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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">County Extension Directors & 4-H County Agents-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">National 4-H Council in partnership with USDA-NIFA is embarking on an exciting
<b>research and thought leadership project on rural social mobility</b>. This work is a component of our Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health initiative and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr.’s support for Common Measures and Lesson Study, in addition to the
relevant education and technology investments we’ve seen from Microsoft and Google.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are partnering with
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.bridgespan.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">The Bridgespan Group</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
a nonprofit advisor to the social sector, to begin to <b>identify and understand promising, innovative, and potentially transformative interventions to improve social mobility in rural America (i.e., the ability for youth to advance economically)</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One component of this work includes a survey that will
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">tap into
<b><u>your</u></b> valuable experiences and expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">We ask that you complete the survey by following this link:
<a href="https://survey.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NOwvZzBeGLQ1r7"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">4-H Survey</span></b></a><b>.</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">All responses
<b>must be recorded by COB <u>January 26<sup>th</sup>, 2018</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Information gathered through this survey, which will be aggregated and shared with you, will be used to
<b>help increase opportunity for youth throughout the United States</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">If you have any difficulty completing the survey, please contact Maya Buki Dabby (<a href="mailto:maya.bukidabby@bridgespan.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">maya.bukidabby@bridgespan.org</span></a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B050;letter-spacing:.3pt">Jill Bramble</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B050;letter-spacing:.3pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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