Staff Resources

 This page is designed for quick access to items of interest for faculty and staff working with 4-H youth development.

 4-H Club Basics

• 4-H 101... The Basics of Starting 4-H Clubs - The newly revised 4-H 101 is designed to be a general overview and resource guide for youth development staff or volunteers who are starting new 4-H clubs or working with existing clubs. 4-H 101 merges the basic concepts and principles of effective youth development delivered in a non-formal (out of school) setting with the "nuts and bolts" information needed to manage a 4-H program.

4-H Handbook and Policy Guidelines

• 4-H Handbook and Policy Guidelines -This PDF version of the handbook has a navigatable table of contents to help users quickly find information. It also has bookmarked pages that can be accessed by opening the bookmarks tab of Adobe PDF Reader. We hope this will be a helpful resource to you.

4-H IRS Information for Clubs
Click here for current national policies and guidance on subjects such as fundraising, IRS updates, naming a 4-H club, using the 4-H name and emblem, and more.

• 4-H Tax Exempt Fact Sheets (link to National 4-H Headquarters)
• Certification of 4-H Groups under National Tax Exempt Status (New for 2008)
• Civil Rights Expansion and Review Committees
• Creating Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) 2008
• Electronic Filing Requirements for 4-H Groups (New for 2008)
• Guide to Chartering Clubs and Affiliated Groups 2008
• Sample SS-4 Form (New for 2008)
• Tax Exempt Status for 4-H Clubs and Affiliated 4-H Organizations (New for 2008)
• Tax related procedures for 4-H clubs and affiliates 2008
• 4-H IRS Tax Filing Information for 2009

4-H Livestock Test Generator:

• The  4-H Livestock Test Generator creates tests for beef, sheep, swine, or goats for junior, intermediate or senior grade divisions. It is a resource for Extension staff only.

4-H Materials – Audio & Visual

• 4-H Audio Visual Materials

County Awards and Achievement Program

• Order Form for Seals, Certificates and Pins

Event Registration (To be completed by County Staff)

• JYC County Registration Form
• State Contests (link to http://extnet.usu.edu)
• County Fair Management Program
• Special Event Insurance

EZ Plug Website Help

• EZ Plug WebHelps- We are happy to share with you the new EzPlug web site instructions. This is a great step by step tutorial if you are new to using EZ Plug on your county Extension website. Use this to help train volunteers or club members who are interested in helping you create and maintain your website. You can print out this 6 page instruction sheet to help you with editing your web site.

*Note: If you still need to request a user name and password you can request one at
https://extension.usu.edu/admin/signup.cfm, to log on to EzPlug go to https://extension.usu.edu/admin/.

GPS Units

• GPSUnits- Please contact your local County Extension for checkout availability. Counties will then contact the State 4-H Office by phone or by e-mail for information about GPS Units availability and checkout information.

MarTech Support

• MarTech Support

Online Training

• Everyone Ready® - online training for Extension staff working with volunteers, at your convenience. Choose the topics that are meaningful to you and access archived topics and related articles as needed.

a) Go to www.4-H.org
b) Click on “Resources” on the left menu, then “Staff Resources”
c) “Everyone Ready® Online Professional Development Program” link under “National 4-H Learning Priorities”

Staff Development Training Curriculum

• Preparing the Youth Development Professional - This newly revised curriculum (formerly Moving Ahead) is a comprehensive staff development training that provides an overview of the competencies needed for those choosing to work with young people in the out-of-school settings. these include understanding critical needs and competencies, methods of non-formal education, addressing risk and building protective factors, dealing with differences, conflict resolution, programming for developmental needs, understanding negative and self-destructive behaviors, and forging youth and adult partnerships.

Volunteer Award Nominations (Due February 1, every year)

• Award Descriptions (PDF)
• Nomination Form (MS Word)

Youth Development Study

• Youth Development Study - Click here to access the results of a large youth development study showing positive aspects of 4-H involvement. It has been talked about at various 4-H events. This study is accessed through the 4-H Brand Network and requires a username and login which can be obtained from the home site of the formerly mentioned source.