Managing Volunteers Laura Perry Johnson Southwest District Extension Director UGA/CAES/Tifton Campus Bobby Fletcher, Jr. LSU AgCenter

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Managing VolunteersLaura Perry JohnsonSouthwest
District Extension DirectorUGA/CAES/Tifton
CampusBobby Fletcher, Jr.LSU AgCenter

• Southern Region Middle Manager ConferenceApril
  11, 2013
• Lexington, Kentucky

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Cooperative Extension Situation

• Reduction in state appropriated funding
• Increase in the need for well trained volunteers
  across all programs
• Risk Management
• Volunteer Management and policies
• Need to enhance Agent volunteer management
  competencies
• Effective Training Modules, eXtension.org

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Laura Johnson

• Volunteer Policy Information
• Risk Management Policies for Volunteers -- June
  2012
• CAES Business Office handout on UGA Background
  Investigation and MVR Procedures Dec. 2012

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eXtension.org Volunteer Modules

• http//campus.extension.org/course/category.php?id
  66
• Overnight chaperone online training
• http//campus.extension.org/enrol/index.php?id653
  

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ISOTURES

• Identify
• Select
• Orient
• Train
• Utilize
• Recognize
• Evaluate
• Supervise

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Food for Thought

• General Discussion/Questions