Transcript Filling Your Bank

Filling Your Bank
With Partners and Profits
Or
Improving the Quality of
After School Programming
Ann Torbert
Youth Specialist
Linn, Benton, and Iowa
Counties
Find Your Partners
•Child care resource referral
•Church youth groups
•Libraries
Who are your partners?
Survey your people
•Where are the programming
needs?
What other questions would
you add to this survey?
Visit a Center
•It helps to “walk a mile”
with those who work in a
center.
Where could you visit?
Feature hands on learning
ideas along with a youth
development kernel of
knowledge.
What would you share with
after school staff?
Set event dates
•Consider holding 1 program
before May. Charge
fee/marketing
•Recruit separately for
summer trainings.
When would you hold your first event?
Fees
• For 90 minute presentations I charge
$10 per person.
• For summer training for large
groups I charge $50 per session – for
either 45 minutes or 90 minutes.
• For “specially designed work” I
charge $125 – includes all supplies.
Certificates
•Those who attend training
need certificates
documenting their
attendance. My version is
based off of Child Care
certificates.
Who will create your
certificates?
Consider kits
•Create kits for cloverkid aged
youth.
•Post kit availability on-line
•Consider a check-out fee
Name 3 kits you would like to
make.
Kits for Linn County
Linn County has over 30 kits – some
are locally owned- others state
owned.
We charge a $30 membership fee –
annually.
View the online calendar at
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/linn/info/4h/4H+Kit+Information.htm
Click on view calendar.
Recreation – Games
•Create one training on gamesIndoor, outdoor, water, and
waiting in line games
•Safety/Risk management
What are your favorite game
resources? What games can you
teach?
Partner with our
own staff
•Joan Donovan, Janet
Anderson, Nutrition staff,
families staff.
•Who would you ask to
present to after school
providers?
For more ideas
To look at lesson plans, marketing
ideas, previously presented
trainings, contact:
Ann Torbert, Youth Development Specialist
3279 7th Ave., Suite 140, Marion, IA 52302
[email protected]