Statewide staff, volunteer leaders, and program coordinators (representing 37 counties) convened for the 2019 VMI held on Oct. 3-4 in Davis, Calif. Thank you to those who attended VMI and contributed to making it a success. Speakers listed below, in the order they appeared on our agenda (UC Master Gardener VMI Agenda 2019 - 10.3-4.19), delivered informative presentations focusing on generation-informed approaches to volunteer engagement, best practices in adult and land-based learning, program evaluation, communication with government officials, and new resources.
Resources
All resources referenced below can be found in the Annual Coordinator Meeting 2019 BOX Folder.
Agendas
Day 1 - Thursday, October 3, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM – Welcome and UC Master Gardener Program Updates
Missy Gable, Director, UC Master Gardener Program
- Gable - VMI_2019_Welcome PRESENTATION - 10.3.19 (PDF)
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM – Introductions + Icebreakers
Marisa Coyne, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program
Sue Gillison, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Tulare and Kings
- Dice Breaker w. Instructions (Word)
- Lies (Word)
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM – The State of Volunteer Engagement Resource Development within UC ANR
Gemma Miner, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, UC 4-H Youth Development Program
- Note: Marisa and Gemma's presentations are combined in the same file.
- Coyne - Recruiting_and_Retaining_Across_the_Generations PRESENTATION- 10.3.19 (PDF)
11:10 AM - 12:15 AM – Recruitment and Retention Across the Generations
Marisa Coyne, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program
- Note: Marisa and Gemma's presentations are combined on the same file.
- Coyne - Recruiting_and_Retaining_Across_the_Generations PRESENTATION- 10.3.19 (PDF)
- VMI Generations - Coordinator Breakout NOTES 10.3.19 (PDF)
- VMI Recruiting and Retaining Generations POSTER LABELS (Word)
- Generational Characteristics and Values HANDOUT (PDF)
- Engaging Volunteers from Different Generations HANDOUT (PDF)
- MAVA Volunteer Recognition Ideas HANDOUT (PDF)
2:00 PM –Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Tour
Judy McClure, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Sacramento
Lauren Snowden, Training Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program
- Activity 1 and 2 Supplies Talk Prompts & Teaching Tips (PDF)
- Activity 1 Handout Types of Bulbs Font Cronos Pro and Minion Pro (PDF)
- Activity 1 Speaker Key Types of Bulbs (PDF)
- Activity 1 Tent Cards- Font Cronos Pro (PDF)
- Activty 1 and 2 Handout Bulb Life Cycle Font Cronos Pro and Minion Pro (PDF)
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center: http://sacmg.ucanr.edu/Fair_Oaks_Horticulture_Center/
Day 2 - Friday, October 4, 2019
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM – Best Practices in Adult and Land-Based Learning
Carol Hillhouse, Associate Director, UC Davis Student Farm (Agricultural Sustainability Institute)
- Hillhouse - Best_Practices_in_Adult_Learning PRESENTATION 10.4.19 (PDF)
- Hillhouse - 8_Good_Practices_for_Adult_Land-based_Learning HANDOUT- 10.4.19 (PDF)
More on Carol's work with the UC Davis Student Farm here: https://asi.ucdavis.edu/programs/sf
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM – Putting Program Evaluation to Work for You
Tamekia Wilkins, Evaluation Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program
Melissa Womack, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program
- Womack + Wilkins + Coyne - Putting_Program_Evaluation_to_Work_for_You PRESENTATION- 10.4.19 (PDF)
- Womack - Program_Evaluation_Twitter_Prompt HANDOUT - 10.4.19 (PDF)
- Womack - Program_Evaluation_Storytelling_Prompt HANDOUT - 10.4.19 (PDF)
- Womack - Program_Evaluation_Facebook_Prompt HANDOUT - 10.4.19 (PDF)
- Statewide Program Evaluation Report_Y1 (PDF)
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – Effective Communication with Government Officials and Community Members: Advice for the Local Context
Anne Megaro, Government and Community Relations Director, UC ANR
- Megaro - Communicating_w._Govt_Officials PRESENTATION - 10.4.19(PDF)
- Government Relations Best Practices - One-pager (PDF)
- SAMPLE RESOLUTIONS:
- SAMPLE Fresno Co. - 4-H Proclamation courtesy of Anne Megaro (PDF)
- SAMPLE IPM 40th Anniversary Resolution courtesy of Melissa Womack (PDF)
- SAMPLE El Dorado Co. - Vol Support Proclamation courtesy of Tracy Celio (PDF)
More on Anne Megaro's work here (under Advocacy): https://ucanr.edu/sites/Professional_Development/Building_Support/
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM – UC ANR Office Hours
Note: Contact information for these folk is accessible via the ANR Portal via the "Search ANR People" function
- Andrew Waegli, Application Programmer, CSIT (VMS Drop-in Support)
- Elaine Lander, Urban and Community IPM Educator, IPM (Advanced IPM Follow-up)
- Karey Windbel-Rojas, Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM, IPM (Advanced IPM Follow-up)
- Trisha Dinh, Business Manager (Aggie Travel and BOC Support)
- Kimberly Rodgerdts, Custodian of Criminal Records/Risk Analyst (Fingerprinting, Background Check Support)
- Cynthia Kintigh, Publications, CSIT (Publications Support)
- Emily Delk, Development – Director of Annual Giving and Donor Stewardship (Fundraising Support)
- Melissa Womack, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program (Marketing Resources)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM – Partnerships for Program Funding and Effectiveness - Coordinator Panel
Note: Want to hear more from your fellow coordinators? Connect via e-mail OR the Master Gardener Coordinators Collaborate Tools page.
- Tracy Celio, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Amador and El Dorado
- Denise Cuendett, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Fresno and Madera
- Anne Schellman, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Stanislaus
- Scott Parker, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE San Diego
- Maria Murrietta, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE San Luis Obispo
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM – VMI Evaluation/Feedback
Jennifer Baumbach, UC Master Gardener Coordinator, UCCE Yolo + Solano
- Baumbach - VMI 2019 Plus-Delta (PDF)
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM – VMI Accomplishments & Wrap Up
Missy Gable, Director, UC Master Gardener Program Statewide
*A special thank you to Melissa Womack, Statewide Marketing Coordinator for capturing the spirit of 2019 VMI with her photographs.*