Beat Practices Hub
Sharing "Best (Extension) Practices"
The "Best (Extension) Practices" hub highlights examples of good practice within UC ANR.
Who does it well?
Examples of good practice.
Materials to help you do it too.
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Examples of success
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Caution |
Before developing a new skill or communication channel .....
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There are lots of tools to help you communicate. Before investing time, ask yourself "Who is your audience and how do they get their information?" "Can I feed my information through an existing channel?" |
Funding models
As more traditional sources of support shift, a number of alternate funding models (some around for a while) are becoming increasingly important.
Statewide programs have a number of CES and academic positions that are at least in part funded through grants (PSEP, Western IPM Center, 4-H, NPI, CalNat). What’s ‘different’ is that we are increasing the number of academic and program staff positions that are located throughout the state and not centrally funded.
(There are other examples of different and innovative funding. Please let us (Wendy P or Mark B) know positions missed, so they can be included.)
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Advisors and Specialists:Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor (supported through the County Waste Reduction Program). Santa Clara; Contact: Sheila Barry Environmental Hort Advisor (Funded through County tipping fees) San Joaquin; Contact Brent Holtz Area Fire Advisor (Funded through grants). Humboldt; Contact: Yana Valachovic Nutrient Management and Soil Quality Advisors (Split positions - funded by UC ANR with NRCS) ; Counties Fresno and Stanislaus ; Contact: Wendy Powers Organic Agriculture Specialist (Funded through Campus) UC Santa Cruz; Contact: Wendy Powers Watershed Specialist (Funded with UC Merced): UC Merced; Contact: Wendy Powers Table Grapes CE Advisor (Funded with CA Table Grapes Commission) Tulare/Kings County with support to Kern; Contact Wendy Powers Other Academic positions NPI Academic Coordinators (Funded through grants) Multiple positions; located in Berkeley; Contact: Lorrene Ritchie Other Programs have advisors and academics funded through grants: including
Community EducatorsCounty funding UC 4-H and UC Master Gardener Community Educators. (Funded by the County) Stanislau. Contact: Roger Duncan UC MG community educator (County funding?) San Bernardino Contact : Janet Hartin DREC Farm Smart Educator Position (Imperial; Valley: community college; county support); DREC, Imperial Valley; Contact: Jairo Diaz-Ramirez Other models Community Educators for soil health. (funded through CDFA) Counties: 10 total; Contacts: Doug Parker and Wendy Powers
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Social Media - Blogs and Twitter
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Who does it well? Rose Hayden-Smith ; Susie Kocher ; Faith Kearns ; Theresa Becchetti Examples of good practice. Note: People often integrate Twitter, Facebook etc. with a blog. - Raising awareness and sharing information and stories.
- Using Twitter, etc. to drive people to content
Need indications of Subscribers? Shares? Hits? etc. Materials to help you do it too. Pending development (Rose H-S) |
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Social media is an area where (depending on your audience) you should definitely consider feeding your information through an existing social media initiative. |
Field Days
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Who does it well? Brad Hanson plus many others Examples of good practice. UC Weed Field Day Materials to help you do it too. WSARE Field Day Check list (UC ANR) |
Newsletters
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Who does it well? Steve Elliott Examples of good practice. Examples Materials to help you do it too. Link |
Tools
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Who does it well? UC IPM ; David Doll Examples of good practice.
Materials to help you do it too.
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Video
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Who does it well? Steve Elliott; Petr Kosina; Ray Lucas ; Rachel Elkins; Rob Broadhurst Examples of good practice.
Materials to help you do it too.
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