• Assure appropriate and effective relationships with formal education and with agencies and organizations whose missions and values complement Alabama 4-H.
• Substantially increase private and public financial support of 4-H. Implementation
• Work with the Alabama 4-H Club Foundation, Inc. to:
• Continuously evaluate public and private funding sources; develop gift requests and contract proposals on a continuous basis.
• Maintain a potential major donor list.
• Develop proposals for major donors and maintain continuous contact with potential major donors.
• Develop a capital improvements program and encourage all state 4-H and other specialists to develop grant proposals in priority program areas, such as character education, environmental/natural resources, youth leadership, after-school programs, science and technology, and other areas of need as determined by the System.
• Create innovative strategies for funding programs and for reaching young people.
• Develop partnerships with other youth development and advocacy groups.
• Develop business and industry partnerships that support the 4-H programs of Science and Technology; Leadership; Citizenship and Volunteerism; Communications and Expressive Arts; Family and Consumer Sciences; Environmental Education and Natural Resources; and Food and Fiber Systems.
• Develop and implement a statewide image and marketing program.
• Involve young people in marketing, communications, financial development, and programming efforts.
• Implement
volunteer guidelines and screening.