 U of I Extension is part of a national organization called the Cooperative Extension System established in 1914  Its an educational network linking research, science and technology to the NEEDS of the people where they work and live  Extension professionals are a part of the land-grant universities throughout the United States and territories serving nearly all 3,150 counties nationwide  Provides informal, noncredit education outside the traditional classroom for all ages  Educates by helping people to identify and understand their needs and problems and to utilize new technology or information in solving those problems

 Features objective presentation and analysis of factual information for decision making and application by the people themselves  Functions as a nationwide education network and resource through local offices that are semi-autonomous units accessible to and subject to influence by local citizens  Involves cooperative but not necessarily equal sharing of financial support and program development among federal, state and county or local levels  Involves relationships that permit educational programs directed at broad national purposes yet serving local needs and priorities determined locally

 Assess needs of community and help set priorities for action  Communication conduit between communities and Extension  Identify and mobilize community leaders/stakeholders  Assist Extension staff in planning and reviewing budget  Provide for open forum  Influence policy  Evaluate Extension work  Insure broad based programs available to all citizens  Facilitate interagency collaboration

 Insure programs and outreach meet affirmative action protocols  Provide leadership in nominating new council members  Identify and recruit resources – human (volunteers, leaders, stakeholders and agency partners) financial (cash, grants, in-kind) physical (space, equipment etc)  Participate in delivery and program evaluation  Provide leadership in developing programs for targeted areas  Advocate for Extension programs and services

 Education Leader › Community › Staff  Information › Timely › Accurate  Community Partner

 Cultivating new Extension stakeholders › Donors  Individuals – $241.32B/72%  Foundations - $50.28B/15%  Bequests – $26.81B/8%  Corporations - $16.76B/5%

 Allocated Giving › Religion 31% › Education 16% › Human Services 12% › Grant Making Foundations 11% Education received the largest increase in 2013 – 8.9% more than in 2012

 Cultivating new Extension stakeholders › Volunteers  64.5M adults volunteered in 2013  Total of 7.9B hours  $175B at an average of $22.55 per hour  Specialized volunteers

 Cultivating new Extension stakeholders › Educational Partners  Local School Districts  Regional Offices of Education  Colleges and Universities

 Cultivating new Extension stakeholders › Media Partners  Print  Radio  Television Be in the face of the public – get the message out

 Expanding Programs › Changing Demographics  Aging  2005 – 12%  2050 – 19%  Cultural  Hispanic 2005 – 14%  Hispanic 2050 – 29%  Technology  Online giving  Social Media

 Fundraising  Staff › Training staff to educate class properly  Volunteers › Recruitment and Retention

 Where were we?  Where are we now?  Where do we need to go?  How do we get there?