2023 NEDA Meeting Resources

The experience of 2023 National Extension Directors and Administrators (NEDA) Meeting in Tucson on October 10-12 keeps on giving. Check out the links to the informative presentations that are captured at neda.extension.org/presentations such as:

• The Massive Transformative Power of 4-H to Create Opportunity4All – by Richard Maltsbarger, President & CEO of Pet Valu

• Extension Foundation: Fulfilling Our Mission to Help CES Make a Greater Local Impact
  
  
• Tackling Extension’s Workforce Challenges – by Rob Russell, University of Missouri

Plus, all members of the Section are invited to join the LinkedIn® 2023 NEDA Meeting Group, www.linkedin.com/groups/12906033, to connect with each other and continue the national leadership dialogue. A post-meeting survey will inform the 2024 NEDA Planning Committee’s effort. 

Save The Date!! - September 16-19, are the dates for the 2024 NEDA Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.

Awards: Think and Do - As a follow on to last week's announcement of the winners of 2023 National Awards Program, autumn is the right time to make a plan for nominating for the 2024 National Awards. Take 2 minutes starting at 3:04 of this recent video recording by Extension Foundation to gain a few valuable tips from the spokesperson for the winning 2022 Excellence in Extension Team Award, Geb Bastian, South Dakota State University. Experts agree, for a competitive edge, visit awards.extension.org to have a thorough understanding of the 3 distinctive awards and begin well before the official request for nominations February 1. 

• Individual Excellence in Extension Awards
• Team Excellence in Extension Award 
• Diversity in Extension Award (either an individual or a team) 

Also, alert leadership teams to start thinking of potential nominees. 

Invitation Broadband Navigator Event to Empower Data-Driven Local Projects - Penn State Extension and the Rockefeller Foundation invite Extension Directors and Associate Directors to a special in-person meeting on November 13, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Rockefeller Foundation Office in New York, NY. The meeting will showcase new spatial analysis tools that can help local communities improve their broadband connectivity and development projects, and that have already been used by Pennsylvania to secure $500M in broadband funding. Participants will have the opportunity to explore innovative technologies and strategies to advance broadband expansion and digital inclusion, learn from successful initiatives using these new tools, and explore funding and collaboration possibilities. This is a unique chance to leverage the power of data and the land-grant mission to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. Please register as soon as possible, as space is limited: https://extension.psu.edu/bead-broadband.