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MG Administrative
State of Maryland Master Gardener Program
Communications
- Volunteer Activity Log Form & Activity Codes (pdf)
- Volunteer Activity Log - Excel sheet (you can complete this form and email it.)
- Cost Benefit Analysis Worksheet and Explanation
- Annual Report Form for MG Coordinators
- Success Stories/IMPACTS Guidelines
- Photo Release Form
- Plant Cinic Evaluation Survey Form
MG Identity Items
- Master Gardener License Plates
- Master Gardener certificates, badges, lanyards, banners & other items available from the State Office
Opportunities to buy MG branded items such as T shirts, mugs, totebags, hats are offered once or twice a year. The next time to order would be with the registration forms for MG Annual Training Day coming out March 2007.
MG 2006 Survey Results Summary
MG Policy Issues
- MG Policies and Guidelines (revised 2008)
- State Minimum Standards for MG Programs
- Definitions of MG Status (Active, On-hiatus etc.)
Speaker's Bureau
- Open & Closing slides for presentations (show MG relationship with they University).
- You can substitute your own program's logo. Use the 150dpi logo.
Value of Volunteer Time:
- 2007:- $19.51
- 2006:- $18.77
- 2005- $18.04;
- These values determined from: http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html
MASTER GARDENER LOG SHEET
Download Volunteer Activity Log Form & Activity Codes
ACTIVITY CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS
Educational activities: classes, workshops, presentations, demonstrations (including preparing and developing materials); phone consultations, posters, displays, articles, research, interpretive walks, guided tours, site visits, technical assistance to community groups, etc.
Support/management activities: planning programs and activities, outreach, publicity, set-up and clean-up, grant writing, evaluation; garden planning, design, establishment, and maintenance; invasive plant removal, planting riparian buffers; soil testing, etc.
1. IPM - Plant and pest diagnosis and problem solving (including weeds)
2. Plant Clinics
3. Soils/Composting (Urban Nutrient Management) - Backyard and community composting; soil testing, improvement and conservation; proper fertilizer use.
4. Environmental Horticulture - Education around proper cultural practices, specific groups of plants, and types of gardening. All activities are intended to help minimize or eliminate the negative environmental impacts of gardening.
5. Bay-Wise Landscaping Program
6. Backyard and Community Food Production - Teaching and promoting local, sustainable food production- fruit, vegetables, herbs.
7. Community Greening (Beautification) - Assisting residents to improve their communities with gardens, plantings, and sustainable landscapes.
8. Therapeutic Horticulture - Improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations
9. Demonstration and Historic Gardens
10. Special Events, Judging, Information Booths* - *Work at information table/booth that is not reported under specific subject.
11. Internal Administration of MG Program - All administrative work that is not directly related to one of the codes above. For example, screening applicants, organizing basic training, mentoring, hosting, communications (newsletter, website, phone tree), fundraising, public relations/marketing, advocacy, committee work, recordkeeping, writing reports, recognition of volunteers, etc.
12. Subjects Not Covered Above
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13. Continuing Education - (For MGs who do not report this on a separate form.) This category does not count as volunteer hours.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION
Master Gardeners sign a Volunteer Appointment Agreement and abide by MCE policies by recording volunteer hours and contact demographic data. This log is the primary source of information we use to collect and enter volunteer and program participation data into our database. The information you collect allows us to evaluate educational program outreach, report to our sponsors, and ensure that our programs are reaching all the citizens of Maryland.
When recording contact information, please transfer/summarize on this form the notes you make concerning the number of client contacts made through plant clinics, phone calls, talks, workshops, information booths etc. Your work is important!
Participant contact data is to be collected in a discrete manner. In activities with large attendance such as talks and seminars, make the best estimate you can. Identify participants as “unknown” (U) when you are in doubt as to race or ethnicity. When more than one Master Gardener is involved in an event, please take care that all contacts are accounted for, and that the contact numbers are not duplicated on the logs of individual Master Gardeners.
For more information, contact Robin Hessey
Last updated: 10/6/2008