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How to Get People to Volunteer

9/19/2014

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A few weeks ago I hosted a quite large 4-H event and had a volunteer ask me, "How do you get so many people to volunteer?"

My response was this, "Well, when people realize how incredible 4-H is, they can't help but get involved."

This week I've spent a great deal of time tabulating the numbers of my activities for my tenure documentation and this volunteer's question has been on my mind. I didn't realize until this week that I actually do have a volunteer recruitment strategy. I've never written this strategy down or explained it to anyone. It's just something I've got ingrained in me and I feel like I should share it with you.


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How to Fix Extension: Part VIII

9/6/2014

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I just read this alarming blog post by Greg Hutchins, Associate Vice Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.  He calls for Extension to stop ignoring the public's appetite for all things digital; to stop discounting the different ways future consumers will be expecting to get information; and to stop expecting Extension budgets to remain stable.

I know, I know, while this call to action sounds completely outrageous, Greg does a superb job explaining that, "content is not enough," and how Extension must pursue new strategies for growing its audience...which requires a "digital first" philosophy.
  

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