[CED/CD/EAT] Fwd: [EXT]Announcement: The Future of eXtension

Mon Mar 8 07:29:13 MST 2021

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From: Extension Foundation Board of Directors <impact at extension.org>
Date: March 8, 2021 at 07:28:30 MST
To: "Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto)" <Silver at ag.arizona.edu>
Subject: [EXT]Announcement: The Future of eXtension
Reply-To: impact at extension.org

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Dear Colleagues,

As you know, eXtension’s mission changed back in 2015 from being an organization focused on creating technology solutions for Cooperative Extension to a focus on helping our faculty and staff find new, innovative ways to deliver their projects and programs, and helping Cooperative Extension make a greater impact in our communities. Realizing that continuing the eXtension name is a source of confusion for many as it is reminiscent of the organization’s past, we are excited to announce that eXtension is now the Extension Foundation. Here are a few things the Extension Foundation has done over the past few years to get to this point:

  *   It has developed the Impact Collaborative program for members to focus on increasing innovation across Cooperative Extension which has reached 6500 Cooperative Extension professionals last year alone, hundreds of project and program teams, and resulted in nearly $6 million dollars in funding for Cooperative Extension projects and programs in 2020.

  *   In partnership with the EPA and the National Pesticide Safety Education Center<https://hs-8907224.t.hubspotstarter-i7.net/e2t/tc/VWQ5PG8Z6XjcF1bfbK0n6vsVXkGBG4nX8jsN61zzTD3lGmwV1-WJV7CgTdRW8pWSSW7zyR7jW6jyHcl6VX-FlW6P86gl1K_DfgW3rd4wt9294GdW1bg1mp4mm724W96NKpV10Wy3tW8dkZCJ3YWF1MVPjRrh8T40KDN6Vh9Fg47SYGW2Z4jgb24Zb-jMQcqpyRJxQ5VnwR7l6G1h3dW84rtYs7mHCtSW4BM1Wx4RJS5yW7xRTLD50Bdy0W83NnKX5_4DnPW8hdDqZ4PvHvzW2k7csP2k8qjmN68CB-y2h7FQW7yNF6w6Dxch03fRV1>, the Foundation has been serving over 50 state-level Extension Pesticide Safety Education Programs through its Pesticide Safety Education Funds Management Program now in year four.

  *   Its New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) program, in partnership with Oklahoma State University and funded by USDA-NIFA, serves all Land Grant Universities regardless of membership by working directly with Cooperative Extension programs to accelerate their development and implementation for local impact. Competitively-selected programs working through NTAE have access to Extension Foundation services including publication creation, partnership development, digital engagement, market research and the creation of strategic communication plans, professional development, evaluation, and more.

  *   With funding from NTAE, Extension Foundation has upgraded its popular Ask An Expert to Ask Extension and enabled several new features that came through feedback provided by your faculty and staff over the years. Additionally, NTAE supports the funding for Connect Extension - first launched in 2020, partly in response to COVID-19.

  *   In partnership with ECOP, the CDC and USDA-NIFA, the Foundation is providing grant administration, operational support and innovation services to the new Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE).

  *   In partnership with ECOP, and in service to its national priority leaders, the Foundation is providing a variety of development support for Climate, Urban Agriculture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Rural Broadband, the Farm Bill, and more.

  *   In partnership with Fort Valley State University, the Foundation continues to be a partner in the 1890 Extension Leadership Academy, now in its third year.

Over the coming weeks, we will be making some changes in our digital presence to better reflect the mission and vision of the Extension Foundation and its role in Cooperative Extension. The Extension Foundation would like to thank you for the opportunity to be your partner, and the chance to serve your faculty and staff members in its services and offerings. Because of your efforts over the years and the feedback you’ve provided, the Extension Foundation is better equipped to serve Cooperative Extension, adapt to the changing needs, and be a stronger partner for local impact.

Sincerely,

Extension Foundation Board of Directors<https://hs-8907224.t.hubspotstarter-i7.net/e2t/tc/VWQ5PG8Z6XjcF1bfbK0n6vsVXkGBG4nX8jsN61zzTX3lGmQV1-WJV7Cg_6lW4jlM711zjmfPW7D3Lwp8tGZXvN5sK-KTm2WCWW61dfYv5LwlCcW2WXqW525vYSQVp16pW8fVm6xW6nXjNH4Gg4ztN8qfQRJ2RFgyW1Q0lkL8rN-ySW96bV9P5R2KXKF3K6s2PknwyW24TfHH4K6yvLW5tww0p2ptTt_W2-3ltv2NbPqVW8W0k3R4ZK4YfW8RdC4_4XVcgfW2Mx4nj6S_zLZW8vDQtp9k5hwGW1jLGX82Kty_8W3Clz4R3tsCpNW6V3z3V2nwTKYW14HqgP6rn0Mf3q1_1>

Ken La Valley
Chair
Dean & Director of Extension
University of New Hampshire

Courtney Owens
Treasurer
Interim Associate Administrator
Kentucky State University

Vicki McCracken
Associate Dean & Director of Extension
Washington State University

Roger Rennekamp
Extension Health Director
Cooperative Extension
Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP)
Ex-Officio

Gregg Hadley
Vice Chair & Secretary
Associate Professor & Director of Extension
Kansas State University

Damona Doye
Associate Vice President
Oklahoma State University

Caroline Henley
Executive Director
Cooperative Extension
Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP)
Ex-Officio

Suzanne Stluka
Division Director
Family & Consumer Sciences, Youth & 4-H
USDA-NIFA

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