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Fee generation

Increased use of fees in MU Extension

Historically, cooperative extension programs have relied on federal, state, and county appropriations as well as grant and contract funding to largely underwrite the cost of programs. Recent areas of growth in funding streams include grants, gifts, sponsorships and fees. The current complement of resources being generated is not keeping pace with the rising costs of education or with the increasing demand for educational programming from Missouri constituents. Fees will provide considerable potential for revenue growth in the future, which will help MU Extension meet the state’s needs for programs and services.

While the use of fees is a necessity, it does provide opportunities for all those involved. Some of the outcomes and opportunities expected as a result of participation in fee collection include the following:

• Acknowledgement from customers that programs are valued and “worth” paying for.
• All parties that bear a cost in program production will be included in the distribution of revenue from the program (e.g., win/win situations where both counties and the University receive funding from the fees collected).
• Sustainability for programs and services.
• Additional flexible funds for faculty and teams.
• Greater ability to maintain staffing numbers in an uncertain economic environment as fee revenues will diversify the sources of funding for our programs locally and statewide.
• Potential for additional contractual employees.
• Possible additions of permanent positions as fee revenues grow over time.

Materials, tools and resources

Fee generation worksheet; online tool, login required

Overarching revenue generation guiding principles
   View as HTML or download .pdf

Videos

3/10/2011
Rhonda Gibler, assistant vice provost-management, and Max Summers, business development program director, provide an update on fee generation.
Play the video (WMV)

10/14/2010
Rhonda Gibler, associate vice provost, and Jo Britt-Rankin, state specialist and HES Extension associate dean, provide an update on the transition process.
Play the video (WMV)

Sept. 2009: Announcement of fees standardization process (WMV)

January 2010: Video update (WMV)
Rhonda Gibler, assistant vice provost-management, and Dave Baker, agriculture and natural resources program director, discuss progress and input on MU Extension's new fee standardization and revenue generation policy. Gibler also discusses the next steps, including creation of an online credit-card payment system for county extension offices. Play video (WMV)
 

Guidelines for generation and use of fees for MU Extension | PDF

Transition guidelines for three year implementation | PDF

Responsibility matrix by position (XSLX)

Fee generation worksheet; online tool, login required

Frequently asked questions — review questions the committee has answered or pose new questions (updated 1/14/2013)

Average compensation rates for standard MU Extension positions (updated 11/12/12)

Example county as host cost list: download (DOCX) | PDF   (added 1/4/10)

Talking points on fees for programs and services (PDF)

Fee generation committee

Rhonda Gibler,  Dave Baker, Mark Stillwell, Dean Larkin, Joy Millard, Jo Britt-Rankin, Jackie Rasumssen, Ben Gallup, Tony Delong, Jay Chism

Program review committees/work groups

An integral part of the transition process is a complete review of all programs.  Program Directors are leading processes with the goal of having all programs reviewed by the end of the 3rd year.  Current committees are listed below.

Community Development

Community Leadership Development
Johanna Reed Adams, David Hill, Dean Larkin, Shelley Bush-Rowe

Community Emergency Management and Building Safe Communities
Conne Burnham, Celeste Vanderbrugen, Dennis Minzes, and B.J. Eavy

Business Development
John Brueck, Mary Paulsell, Chris Bouchard, Jean Bruns, Richard Proffer, Ron Mueller, and Ryan Wescoat

Human Environmental Science

Architectural studies
Marsha Alexander, Rebecca Blocker, Pat Snodgrass, Jeff Barber, Candice Fischer

Human Development and Family Studies
Nina Chen, Art Schneider, Kathy Dothage, Jane Hunter, Renette Wardlow

Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Vera Massey, Jim Meyer, Maude Harris, Melissa Bess, Tammy Roberts

Personal Financial Planning
Debbie Whiston, Janet Lafon, Cynthia Crawford, Wendy Brumbaugh, Carole Bozworth

Building Strong Families and Focus on Kids (Dave and Lucy would like to have input from the following) Debby Whiston, Art Schneider, Nina Chen, Jane Hunter

Agriculture and Natural Resource

ANR is using the traditional committee approach.   We are trying to engage most of the faculty both on and off campus in the process. The leaders of the five groups are:

Ag Business Management: Ron Plain

Integrated Crop Management/Horticulture: Rob Kallenbach

Livestock Production System: Dave Patterson

Natural Resource: Hank Stelzer

Environmental Quality: Bob Broz

4-H

The committees consisted of two field faculty from each region and the president and president-elect of MAE4-HYW.  Membership on this changes somewhat annually. The leaders of the committees are:

Youth Development Academy: Alison Copeland and Steve Henness

School Enrichment: Ben Gallup and Bradd Anderson

Community Club Programs: Ina Linville and Gerry Snapp

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