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  • Professional Development

    Make the most of your role as a 4-H professional with these comprehensive professional development resources, which boost your training and development efforts and your impact on young people.

    Visit the Professional Development section for a complete list of resources for 4-H professionals. 

     

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    Council Leadership Directory    

    Find updated contact information for National 4-H Council's Leadership team in this helpful Leadership Directory.

     

  • Volunteer Recruitment Toolkit

    Every successful 4-H story begins with a 4-H volunteer. Harness the power of volunteer participation and engagement in your community and learn how to target those individuals who will bring passion to your program. These resources were built to assist your 4-H program in finding and recruiting more 4-H volunteers.

  • Tools & Resources

  • 4-H Fund Development Toolkit

    The toolkit combines learning modules along with practical tools and resources to enhance your fundraising for 4-H Science, and other 4-H mission areas.

     

    Volunteer Engagement & Activation Resource (VEAR)

    NIFA and National 4-H Council partnered to commission a comprehensive national study among current and prospective 4-H volunteers to determine how to attract high performing and engaged volunteers to the 4-H Movement.  The Harris Interactive study determined several profiles of current and prospective and volunteers.

     

    4-H Science 101 Training Guide

    The 4-H Science 101 training guide provides four hours of activities that will help introduce your staff and participants to the development, delivery and assessment of 4-H Science programs.

  • Everyone Ready®: Volunteerism for the Next Generation

    Everyone Ready®, the online professional development program on volunteerism is free and available to all Extension staff nationwide regardless of program area or title. Register now for Everyone Ready®. Sponsored by Monsanto.