When to collect REG data | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

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. No, for open house attendees who do not attend an educational program.	Ask for REG data during the event. Add a QR code on a presentation slide to link to an anonymous REG survey. Print out REG half sheet and lay one on each chair. Supply pencils and an anonymous box by the exit.
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.