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4-H Club Development

Managing 4-H Club Operations

Getting Clubs Started

  • Request for official approval  to establish a Michigan 4-H youth group
  • Using 4-H Online
    • 4-H Online-Club Leader Login
    • 4-H Online Family Guide

Financial Management

  • Financial Manual for 4-H Treasurers
  • Financial Manual for 4-H Volunteers 
  • 4-H Risk Management Checklist for Winter Activities
  • 4-H Financial Management Toolkit (contains all of the following)
    • 4-H Treasurer's Report
    • County 4-H Fund-Raising Report Form
    • County 4-H Fund-Raising Application
    • Annual 4-H Financial Summary Report

Risk Management

  • Overview
  • Overnight housing
    • Permission form
    • Consent to stay with those over 18
  • Field Trip and Activities Permission Form
  • Reducing risk to 4-H volunteers
  • Screening for 18, 19, 20 youth members
  • Medication policy
  • Incident report
  • Insurance
  • Creating safe environments
  • Coordinator’s Guide to Michigan 4-H Youth Interstate Exchange Programs

Promoting 4-H 

  • Guidelines for 4-H Clover Use
  • Using the 4-H Name and Emblem
  • Social media and texting expectations for MSU Extension volunteers
  • Michigan 4-H Foundation 

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  • Member Awards & Scholarships
  • 4-H Community Programs
  • 4-H Resources for Educators
  • Therapeutic Horseback Riding Grant
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