Connecting Communities CYFAR Seminar: Full Schedule

2:00pm EST

Building Relationships Rotation 4 - Understanding Communities

Tuesday December 10, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST

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Objective:

Learn how to identify the strengths and challenges faced by a community.
Identifying what you will bring to this community that will enhance and strengthen the community.

Tuesday December 10, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
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10:30am EST

Program Planning Rotation 4 - Developing a Program Plan

Wednesday December 11, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm EST

Lily

Objective:

Understand the purpose of a program plan
Understand how to develop a program plan
Understand how to integrate a program plan into a narrative

Speakers

Kerri Ashurst, Ph.D.

CYFAR PDTA Coach, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

Kerri Ashurst is a Senior Extension Specialist for Family and Relationship Development in the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension unit at the University of Kentucky. She has worked with various grants focusing on outreach and support to families and has worked with CYFAR for over... Read More →

Wednesday December 11, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Lily

1:15pm EST

Capacity Building Resources Rotation 4 - Logic Model Builder

Wednesday December 11, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST

Lily

Objective:

Expose participants to CYFAR PDTA Center tools
Demonstrate how Logic Model Builder functions and can export a logic model

Part 2: Objective:

Share resources and reconnect with the group

Speakers

Autumn H. Cano-Guin, Ph.D.

CYFAR Coach and Quality Youth Program Specialist, North Carolina State University

Dr. Autumn Cano-Guin is the Quality Youth Program Specialist for North Carolina 4-H Youth Development and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Autumn, a first-generation college graduate, is passionate... Read More →

Kerri Ashurst, Ph.D.

CYFAR PDTA Coach, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

Wednesday December 11, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
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2:15pm EST

Evaluation and Monitoring Rotation 4 - Monitoring Progress and Reporting

Wednesday December 11, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EST

Lily

Objective:

Understanding the importance of monitoring progress against benchmarks and indicators
Understanding how to develop timelines for regular monitoring
Understanding how to create structured reporting formats to communicate progress
Understanding reporting to stakeholders (CYFAR Report)
Understanding implementing mechanisms for receiving and incorporating stakeholder feedback

Speakers

Mark Otto

Co-PI for the CYFAR, University of Minnesota Extension

Mark Otto is a co-PI for the CYFAR grant and the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the University of Minnesota Extension. Previously, Mark served as a project director for CYFAR, providing guidance and oversight on CYFAR team projects.

Wednesday December 11, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EST
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