When to collect REG data
Examples of when to collect REG information:
Outreach Activity / Audience |
Required to collect REG data? |
Methods to consider for collecting |
Webinar participants |
Yes |
Distribute REG survey as a link in chat or by using a poll. Do not broadcast the poll results. Post multiple times during webinar. |
Contacts at open house event at a demonstration garden (or other space) |
Yes, for participants of any educational program hosted during open house. |
Ask for REG data during the event. |
Youth, staff and families associated with school gardens. |
Yes, for anyone who is benefiting from the garden. |
Use school-provided demographics. |
Multi-session programs/activities |
Yes |
Ask for REG data in preregistration or during the event. |
Face-to-face workshops where registration is handled by the UC Master Gardener Program. |
Yes |
Ask for REG data in preregistration or during the event |
Face-to-Face workshops not requiring registration. |
Yes |
Ask for REG data during the event. |
Recipients at local food security organizations or informal food donation sites (ex: “free food” tables). |
Yes |
Use food bank-provided demographics. |
Source: Adapted from National Extension Master Gardener Outreach Activities.