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Golden Clover Award | Building Effective Councils | Council Handbook | Cleaver Kids |
The Alberta 4‑H Council assists with communication between the members, leaders, clubs, councils and Alberta 4-H Partners. It promotes 4-H and sets direction and policy of the 4-H program. |
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Who are we?
Who is the Alberta 4-H Council (printable forma t)
Alberta 4-H Council is made up of 20 elected volunteers, 17 of whom are voting members, 2 representatives from each region, 2 alumni, 2 ambassadors, the past-president (Foundation Liaison), a Canadian Council Representative, and a Branch Liaison.
What do we do for you?
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We support the 4-H program as we meet with everyone from perspective members to the minister
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We lead marketing of the 4-H Program through our Marketing Advisory Committee (MAC)
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We work to ensure that two-way communication is effective from members, leaders, districts, regional councils, Alberta 4-H Council and beyond to Alberta
4-H Partners
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We continue to write, review and monitor the 4-H Policies
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We manage leader’s screening
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We administer the insurance policies for the Alberta 4-H members and leaders
Information flows, in written form, from your club(s), district and/or region to Alberta 4-H Council by council representatives. It will be reviewed, at our next meeting. If necessary it will be shared with our partners, the Alberta 4-H and Agriculture Education Branch and the 4-H Foundation of Alberta. Your Alberta 4-H Council representatives will communicate the response.
 We are encouraging our 4-H family to come up with ways to improve your Alberta 4-H Council. We value your input.
So how do you think we are doing in the areas of:
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Promotion?
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Leadership?
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Policy development?
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Risk management?
What can we do for you?
Thank you,
Your Alberta 4-H Council Reps
Alberta 4-H Council Business Plan (56kb) |
Council Minutes
Alberta 4-H Council minutes, actionable items and highlights are posted as soon as possible after each council meeting. The next meeting is Jul 24-25, 2010 at the Alberta 4‑H Centre
Contact the Alberta 4‑H Council
Alberta 4-H Council Handbook
updated Jul 2008
This handbook will provide at yourfingertips, the information you will need to help you be an effective member of the Alberta 4-H Council - what Council does, how it operates, and your roles and responsibilities as a member on a team dedicated to the Alberta 4-H Vision Statement, and the Alberta 4-H Council's Mission, while always keeping in mind the 4-H Philosophy.
- Chapter 1: Executive Summary (click here to download) contains the following - History of Alberta 4-H Council | Mission Statement | Primary Roles of Council | Structures of Meetings | Members of Alberta 4-H Council | Alternate Members of Council | Committee Representatives
- Chapter 2: Constitutional Material (click here to download) contains the following - Council Objects and By-Laws | Council Values | Ethical Practice of Council Members | Code of Ethics of Alberta 4-H Council
- Chapter 3: Committes of the Alberta 4-H Council (click here to download) contains the following - Standing Committees - Executive, Finance, Golden Clover Award, Historians, Provincial Appeals, Resolutions; 4-H Partner Committees - Alberta 4-H Partners Nomination and Interview, BAC (Provincial Beef Advisory Committee), Communications, 4-H Hall of Fame, Partners Liaison, Leaders Screening, MAC (Provincial Marketing Committee), PEAC (Provincial Equine Advisory Committee), Scholarship
- Chapter 4: Operating Guidelines (miscellaneous) for Council (click here to download) contains the following - Council Member Expense | Cards, Donations, and Gifts | Council Vests | Recognition | Insurance
- Chapter 5: 4-H in Alberta - Alberta 4-H Council's Partners Relationships (click here to download) contains the following - Circle Representation of 4-H in Alberta | Chart of Partners' Roles in Relation to Council | Alberta 4-H Lines of Communication and Accountability | 4-H in Alberta: Roles and Responsibilities
- Chapter 6: 4-H Foundation of Alberta (click here to download) contains the following - Board of Directors | History, Mission Statement, Historical/Objectives | Structure and Desired Results | By-Laws of the 4-H Foundation of Alberta
- Chapter 9: Council Self-Evaluation and Self Improvement (click here to download) contains the following - Self Evaluation | Board Development Seminar
- Chapter 10: Appendices (click here to download) contains the following - General Usage of the 4-H Trademark, Logo, Pledge and Motto | Chart of Motions | Insurance Terminology | Travel Accident Insurance Fact Sheet | Directors' and Officers' Liability Fact Sheet | Commercial General Liability Fact Sheet | Regional Map | Other Helpful Resources
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Golden Clover Award
Deadline Nov 1
To download the application click here. The purpose of this award is to recognize individuals or groups who have exhibited outstanding leadership while initiating a special contribution such as an innovative idea, program, activity or event that has made a significant difference to 4-H in Alberta.
Who Can Be Nominated
Anyone who has done something great for 4-H in the past or present, for example - Members, Leaders, Sponsor Representatives, Clubs, District Councils, 4-H Alumni,4-H Staff, Regional Councils. Nominee(s) will have displayed outstanding leadership skills while initiating their special contribution to 4-H at the club, district, regional or provincial level.
Contact:
Stacy Price, Vice-President, Alberta 4-H Council
Phone: 403-956-5373 (H) 403-912-7628 (W)
Fax: 403-912-7252
Email: sprice@propakenergy.com
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Building Effective Councils
| An effective 4-H Council System (club, district, regional, provincial) is vital to the success of the 4-H organization. Throughout the 2006-2007 4-H year, 4-H will be working to strengthen the council system through workshops, resources and information sessions. |
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Check out the resources below or contact Janet Kerr for more information on this initiative.
Thanks to Agriculture and AgriFood Canada and Apache Canada for their generous support of this project.
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