Dale Pracht

The Volunteer Life Cycle: A Key to 4-H Volunteer Involvement

Bryan Terry, Dale Pracht, and Lori Wiggins

Exploring Citizenship, Unit VI: My Government

John Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, and Dale Pracht

Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Insurance

Stefanie Prevatt, Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Janet Psikogios, Marilyn Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink

4-H Exploring Citizenship, Unit V: My Community

John Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, and Dale Pracht

4-H Exploring Citizenship, Unit VII: My World

John Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, and Dale Pracht

4-H Citizenship Project: Volunteer Guide

John Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, and Dale Pracht

4-H Exploring Citizenship, Unit IV - My Heritage

John Rutledge, Joy C. Jordan, and Dale Pracht

Florida 4-H Shooting Sports Program State Plan: Program Guidelines and Best Management Practices

William Tillet

The following program guidelines, policies, and best management practices were all developed based upon the National 4-H Shooting Sports guidelines and regulations. Any of the following policies follow national guidelines at the very least and only increase safety or specify management policies for Florida 4-H Shooting Sports.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Risk Management Checklist

Written by Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Janet Psikogios, and Sarah Hensley. Revised by Arielle Pierce and Candi Dierenfield

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Risk Management for UF/IFAS Extension and Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Transportation

Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Janet Psikogios, Marilyn Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink. Revised by Candi Dierenfield, Amber Norris, Janet Waters, Erin Brewer, and Dale Pracht.

This document is one in the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work. It describes the best practices and procedures for transportation to and from Florida 4-H activities. 

Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Pre-Event Planning Guide and Matrix

Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Stefanie Prevatt, Janet Psikogios, Marilyn Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Developing organizational and volunteer systems to support youth development

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Records

Written by Paula Davis, Dale Pracht, Janet Psikogios, Marilyn N. Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink. Revised by Kathy Hartman and Candi Dierenfield

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Crisis Management and Emergency Procedures

Written by Paula Davis, Dale Pracht, and Janet Psikogios. Revised by Nicole Crawson, Arielle Pierce, Bailea Scarbrough, and Candi Dierenfield.

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Developmental Work, intended to prepare UF/IFAS Extension county faculty, staff, volunteers, and youth for the important task of providing best practices in risk management strategies, including basic overall precautions everyone in 4-H should take.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Volunteer and Youth Protection

Written by Paula Davis, Dale Pracht, Janet Psikogios, Kate Fogarty, Jean Hink, and Marilyn N. Norman. Revised by Candi Dierenfield.

This is one publication in the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Records and Contracts

Written by Dale Pracht, Paula Davis, Janet Psikogios, Marilyn N. Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink. Revised by Kathy Hartman, Candi Dierenfield, and Melinda Souers.

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Large Animals—Horses

Saundra TenBroeck, Wendy DeVito, Dale Pracht, Chad Carr, Brittani Kirkland, and Georgene Bender. Revised by Saundra TenBroeck, Bailea Scarbrough, Candi Dierenfield, and Amber Norris.

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Risk Management for Florida 4-H Youth Development Work: Large Animals—Livestock

Written by Chad Carr, Saundra TenBroeck, Dale Pracht, and Georgene Bender. Revised by Amber Norris, Candi Dierenfield, and Chad Carr.

This is one part of the series Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work.

Action Research: A Methodology for Organizational Change

Dale Pracht, Andrew Toelle, and Brent Broaddus

Change is inevitable. When working within an organization, figuring out what needs to change can be a big issue. Having quality information available for use can make the decision process clearer and more effective. Action research is a methodology that can be used by people internal to an organization to identify what changes need to be made. This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Florida 4-H Youth Development Program was written by Dale Pracht, Andrew Toelle, and Brent Broaddus.

4-H Volunteer Training Series: How to Start a 4-H Club (for Youth Ages 5–18)

Keith G. Diem, Joy Jordan, Dale Pracht, and Judy Butterfield. Revised by Candi Dierenfield, Nicole Crawson, Jessica Emerson, Shreemoyee Ghosh, David Hafner, Baliea Scarborough, Paula Davis, Melinda Souers, and Dallas Meringolo.

This is one part of the 4-H Volunteer Training series. It was originally written in 2005, adapted in 2014, and updated in 2023.