Achieving the Extension Mission Through Volunteers (AEMTV) walks Extension professionals through the introduction to best practices of working with volunteers. AEMTV 2.0 takes those concepts discussed in the original course and dives deeper into specific areas. AEMTV 2.0 course content varies each year based on the needs of Extension professionals. 

Course offerings include: 

Working with Volunteer Boards

Offered in: 2025

This short three-week professional development opportunity is designed to equip Extension professionals with tools to: create volunteer boards orientation plan, identify ways to recruit new board members and sustain board efforts, identify ways to diversify board composition and representation, and identify methods to evaluate board performance and function.

• 2025 Course Dates: February 4^th – February 20^th
• Cost: $75
• Registration here (link: https://learning.umn.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=51103480&courseTitle=aemtv-2-0-working-with-volunteer-boards&selectedProgramAreaId=18892&selectedProgramStreamId= )
• Registration Closes January 15^th 2025
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Identifying When and How to Have Challenging Conversations with Volunteers

Offered in: 2023, 2025
Description: This short, one-week professional development opportunity builds upon the concepts and resources presented during Module 5:Coaching of the original Achieving the Extension Mission course. This training is intended to equip staff to identify when and to have challenging conversations with volunteers. 

• 2025 Course Dates: March 4^th – March 13^th
• Cost: $75
• Registration here
• Registration Closes February 15^th 2025
• Course flyer

Data Driven Volunteer Identification

Offered in: 2024
Description: This short, two week professional development opportunity builds upon the concepts and resources presented during the original Achieving the Extension Mission Course. This training is intended to equip staff to use high quality data to achieve outreach and volunteer retention goals.

Courses Currently in Development:

Building/Strengthening/Developing Volunteer Systems

Offered in: 2026

Description: Deep dive into volunteer systems health and application of ISOTURE process. Reflect on current practice and application with your local system and strengthen your system through intentional planning. Apply different focus areas such as diverse audiences, community changes, engagement level (short-term, content specific, event, etc.), and generational engagement.