Below are publications and resources available for volunteer administrators to share with volunteers and use when training and working with volunteers. Theses publications are also available at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Bookstore: https://agrilifebookstore.org/. Be sure to check out other links for more information on specific volunteer groups!
- Publications
- History of Cooperative Extension
- Planning and Visioning
- Teamwork
- Parliamentary Procedure
Publications
The following Extension volunteerism publications are available for volunteer administrators but are also appropriate to share directly with Extension volunteers.
History of Cooperative Extension
This lesson orients volunteer groups about Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and explains how they fit within the agency.
| Historical Overview of Extension | |
| Cooperative Extension – A Historical Overview | PowerPoint |
Planning and Visioning
The planning and visioning exercises can assist volunteers to think about the future and develop a formalized plan to meet their objectives.
| Creating the Vision | |
| Goal Setting | |
| Creating the Vision and Establishing Goals Lesson Plan | |
| Strategic Planning Overview | |
| Strategic Planning Lesson Plan |
Teamwork
With the use of these resources, volunteers can learn to work more effectively in groups or teams.
| Team Development in Organizations (E-458) | |
| Woking in Groups Lesson Plan | |
| Working in Groups | PowerPoint |
| L.E.A.D.ing Teams Lesson Plan | |
| L.E.A.D.ing Teams | PowerPoint |
Parliamentary Procedure
With the use of these resources, volunteers can learn how to use parliamentary procedure in order to lead meetings and conduct business effectively.
| Parliamentary Procedure: A Tool for Effective Meetings | |
| Parliamentary Procedure | PowerPoint |