1. Volunteer Development: Your Best Bet for Success Carolyn Dale Linda Steve

2. 4-H Youth Development: By the Numbers (in Colorado) 60 100,000 12,000 128 $19.51 $27.7M 9.3% 45.35% 67% 86 % # of professional 4-H FTE’s # of 4-H youth # of 4-H volunteers Hours/year volunteered Value of volunteer time Total value of 4-H volunteers Live on Farms Volunteers with BS, MS, PhD Female Married

3. Value of Volunteers (in billions of dollars)

4. Type of Volunteer Work Performed Most Frequently Direct services (e.g. serving food, doing repairs, providing transportation Fundraising Don’t know/refused Giving Advice, information, counseling Organizing an event Visiting people/companionship Administrative/ clerical Board Member/trustee Advocacy Other 23% 16% 12.2% 10.5% 9.8% 8.6% 7.4% 4.5% 4.0% 3.4%

5. U.S. Volunteer Rate

6. Did You Ask? No 50% Yes 50% Percentage of people who volunteer when asked 71% Percentage of people who volunteer when not asked 29% Independent Sector 2001 Giving and Volunteering in the United States

7. Those least likely to be asked: (percent of population not asked) Income below $20K67% Income below $20K67% Retirees age 65 and over65% Retirees age 65 and over65% Singles63% Singles63% Persons aged 18 - 24 63% Persons aged 18 - 24 63% Divorced63% Divorced63% African-Americans 62% African-Americans 62% Hispanics56% Hispanics56%

8. Volunteers by Years of Leadership Years off service of volunteers entered in Colorado 4-H Blue Ribbon Enrollment System for 2001 - 2002 enrollment year

9. Volunteer Retention by %/Year

10. Extension Volunteer Research Volunteers say Cooperative Extension could do a better job of: – matching skills with tasks positions – providing training to fill gaps – giving feedback and providing evaluation

11. Extension Volunteer Research Extension Agents with 4-H Youth Development responsibility spend approximately 50% of their time engaged in volunteer development activity.

12. Volunteer Development Model ISOTURE ISOTURE

13. Volunteer Development Goals Provide a safe learning environment for youth. Provide a safe learning environment for youth. Assure volunteers have the skills for the position they are seeking. Assure volunteers have the skills for the position they are seeking. Decrease volunteer dropout rate. Decrease volunteer dropout rate. Increase volunteer satisfaction in accomplishing program goals. Increase volunteer satisfaction in accomplishing program goals.

14. Volunteer Development Goals Ascertain the volunteers' attitudes and motivations for involvement. Ascertain the volunteers' attitudes and motivations for involvement. Improve communications. Improve communications. Assess the training needs Assess the training needs Make the best "fit" between the volunteer and the program. Make the best "fit" between the volunteer and the program. Improve the quality of the educational experience for children. Improve the quality of the educational experience for children.