Grow 4-H: Building partnerships to benefit youth

Event information

Date

Monday, November 6, 2023 - Friday, December 15, 2023

Add to Calendar 2023-11-06 10:29:17 2023-12-15 10:29:17 Grow 4-H: Building partnerships to benefit youth This online course, along with its 44-page online tool kit, will guide 4-H program staff through a process of developing community partnerships, which lead to increased youth involvement in intensive learning experiences.Designed and facilitated by Extension 4-H youth development faculty in Minnesota and Iowa, the course will challenge participant thinking regarding partnership methods and offer tools that can make partnership-building practical, as well as techniques to consider when partnering across differences.There will be two webinars with this course:Kickoff - Nov. 8, 2023, 1:30-2:30 p.m.Mid-term check-in - Nov. 29, 2023, 1:30-2:30 p.m.Zoom meeting information for the webinars will be provided upon registration. ObjectivesUpon completion of this course, participants will:Understand elements of community partnership building, including partnerships across cultural differences.Articulate benefits of partnering with 4-H.Know how to achieve a partnership in their community that will lead to the involvement of new youth in 4-H clubs.Know how to access additional resources to support their efforts to build partnerships.InstructorsJeremy Freeman, Extension educator, Department of Youth Development, University of MinnesotaTillie Good, staff and volunteer development manager, Iowa State UniversityBetsy Olson Minnaert, Extension educator, Department of Youth Development, University of MinnesotaShelly Ramus, volunteer specialist, 4-H youth development, Iowa State University America/Chicago public

Location

Online course

Contact

Betsy Olson Minnaert, University of Minnesota Extension educator
betolson@umn.edu or 763-767-3847

This online course, along with its 44-page online tool kit, will guide 4-H program staff through a process of developing community partnerships, which lead to increased youth involvement in intensive learning experiences.

Designed and facilitated by Extension 4-H youth development faculty in Minnesota and Iowa, the course will challenge participant thinking regarding partnership methods and offer tools that can make partnership-building practical, as well as techniques to consider when partnering across differences.

There will be two webinars with this course:

Kickoff - Nov. 8, 2023, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Mid-term check-in - Nov. 29, 2023, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Zoom meeting information for the webinars will be provided upon registration.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

Understand elements of community partnership building, including partnerships across cultural differences.
Articulate benefits of partnering with 4-H.
Know how to achieve a partnership in their community that will lead to the involvement of new youth in 4-H clubs.
Know how to access additional resources to support their efforts to build partnerships.

Instructors

Jeremy Freeman, Extension educator, Department of Youth Development, University of Minnesota
Tillie Good, staff and volunteer development manager, Iowa State University
Betsy Olson Minnaert, Extension educator, Department of Youth Development, University of Minnesota
Shelly Ramus, volunteer specialist, 4-H youth development, Iowa State University

Audience

Extension 4-H program staff and faculty

Cost

Free for University of Minnesota Extension and Iowa State University Extension staff and faculty
$250 for all other participants

Registration

Registration opens on Sept. 4 and closes on Nov. 10.

Accessibility

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities contact Betsy Olson Minnaert two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.