1. Sustainability Connections
A Community Film Series
Ramona Madhosingh-Hector
Urban Sustainability Agent
UF/IFAS Extension

2. Objectives
Enhance sustainability programming efforts through regional collaborations
Educate participants about topical issues using temporal film analysis
Expose audiences to Extension and its resources

3. Methods Film screenings Moderated panel discussions
Retrospective evaluations
Community expo
Call to Action

4. Methods Proposal Partner Meeting(s) Panel Structure
Marketing Materials
Implement
and
Evaluate

5. THE CLIMATE CHANGE STORY

6. CLIMATE CHANGE CLIPS

7. PANELISTS
UF/IFAS
USF
Local/Regional

8. Community Expo

9. Results Evaluations Other data 128 attendees 62% response rate
53% non-USF
60% unfamiliar with Extension
94% program quality

10. Results Retrospective evaluations Before/After “level of concern”
“willingness to engage in discussion”

11. Results Follow-up evaluations 3 months email addresses
assess pledge behavior
Available & valid addresses

12. Results

13. Results

14. Follow-up Evaluations

15. Follow-up Evaluations

16. Going Forward New Films Partnerships Interconnectedness
Alternative formats

17. Conclusions Film – innovative Program design flexibility
New audiences and old audiences
Expert information on complex issues
Extension as an expert facilitator