Staff Resources

This page is designed for quick access to items of interest for faculty and staff working with 4-H youth development.

• 4-H 101... The Basics of Starting 4-H Clubs - The newly revised 4-H 101 is designed to be a general overview and resource guide for youth development staff or volunteers who are starting new 4-H clubs or working with existing clubs.  4-H 101 merges the basic concepts and principles of effective youth development delivered in a non-formal (out of school) setting with the "nuts and bolts" information needed to manage a 4-H program.

• Preparing the Youth Development Professional - This newly revised curriculum (formerly Moving Ahead) is a comprehensive staff development training that provides an overview of the competencies needed for those choosing to work with young people in the out-of-school settings. these include understanding critical needs and competencies, methods of non-formal education, addressing risk and building protective factors, dealing with differences, conflict resolution, programming for developmental needs, understanding negative and self-destructive behaviors, and forging youth and adult partnerships.

• 4-H Handbook and Policy Guidelines -This PDF version of the handbook has a navigatable table of contents to help users quickly find information.  It also has bookmarked pages that can be accessed by opening the bookmarks tab of Adobe PDF Reader.  We hope this will be a helpful resource to you.

• 4-H Audio Visual Materials

• Click here for current national policies and guidance on subjects such as fundraising, IRS updates, naming a 4-H club, using the 4-H name and emblem, and more.

• 4-H Tax Exempt Fact Sheets (link to National 4-H Headquarters)

• Tax Exempt Status for 4-H Clubs and Affiliated 4-H Organizations  (New for 2008)

• Sample S-44 Form  (New for 2008)

• Certification of 4-H Groups under National Tax Exempt Status  (New for 2008)

• Electronic Filing Requirements for 4-H Groups  (New for 2008) 

• Civil Rights Expansion and Review Committees

• County Awards and Achievement Program
• County Awards Program Report Form
• Savings Bond Order Form
• Order Form for Seals, Certificates and Pins

• County Fair Management Program

• Event Registration (To be completed by County Staff)
• JYC County Registration Form
• State Contests (link to http://extnet.usu.edu)
• Special Event Insurance 

• EZ Plug WebHelps- We are happy to share with you the new EzPlug web site instructions.  This is a great step by step tutorial if you are new to using EZ Plug on your county Extension website.  Use this to help train volunteers or club members who are interested in helping you create and maintain your website.  You can print out this 6 page instruction sheet to help you with editing your web site. 
  

*Note:  If you still need to request a user name and password you can request one at https://extension.usu.edu/admin/signup.cfm, to log on to EzPlug go to https://extension.usu.edu/admin/.

• MarTech Support 

• Volunteer Award Nominations 
• Award Descriptions
• Nomination Form 

• 2009 Volunteer Development Grant Application

• Youth Development Study - Click here to access the results of a large youth development study showing positive aspects of 4-H involvement.  It has been talked about at various 4-H events.  This study is accessed through the 4-H Brand Network and requires a username and login which can be obtained from the home site of the formerly mentioned source.

• GPSUnits- Please contact your local County Extension for checkout availability. Counties will then contact the State 4-H Office by phone or by e-mail for information about GPS Units availability and checkout information.