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NEAFCS Award Tool Kit “It’s not your Mother’s Awards Program any more!”

NEAFCS Award Tool Kit “It’s not your Mother’s Awards Program any more!”. Johanna Hahn Vice President for Awards & Recognition Annual Session, St. Paul, Minnesota September 19, 2007. Stop, Plan and Ponder. Review your dossier, reports, impact statements Talk with peers

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NEAFCS Award Tool Kit “It’s not your Mother’s Awards Program any more!”

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  1. NEAFCS Award Tool Kit“It’s not your Mother’s Awards Program any more!” Johanna Hahn Vice President for Awards & Recognition Annual Session, St. Paul, Minnesota September 19, 2007

  2. Stop, Plan and Ponder • Review your dossier, reports, impact statements • Talk with peers • Plan dates to work on your applications • Print the 2007 At-A-Glance document and/or the Manual • Select the awards most meaningful to you

  3. What programs am I proud of? • Ask yourself – is my work different? • Is my program innovative? • If someone said “so what” - what would I say? • Is my program more than a feel good event? • Are there documented impacts? • Have I worked with a team?

  4. Expressing Yourself Well • Save the 30 & 50 words until last • Measurable impacts matter • Review judging sheets and take heed • Know the eligibility of the award you want to prepare • Judges look beyond the cover….

  5. Proof Your Work • Ask someone to read your application • Know the deadlines for submitting • Work with your association VP – he/she is your coach • Seek out help from past winners • Secure your pieces well • More than one category?

  6. What programs won this year? • Innovative • Issues driven programs • Series and developmental programs • Communications that matter to public – clear and well recorded • “out of the box” programs • beyond comfortable paradigms, concepts, practices

  7. 2007 Central Region Statistics • No Greenwood or Frysinger • 5 Florence Hall (one winner) • 4 Dean Don Felker Fin Management • No Environmental Education • 6 Food Safety • No Television • 4 Educational Publications • 2 Early Childhood Child Care • 1 Marketing Package • 11 Community Partnerships

  8. 2007 Southern Region Statistics • 3 Greenwood & 3 Frysinger Fellowships • 15 Florence Hall (3 national winners) • 12 Dean Don Felker • 10 Mary Wells Memorial (national winner) • 11 New Professional (national winner) • 12 Early Childhood Child Care • 12 Food Safety • 18 Newsletters/21 Press Releases/6 Radio • 22 Community Partnership (national winner)

  9. 2007 Eastern Region Statistics • No Greenwood or Frysinger Fellowships • 1 Extension Educator of the Year • 3 Florence Hall (national winner) • 2 Dean Don Felker Financial Management • 3 Mary Wells Memorial Diversity • 2 Program Excellence Through Research • No Environmental Education • No Food Safety • 1 Radio/5 TV/1 Ed. Technology/4 Curr. Pkg • No SDA Clean Home Healthy Families

  10. 2007 Western Region Statistics • No Greenwood or Frysinger Fellowships • 1 Florence Hall (national winner) • No Dean Don Felker Financial Management • 3 Mary Wells Memorial Diversity • No New Professional • No Paraprofessional • 1 Environmental Ed (national winner) • No Food Safety • No Radio/No TV/2 Ed. Publications/ • 1 Healthy Lifestyles Education Grant

  11. 2008 and beyond • Review the 2006 and 2007 Award booklet posted at neafcs.org • Don’t reinvent the award applications! • Share your ideas with co-workers • Start writing your 2008 application in October!

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