LGU 4-H SET plans
• Public launch spring 2008

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Healthy Living

• Co-Chairs Cheri Booth (MI) andDanny Perkins
  (PA)
  
• A list of recommended task force members
  identified and being recruited
  
• First full meeting at the end of February. 

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Citizenship

• Co-Chairs Dorothy McCargo Freeman (MN) and Gail
  Long (TX)
  
• Task force members are being recruited
• Task Force meeting in early spring

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National 4-H Curriculum

• National 4-H Curriculum Directory
• Chair Nancy Schaff
• Quality Review Process
• Chair Suzanne LeMenestrel
• Priority Setting Process
• Chair Nancy Valentine
• National Curriculum Team
• Chair Cathann Kress

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National 4-H Curriculum Directory
http//www.4-hdirectory.org/
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4-H Military Partnerships

• 19 Million for 2008 Programs
• 6 Million -- Office of the Secretary of
  Defense Expands Operation Military Kids in 15
  states
  
• Navy 4-H Partnership Initiated

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Programs of Distinction

• Currently 41 PODs from 22 states
• Request for peer reviewers
• More information and to view PODs
• http//www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/
  about/pod.htm
  
• Suzanne LeMenestrel--contact

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Award Partnership with Fish Wildlife
Services

• New awards program in Spring 2008
• Tied to the Programs of Distinction
• Recognizes model programs in environmental
  education, conservation, or wildlife stewardship

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4-H Family Strengthening Awards
Five 15,000 Awards for programs that reach
disadvantaged families especially in rural
areas.First step POD processhttp//www.fourh
council.edu/4HFamiliesProgram.aspx
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MetLife Foundation Awards of Excellence
Four 1,500 Cash Awards to POD Programs in After
School or Citizenship.PODs submitted by April 4
will be considered for this award
Presented at Galaxy III Conference
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Professional Volunteer Development

• National Strategy for 4-H Volunteerism
• Focus groups on status and trends
• Analysis of focus group results
• Review the analysis and recommend new systems,
  models and promising practices
  

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Professional Volunteer Development

• National 4-H Learning Priorities
• Expanding Outreach to new and Underserved
  Audiences
  
• Essential Elements of 4-H
• Volunteer Development for the Next Generation
• Evaluating for Impact
• Building Effective Organizational Systems
• Mission Mandates

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Reminders

• National 4-H Conference
• March 29 April 3, National 4-H Center
• Theme GREEN A.I.D. (Acquire Inform Deliver)
• CYFAR Conference
• May 6-9,San Antonio, TX
• Early Bird deadline March 3
• http//cyfernet.org/cyfar08/

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For Further Information

• Sharon Anderson, Special Consultant to the
  President, National 4-H Council
  
• sanderson_at_fourhcouncil.edu
• Jim Kahler, Program Specialist, National 4-H
  Headquarters
  
• jkahler_at_csrees.usda.gov