In descending order, by date published.
5/8/2019 (major revision)
Authors: Jennifer Bridge, Ken Culp, Janet Johnson
Effective marketing messages build awareness and interest in an organization's programs, products, and services. Successful promotions begin with a plan to deliver the right message to the right people for greatest participation and impact.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Allen County, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension, Meade County
Series: Using Leadership Skills to Improve Quality of Life (CLD3 series)
Size: 202 kb
Pages: 4
5/8/2019 (major revision)
Authors: Jennifer Bridge, Ken Culp, Janet Johnson
To begin assembling your organization's marketing toolkit, ask the following question: What are the most basic and useful tools that could be implemented to market our organization, its programs and activities?
Departments: 4-H Programs, Allen County, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension, Meade County
Series: Using Leadership Skills to Improve Quality of Life (CLD3 series)
Size: 185 kb
Pages: 5
3/27/2019 (major revision)
Authors: Jennifer Bridge, Ken Culp, Janet Johnson
Communities embrace and support organizations that implement an effective marketing plan. An effective marketing plan helps organizations communicate their purpose and build an image through branding.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Allen County, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension, Meade County
Series: Using Leadership Skills to Improve Quality of Life (CLD3 series)
Size: 160 kb
Pages: 3
2/23/2017 (reprinted)
Authors: Ken Culp
Family members who have shared the same experiences and usually have similar values can view the same situations or recall specific events so differently. These differences in perspective are usually attributable to generational differences.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 388 kb
Pages: 8
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: To introduce a framework for community volunteer and/or leadership organizations to follow when generating, educating, mobilizing and sustaining volunteers.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 256 kb
Pages: 4
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: To examine organizational processes leading to successful participant recruitment and the fulfillment of mutually satisfying community service goals.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 348 kb
Pages: 10
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: To develop the educational processes that ensure a successful participant experience and continued service to the organization.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 347 kb
Pages: 8
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: To mobilize attendees to accomplish organizational goals by engaging, motivating and supervising members, participants, volunteers and leaders.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 278 kb
Pages: 6
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: To improve organizational viability by sustaining members, volunteers and leaders.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 302 kb
Pages: 6
2/1/2017 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Session Goal: Participants will celebrate completion of the Volunteer Kentucky! Series; demonstrating competence as volunteer administrators by sharing culminating projects.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 249 kb
Pages: 2
5/16/2016 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp, Christy Eastwood, Susan Turner
A SWOT analysis is a simple review process. When combined with a goal-setting activity, SWOT is a useful tool that will provide your organization with a roadmap to set and reach its goals successfully.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 292 kb
Pages: 7
4/20/2016 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
An overview of the duties, roles and responsibilities of 4-H Club Officers.
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Officers (4LC series)
Size: 1.31 mb
Pages: 36
7/20/2015 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Successful organizations follow regulations and guidelines pertaining to sound financial management practices. The members, leaders and volunteers of an organization should understand the need for accurate and timely reporting and have both internal and external rules of management in place.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 283 kb
Pages: 6
7/20/2015 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Educating, empowering and equipping 4-H members, volunteers and leaders adds stability, quality and effectiveness to the organization and its provided programs.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 273 kb
Pages: 7
7/20/2015 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
To effectively serve the needs of people in a community, members, volunteers and leaders of 4-H must be mobilized to action. Mobilizing is the key component of a volunteer program and is the step in which education, youth development, service and leadership all begin.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 217 kb
Pages: 4
7/20/2015 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Sustaining members, volunteers and leaders and their continued efforts and service to the program is imperative to the continued health and well-being of 4-H or any community organization. Sustaining adds stability, credibility and continuity to organizations.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 267 kb
Pages: 3
3/26/2015 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
The goal of this program is developing and implementing an action plan that will inspire and set in motion the actions needed to accomplish the 4-H organization's vision.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 331 kb
Pages: 9
8/15/2014 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Successful organizations consist of members, volunteers and leaders who engage creative talents and interests to serve the community more effectively. To effectively address community issues, the organization must assess its participant needs with specific roles and responsibilities necessary to take action.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 271 kb
Pages: 5
7/17/2014 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
A vision statement outlines the desired future state of an organization; it offers a picture of what could be and encourages the organization to move toward that image. When a vision statement is developed, utilizing a process that engages an organization's members and leadership, it becomes a tool of empowerment. A vision statement reflects the core values of the organization.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 203 kb
Pages: 8
7/2/2014 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
A variety of features give an organization meaning and make it familiar and recognizable. One of these features is culture. Understanding culture in the general sense can lead to a working knowledge of organizational culture. This understanding could result in more effective members, volunteers and leaders, expanded community engagement and increased growth for your organization.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 361 kb
Pages: 5
4/4/2013 (minor revision)
Authors: Ken Culp
It is important for every person to have a strong understanding of what leadership is, what good leadership looks like and how it can vary between task and relationship-oriented approaches for maximum leadership development potential.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 398 kb
Pages: 8
2/6/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
There are several steps involved in preparing for, developing and implementing an action plan for an organization. These steps will be discussed in detail in this publication
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 270 kb
Pages: 3
2/6/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Individuals who are well-equipped to serve the organization effectively will have a more positive experience with the organization. The four components involved in educating members, volunteers and leaders include: orient, protect, resource and teach.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 262 kb
Pages: 4
2/6/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp, Janet Johnson
Educating, empowering and equipping organizational participants adds stability, quality and effectiveness to the organization and its provided programs.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 391 kb
Pages: 9
2/6/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
To effectively serve community needs, members, volunteers and leaders of community organizations must be mobilized to action. Mobilizing is the key component of a volunteer program and is the step in which service, leadership and action all begin.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 244 kb
Pages: 3
2/6/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Sustaining members, volunteers and leaders and their continued efforts and service to the program is imperative to the continued health and well-being of any community organization. Sustaining adds stability, credibility and continuity to organizations.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 271 kb
Pages: 4
2/5/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
To organize and coordinate the efforts of many volunteers, a framework for volunteer engagement and leadership development is needed. In response to rapidly changing needs of volunteer coordinators, the GEMS Model of volunteer involvement was developed.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 365 kb
Pages: 4
2/5/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Effective organizations are composed of a variety of members, volunteers and leaders. The collective interests, skills and abilities of these individuals can be called to action in order to fulfill identified community needs and assist or serve specific clientele, audiences or populations.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 347 kb
Pages: 8
2/5/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp, Janet Johnson
Successful organizations consist of members, volunteers and leaders who engage creative talents and interests to better serve the community. In order to effectively address community issues, the organization must assess its participant needs with specific roles and responsibilities necessary to take action.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension
Series: Developing Organizational Leadership (CLD2 series)
Size: 514 kb
Pages: 11
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Communicating with others through public speaking plays an important role in society. From dreaming to persuading to recruiting, from informing to inspiring to initiating; being an effective public speaker can lead to more successful results and outcomes for individuals, groups or organizations.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 370 kb
Pages: 6
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Motivation, as a concept, explains why people think and behave the way they do. In order to have personal or organizational success one must recognize key concepts that motivate behavior to meet needs and desires.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 801 kb
Pages: 6
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
People learn for different purposes, and they process information and learn in very different ways. Some common purposes for learning are to be able to gather information for informed decisions, to achieve a specific goal or simply to increase knowledge. Understanding why and how you process information most effectively is essential to learning, and it is especially important to effectively teach others.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 350 kb
Pages: 5
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Communication is the key to effective leadership as well as fulfilling both the vision and mission of organization.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 362 kb
Pages: 4
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Effective leaders have learned that good illustrations make a point. Stories can be used to teach, mentor and coach others.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 339 kb
Pages: 4
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
One cannot be a leader without followers. Some would argue that this makes followers just as important as leaders when developing teams and exercising leadership. It is, therefore, important to understand why and how people follow others.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 334 kb
Pages: 4
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Successful conflict resolution relies on understanding how to utilize the correct conflict response for each circumstance and the removal of barriers for effectiveness.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 355 kb
Pages: 4
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Each generation is significantly different from those who preceded and followed it because each generation was shaped and molded by markedly different societal influences during its developmental years. These differences in perspective are usually attributed to generational differences.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 345 kb
Pages: 4
1/18/2013 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
In order to grow as an effective leader, you must understand yourself as well as those with whom you interact and lead. Effective leaders must understand differences in personal characteristics of others.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 339 kb
Pages: 4
6/20/2012 (new)
Authors: Rosie Allen, Ken Culp, Janet Johnson, Laura Stephenson
By gaining a better understanding of the values that have shaped each generation, we increase our opportunity for building strong family, work and community relationships.
Departments: 4-H Programs, Community and Leadership Development, County Extension
Series: Developing Personal Leadership (CLD1 series)
Size: 261 kb
Pages: 3
3/21/2007 (minor revision)
Authors: Ken Culp
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 491 kb
Pages: 28
6/1/2001 (new)
Authors: Ken Culp
Departments: 4-H Programs
Series: 4-H Introductory, General, Miscellaneous: Leaders and Council (4LB series)
Size: 1.69 mb
Pages: 48
