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Texas 4-H MEMBER RETENTION - PPT Presentation

Why do members join As a young member parents will signup their child to gain experience outside of home and school Parents want their children to learn something new Meet friends Friends are in 4H ID: 933828

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Slide1

Texas 4-H

MEMBER RETENTION

Slide2

Why do members join?

As a young member, parents will sign-up their child to gain experience outside of home and school

Parents want their children to learn something new

Meet friends

Friends are in 4-H

Legacy (parents were in 4-H)

Fun!

Slide3

Membership is important!

Development of leadership skills & life skills

Self-confidence

Social competence

Practical skills

Take on community leadership roles

Feel more accepted by adults

Communication skills

Problem solving

Responsibility

College preparation

and more!

Less likely to be involved in at-risk behaviors

Skills to be successful as an adult

Slide4

Targeting Life Skills Model

Iowa State University Extension,

4-H Youth Development

Slide5

Targeting Life Skills Model

HEAD

HEART

HANDS

HEALTH

Managing

Thinking

Relating

Caring

Giving

Working

Living

Being

Resiliency

Service Learning

Accepting Differences

Nurturing

Relationships

Community

Service/

Volunteering

Marketable Skills

Healthy Lifestyle

Choices

Self-esteem

Keeping Records

Critical Thinking

Conflict Resolution

Sharing

Leadership

Teamwork

Stress Management

Self-responsibility

Wise Use of Resources

Problem

Solving

Social Skills

Empathy

Responsible

Citizenship

Self-motivation

Disease

Prevention

Character

Planning/

Organizing

Decision Making

Cooperation

Concern

for Others

Contribution

to Group Effort

Personal Safety

Managing Feelings

Goal Setting

Learning to Learn

Communication

Self-discipline

Slide6

Membership is important!

Lerner & Lerner (2013) found that 4-H members are:

Nearly 4x more likely to make contributions to their communities

About 2x more likely to be civically active

Nearly 2x more likely to participate in science, engineering, and computer technology programs during out-of-school time

Nearly 2x more likely to make healthier choices

Females in grade 10 are nearly 2x more likely and females in grade 12 are nearly 3x more likely to take part in science programs during out-of-school time compared to other girls

Slide7

Membership is important!

And hopefully it is..

FUN!!!!

Slide8

But….

How can youth have these awesome benefits and gain such incredible life skills if they’re not a member of our 4-H program??

Slide9

Activity: Why do members leave?

Small groups

What do you think?

Slide10

WHEN do they leave?

It happens in ANY youth organization!

Largest membership is 9-11 years of age

Teen dropout is normal

After the first year (largest dropout)

After the second year

High school

Slide11

WHY do they leave?

It is usually a combination of factors, not just one factor

And there’s a long list of potential reasons!

Do any of the following reasons match what we have already discussed?

Slide12

WHY do they leave?

Too confusing, lack of understanding

Family moved away

Never felt welcomed

Conflicting time commitments

Project groups didn’t meet often enough

Youth feel adults were unsupportiveNegative experiences from competitive eventsToo many other activities

Slide13

As they grow older, youth want to exercise independence

typically from their parents (but not necessarily a negative thing)

Want to do something different

Even if they enjoyed it when they were younger

Want leadership responsibilities

Activities are not targeted at older age group

Looking for independent activities (rather than group setting)Opportunities for part-time jobs/earn income

WHY do they leave?

Slide14

Parental involvement

Lack of success in competitive events

Financial concerns

Perceived available opportunities

Social status (Is it “cool” to a member?)

Support from Extension staff and/or volunteers

Leader to member ratio (too many members for the number of leaders)Lack of quality meetings

WHY do they leave?

Slide15

Brainstorm!

Now knowing WHEN and WHY members leave, let’s brainstorm what we can do to prevent that.

Pick 3-5 reasons

Concrete examples of things we can do!

What can your club do?

What can we do at the county level?

Slide16

Action!

We know 4-H membership is beneficial!

But youth cannot gain those skills if they’re not involved

Do what you can to help keep them involved

Rely on others to help, too!