Club leader and volunteer resources

CLUB MANAGEMENT & POLICIES

SETTING UP A CLUB

• Club Charter Checklist 2016
• Club Officer’s manuals  – will redirect to WA State 4-H page
• Constitution and by-laws – will download a sample for your club
• Why 4-H? Fact-Sheet – new added 10/23
• Structure of a 4-H-Club
• Welcome to WSU-4-H – new added 10/23
• Club Planning Book – new added 10/23
• A Valuable Partnership WSU 4-H – new added 10/23
• Project List – new added 10/23
• How You Can Help Your Child in 4-H – new added 10/23
• Authorization to include in GEN
• Essential Elements of 4-H Policy summary handout
• Financial waivers for members dues – contact our office  – new updated 10/23
• 4-H Club Annual Plan of Work Form
• Friend of 4-H
• Facilitating the Experience Mastering the Art and Science of Group Dynamics
• Incident Report Form 09.24.2019 – new added 10/23
• Letter of non profit determination IRS
• Certificate of Liability Insurance
• WSU 4-H policies – go to this link – new added 10/23
• Annual Club Renewal Paperwork.pdf – new added 10/23
• Fundraiser Request Form – new added 10/23 
• Project List – new added 10/23
• Four Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development – new added 10/23
• Youth Adult Partnership Resources – new added 10/23
• Youth Adult Partnerships – new added 10/23
• Life skills model – new added 10/23
• Experiential Learning Model  – new added 10/23

GAMES & ICEBREAKER ACTIVITIES

• Turning Games into Social Emotional Learning
• Its in he Bag-Wisconsin Extension 4-H    new – added 10/23
• 4-H-Group Building Michigan Extension 4-H   new – added 10/23
• Games and Activities-North-Dakota Extension 4-H  new – added 10/23

CLUB FINANCE

• New Financial Training for Clubs 2019
• Financial Training video – November 2019
• 4-H Leader’s Guide to Handing Funds in the 4-H Youth Development Program 2019
• Club Financial Summary Report Form
• Club Officer’s Books 
• Fundraiser Request Form – new added 10/23 
• 4-H Association reimbursement request form – added 4/2024

WSU 4-H 4-H financial info for clubs – go to this link – new updated 10/23

4-H AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

• Volunteer of the Year
• Club of Distinction
• Member of Distinction

New 4-H Year Club Resources:

• WA 4-H Club Annual Financial Summary (WSU Publication C1130)
• American Income Life – New Address
• Outline of Tax ID and Financial Processes

4-H Club Resources:

• 4-H Club Planning Book
• Welcome to 4-H
• 4-H Officer’s Handbook
• How You Can Help Your Child in 4-H
• Club Volunteer Handbook
• Club Handbook – President
• Club Handbook – Vice President
• Club Handbook – Treasurer
• Club Handbook – Secretary
• Club Handbook – Reporter

Year End Completion & Awards:

4-H Member & Volunteer Award Nomination Form –

Sample Risk Management Checklist4-H Project Information & Materials

WSU & 4-H PUBLICATIONS

• WSU Publications can now be found at: https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/

  These items are free, but you have to follow the steps in order to download:

  1. Register for an account by clicking the “Register” link in the top right corner of the main page.

  2. Fill in your information (Name, address, phone number, etc.)

  3. Find your desired publication and click “Add to Cart.” Searching is the easiest way to find what you’re looking for. The price for most things will say $0.00

  4. Once you have all your publications added to your cart, you can check out. Hover over the cart icon in the top right corner and click “go to cart.” From here, you’ll click agree to the terms of service and then click “Checkout.”

  5. Fill in any additional required information and your billing address. You will not be asked for a payment method.

  6. Once your order is complete the page will refresh and the page will show a “Thank you” message. There’s a blue link on that page that says “View order details.” Click that and you’ll be taken to a page where you can download your PDF document(s). You’ll also be provided with an email receipt that has a link for order details. Clicking that will also take you to the page where you can download your items.