Non-Traditional Funding for Safety Education Programs

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Non-Traditional Funding for Safety Education
Programs

• Andrew A. Thostenson
• Pesticide Program Specialist
• North Dakota State University
• Fargo, North Dakota

Vivianne Servant Pesticide Certification
Specialist Alberta Environment Grand Prairie,
Alberta Canada
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Purpose scope

• Current funding climate is grim, so..
• Share ideas about alternative means of funding
  pesticide safety programs
• Not meant to be comprehensive
• Not universally adaptable
• May require policy, regulation, and/or law
  changes
• No silver bullets

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Conventional funding

• EPA, USDA, PMRA, State/Province funding
• Charging for trainings
• Adding development surcharge to training
  materials
• Charging late fees and no show fees
• Charging for manuals/internet delivery
• Shipping handling fees
• Examination fees
• Licensing certification fees
• Replacement card charges

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Educational material sales

• Printed material to digital--manuals on CD-ROM
• Video
• VHS
• DVD
• Streaming
• Training over the web
• Online training tutorials
• Streaming video of trainings
• Developing/using national or regional manuals
  and/or exams

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Miscellaneous funding sources

• Special charges for issuing reciprocity or
  accepting CEUs from other states
• Charging for recertification session approval
• Sponsoring and/or handling fees for meetings and
  conferences
• Charging for Certified Crop Advisor accreditation
• Web hosting, streaming video services, secure
  on-line credit card sales

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Defray publication costs with sponsors
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Subtle advertisements?
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Bold advertisements?
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Direct fundraising appeals
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Sponsorships of educational programming
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Conservation groups
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Philanthropic organizations
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Fundraising/Grant Opportunities
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Private Companies Providing Funding
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Public to private enterprise

• Aerial application niche
• Extension engineers
• WRK is a private company
• pesticide application industry/using recognized
  calibration experts

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Consulting
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Charging for specialized trainings or services

• WPS or applicator train the trainer
• Spray pattern testing for aerial applicators
• Pesticide handling facility inspections,
  evaluations, or audits
• Sprayer tune-ups
• Master applicator trainings
• Lecturing at community or technical college
  pesticide handling courses

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Charging for closed trainings
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Pesticide violations support CT
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Negotiated settlements to CT
Creative sentencing can direct court fines/levies
to C T programs or projects
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Partner to develop manuals
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Writing, publishing, selling books
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Be creative!