Transcript ANNIES Expanding in the Northeast

Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Expanding ANNIES in the
Northeastern States
National Women in Agriculture
Educators Conference
March 25, 2010 - Baltimore, MD
Shannon Dill, Jennifer Rhodes
and Madeline Schultz
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
ANNIES Mission
To empower farm women to be better business
partners through networks and by managing
and organizing critical information.
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Annie’s National Network Initiative
for Educational Success (ANNIES)
• National Leadership Team
– Develops methodologies
– Trains educators
– Maintains program integrity
• Network of Educators
– Shares with and learns from
other educators
– Adapts, contributes and improves
local, state, and national
programs for women
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Annie’s Project Local Classes
– Local program planning,
speakers and learners
– Safe, comfortable
environment
– Shared learning and
mentoring
– Opportunities to
influence behavior
changes
– Guided intelligence
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Core Benefit Proposition
• Local educators, including
many women
• Half the course time is
discussion-based
• Un-biased, researched
based information
• Teach all five areas of risk
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Financial
Human
Legal
Marketing
Production
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
21 Annie’s Project States
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Demand is Expanding the Program
Calendar Year 2009
Totals
Jan-Mar 2010
Number of
Level I Classes
Number of
Participants
Number of
Level I Classes
Number of
Participants
71
944
66
890
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Target Expansion in the Northeast
• Annie’s Project is
currently delivered in
– DE, MD and PA
• Our goal is to reach
these new states
– CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ,
NY, RD, VT, WV
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Methods for Bringing in New States
• Identify additional interested educators
• Organize 3 to 4 stakeholder meeting sites in the
Northeast
– Conduct meetings with educators, local women in
agriculture, and local practioners
– Evaluate needs, consider curricula
• Present educator training meetings
– RMA provides funds to cover some costs
– Training will include educators from multiple states
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
ANNIES Will Help with First Class
• Assist NE states with
development of their
first Annie’s Project
class
• Adapt the classes to
meet the identified
needs of local farm
women
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Funding Opportunities for Classes
• RMA Small Sessions
Grants
– http://www.rma.usda.gov/ab
outrma/agreements
– Due April 27, 2010
• NE RME Center Grants
– Pre-proposals typically due
early winter
• Local sponsors such as
– FSA, Farm Credit Bank,
Nationwide Insurance
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Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES)
at Iowa State University Extension
Thank You for Your Interest!
Madeline Schultz
Program Coordinator
Iowa State University Extension
515-294-0588
[email protected]
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