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eXtension Funding and Partnerships – Focus on the Future

Presenters: Bob Lewis, CFRE, Global Advancement, LLC - Founder and Chairman, Ann Hagan-Michel, Marketing and Development, Global Advancement, and Ron Brown, Executive Director, Association of Southern Region Extension Directors, eXtension Foundation National Leadership Council.

Cultivating new, and enhancing existing partnerships to increase revenue and private support for eXtension and its Communities of Practice takes considerable time, know-how and patience. The competition for charitable dollars is fierce and the non-profit quest for corporate sponsorships is steadily increasing at all levels. This session will provide insights into the proven strategies currently being put in place for eXtension – America’s Research-based Learning Network™. Learn what steps are being taken in order to improve eXtension’s chances for success in identifying and partnering with corporations and charitable foundations. Learn about the eXtension Foundation National Leadership Council – a group of Extension leaders and private corporate and charitable foundation executives who are working together to cultivate eXtension partnerships at the national level. Join us as we talk about working smarter with a greater vision.

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The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members. In 2020 and 2021, the Extension Foundation has awarded 85% of its direct funding back to the Cooperative Extension System, 100% of funds are used to support Cooperative Extension initiatives. 

This technology is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension (funding opportunity no. USDA-NIFA-OP-010186), grant no. 2023-41595-41325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation. For more information, please visit extension.org. You can view the terms of useat extension.org/terms.

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