4-H Leader Training

Reminder on Club Funds

We had a great 4-H Leader training in February on 4-H Money Matters! A few highlights and reminders:

• 4-H Funds must be spent on 4-H Educational Programming
• Raising Funds for donation:
• 4-H funds cannot be donated to another organization
• 4-H funds cannot be donated to a family or individual in need
• 4-H funds cannot be donated to a memorial fund
• 4-H Funds and Community Service:
• 4-H funds can be used to support youth in doing a community service project
  • Example: supplies needed to do garden cleanup, gloves, mulch, etc.
  • Example: supplies needed to decorate baskets for the senior center (Paper, ribbon, markers, paint, etc.)
• 4-H funds cannot be used to purchase items or gifts for a community service project.
• Cannot adopt a family and use club funds to purchase items
• Cannot use money for purchasing gifts for leaders, members, families.
• Clubs can use funds for awards. They are part of the educational program of 4-H, process for completion, and end of year.

4-H Policies

Challenge to Policies and Procedures Regarding 4-H Events and Activities Procedure

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4-H Judging Guides

• Colorado State Guide for 4-H Project Judging
• State Fair Information – Judging Guides

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Useful Links for Organizational Leaders:

• Organizational Leaders enrolling through 4HOnline
• Organizational Leader Log-In Guide
• 4-H Projects- 5 Completion Requirements

Club Leader Resources (Documents and Videos)

• Club and Group Chartering Documents
• Chaperone Responsibilities
• Volunteer Evaluation
• Starting a New 4-H Club: Chapter 1: Welcome
• Starting a New 4-H Club: Chapter 2: Becoming a 4-H Volunteer
• Starting a New 4-H Club – Chapter 3: Using 4-H Online
• Starting a New 4-H Club – Chapter 4: Chartering
• Starting a New 4-H Club – Chapter 5: Having Successful Meetings
• Starting a New 4-H Club- Chapter 6: Project Completion
• Understanding the 4-H Name and Emblem

Useful Links for Volunteers and Leaders:

• Steps to Becoming a 4-H Leader – coming soon
• Returning Leader Volunteer Training – coming soon
• Online Training Instructions
• UPDATED: Organizational Leader Tips for Enrolling Club Volunteers
• Boulder County 4-H Google Classroom

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Engaging Volunteers

Engaging Parents

• Involving Parents – Ohio State University Fact Sheet
• Helping You Help Youth, Involve Caring Adults in 4-H – University of Illinois Extension
• Parent Involvement in 4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension

Recognizing Volunteers

• Louisiana State Extension – Ideas for Volunteer Recognition
• 139 Ways to Say Thank You & Recognize Volunteers

Boulder County Volunteer Awards

• Above & Beyond
• Communicator
• Outstanding Club Organizational Leader
• Outstanding County or Project Leader
• Outstanding District – State Leader
• Chaperone
• Friend of 4-H
• Boulder County New 4-H Leader
• Salute-To-Excellence
• Awards Summary

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Club Activities

Secretary and Treasurer Resources

• Secretary Resources
• Treasurer Resources
• Historian or Scrapbooker Score Sheet

Parliamentary Procedure

• 4-H Jeopardy 
• Motion Potion – 4-H Skit

Team & Character Building

• Snap Cups

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Annual Club Chartering

Why Chartering Requirements for 4-H Clubs?

Colorado State University Extension is committed to protecting our 4-H program, its members, the 4-H name & emblem, and its image in Colorado and the country. This protection comes through the commitment and requirement for all county, district, region, and state level 4-H clubs and groups to have current charters and understand the value of those charters. All 4-H clubs and groups must be chartered by the Colorado State 4-H Office annually to be recognized as an authorized Colorado 4-H club or group. The following documents and chartering directions are needed to be accurately and fully completed by club leadership in order to complete the chartering.

Most of the following forms can be found at club resources at Colorado4h.org

• Chartering Directions–2024
• Chartering Boulder Documents– 2024
• Charter-Combined-Files with bank account– 2024
• Charter-NoBankAcct-Combined-Files– 2024

Club Dissolution Documents

• FINANCIAL: #3 4-H Club Financial Report: PDF | WORD
• BANK STATEMENT: Last 12 bank statements – Sample: PDF | WORD
• SAMPLE CLOSING BANK STATEMENT
• CLUB/GROUP DISSOLUTION FORM

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Leaders Council

The Boulder County 4-H Leaders Council serves to support and mentor leaders and families in the county 4-H program. It is made up of all Boulder County 4-H Leaders and grants voting rights to leaders who have attended (or been officially excused) the last two prior meetings.

• MORE ABOUT LEADERS COUNCIL