The 4-H Volunteer Information Series is a series of short fact sheets that will help you with your 4-H volunteer experience. If you have a suggested topic for additional pieces or have other comments, please forward them to Doug Swanson at dswanson8@unl.edu.

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General 4-H Information

• What Have You Been Up To?
• 4-H Career Portfolio Part 1
• 4-H Career Portfolio Part 2
• 4-H Career Portfolio Part 3
• 4-H Partnerships
• 4-H Pledge
• 4-H Projects
• Leader Roles - Jr Leader
• Learning About 4-H
• 4-H Age, Membership & Participation Criteria
• Select and Plan the Right 4-H Project
• Volunteer Leader Roles – Organizational Leader
• Volunteer Leader Roles – Project Leader
• 4-H Volunteers, Welcome to 4-H!
• Success Markers for Traditional 4-H Clubs
• Develop a 4-H Volunteer Leader Team

The Principles of 4-H

• The 4-H Essential Elements
• Targeting Life Skills

The 4-H Club Meeting

• Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting
• 4-H Club Meeting Agenda
• Outline for Minutes of the 4-H Meeting
• Contact Tree for 4-H Members
• 4-H Club Calendar
• Roll Call Ideas

For 4-H Club Leaders

• Selecting 4-H Club Officers and Committee Members
• Get Parents Involved in 4-H
• Keeping Yourself Energized
• Parent Interest Survey 1
• Parent Interest Survey 2
• Planning Effective Meetings Part 1
• Planning Effective Meetings Part 2
• How Kids Develop - Ages 5-8
• How Kids Develop - Ages 9-11
• How Kids Develop - Ages 12-14
• How Kids Develop - Ages 15-18
• How Kids Develop - Ages & Stages
• Community Service Projects
• Ideas for Community Service
• Troubleshooting 4-H Club Problems
• 4-H Club Meeting Kit
• Volunteer Burnout
• Guidelines for Adults Working with Youth 6/18/2008

4-H Club Officers

• 4-H Club Officers and Duties
• President’s Guide to Conducting Meetings
• Do You Know Parliamentary Procedure?
• Parlimentary Procedures Part 1
• Parlimentary Procedures Part 2
• Parlimentary Procedures Part 3
• Parlimentary Procedures Part 4
• Parliamentary Procedures Activities
• Rate Yourself as an Officer

Club Officer Installation Ceremonies

• Installation Ceremonies Example 1
• Installation Ceremonies Example 2
• Installation Ceremonies Example 3
• Installation Ceremonies Example 4
• Installation Ceremonies Example 5
• Installation Ceremonies Example 6

4-H Club Activities

• Jigsaw Puzzle Meeting
• What Every Member Needs to Know
• Officer Training Skit
• Team Building in 4-H Committees
• See! You did it!
• Tornado Safety 3/5/2008
• Walkability 3/5/2008
• Be A Food Detective 3/5/2008
• There is a Cow on My Pizza 3/5/2008
• Food Pyramid Jeopardy 3/5/2008
• When Bugs Fly 3/25/2008
• Cut-Up Collage 3/25/2008
• Think Your Drink 3/25/2008
• Insect Challenge 3/25/2008
• Edible Color Wheel 3/25/2008
• Teaching Parlimentary Procedure: Let's Make Trail Mix 6/18/2008

Recognition

• Recognizing Youth and Adult Efforts

Working with Youth

• Tips for Creating Youth-Adult Partnerships 8/18/2008
• Benefits of Youth-Adult Partnerships 8/18/2008
• Ladder of Youth Participation 8/18/2008
• Ten Tips for Working with Youth 8/18/2008