4-H Strategic Initiative

The mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development is to create supportive learning environments in which diverse youth and adults reach their fullest potential as capable, competent and caring citizens.

4-H Strategic Initiative Statement:

Optimize 4-H capacity to act as a hub to facilitate 4-H club and volunteer leadership efforts.  Develop affirmative relationships, 4-H infrastructure and 4-H program/project practices that facilitate the ability of 4-H staff, 4-H club leaders, 4-H youth,  Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County programs and 4-H community partners to work together to meet 4-H mission and programmatic goals.  

Project Name:  4-H Communications Project

Project Description:  Establish and implement effective 4-H internal communications system.  At minimum, the system will include improvements to the 4-H web presentation, a web-based communications portal and a web-based events calendar.

Project Goals (What to achieve and how come):

1. Establish and implement 4-H communications system
2. Establish clear expectations, rules and protocols for use of the 4-H communications system
3. Train leaders and members in use of 4-H communications system

Project Objectives (What and How-steps required to reach goals):

1. Produce written description of current 4-H communications system
2. Produce annotated summary of Cornell Cooperative Extension communications systems best practices
3. Design Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County 4-H communications system including structure, and use rules and protocols
4. Prioritize communications system elements and implement in priority order
5. Establish and implement 4-H communications training system
6. Evaluation

Produce written description of current 4-H communications system Due February 9

Project Leader:  Amanda Frink

Team Member:  Kim Nowakowski

Produce annotated summary of Cornell Cooperative Extension communications systems best practices Due February 9

Project Leader:  Lynn Kelley

Team Member:  Faith Young

Design Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County 4-H communications system including structure, and use rules and protocols Due March 16

Prioritize communications system elements and implement in priority order Due May 10

Project Leader:  Liz Crofut

Team Member:  Alycia Schick

Establish and implement 4-H communications training system & evaluation Establish Due July 15 & Implement August 1

Project Leader: Amanda Frink

Team Member: Kim Nowakowski

Last updated January 19, 2016