For Volunteers and Staff

Here are online resources that are of particular interest to 4-H volunteers and staff.

National Framework for 4-H Volunteerism: The purpose of the framework is to communicate and guide decisions and actions related to volunteerism across the 4-H system. (PDF)

Assessment for the National Framework for 4-H Volunteerism: A tool to help assess status, set priorities and develop strategies for volunteer development and administration.

National 4-H Learning Priorities - Volunteer Development for the Next Generation. Includes volunteer knowledge and skills rubric and syllabus.

4-H State Leader Intranet Site: Resources for state 4-H program leaders, including 4-H charter documents, announcements and other information and materials. The site is password protected.

Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development: Presentation by Dr. Cathann Kress, National 4-H Headquarters Director of Youth Development, discusses the "critical elements in a 4-H experience." (275K, MS PowerPoint)

4-H Professional Research, Knowledge and Competencies (PRKC): Competencies that are essential to conducting 4-H youth development programs. (PDF)

4-H Volunteer Reseach, Knowledge and Competencies (VRKC) that are essential to conducting 4-H youth development programs for volunteers.

4-H Recognition Model: a model for planning, implementing, and developing 4-H programs to provide positive reinforcement. (PDF)

4-H.org: national Web site for the 4-H organization.

4-H Volunteers - 4-H volunteer resources on 4-H.org.

National Association of Extension 4-H Agents: 4-H agents professional association Web site, with information about conferences, training and other association resources.