It Happened... Your Impacts...

It happened… Tony prepared to meet with several legislators and wanted copies of your Impact reports.  Guess what?  As Amy reviewed the county impact reports for printing, there were several that she deemed unacceptable for Tony’s use (I am paraphrasing!).  Just in case you didn’t know, you can go in and see what everyone sees.  Here is how:

Log on to AIMS – http://aims.uaex.edu

Scroll over results and select “FY2012 and above”

Scroll all the way down to Section V. Impact Reports and select “More…”

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(Hold down the Control key to manually override pop-up blockers.)

You should see what Tony (or anyone else for that matter!) when they run a report for your county.  Are you okay with what they will find? 

Are they how you would want your county represented to the world?

AIMS is Closed

Stick a fork in 2012... It is DONE!

AIMS is closed until further notice.  We will open up for FY2013 after we complete our testing.  There are some updates being made but we haven't overhauled it yet. :)

Have a wonderful weekend,

The AIMS Team

Your Volunteer Data Matters

Why is it so important to have your volunteer data in AIMS? 
Check out this site and how your reported data compares to other Extension Services around the nation:  http://excellencedata.tamu.edu/Volunteer/

*To clarify their "Other" category includes our Extension Homemaker volunteers as well as all audiences other than 4-H and Master Gardeners.

Impact Photos Not Printing?

"I inserted a few photos as per your instructions in the online video. When I print my statement, the pictures don't print, but everything else does. Any reason for this?"

 

When the print dialog box is open… make sure that "Documents and Markups" is selected under Comments & Forms.  If it is only Documents, the pictures won't print.  If it still gives you trouble, give me a call.

 

Case of Writer's Block?

So you have a case of writer's block and can't seem to figure how to write your impact report??? 

Writing Better Outcomes (NIFA)



This link contains some ideas on writing your Impact report.  This presentation was developed by our Federal stakeholder, NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture).  While it is intended for the NIFA Plan of Work and Report of Accomplishments, it is also good to think about for your Impact Reports.

Impact PDF - How to Pull Reports from AIMS

Wondering how to pull those Impact PDFs back out of AIMS?  Check out this video:

This can be useful tool for comparing reports or getting ideas for content, style, etc.  It is also a good idea to pull for your county/unit so that you can see what someone else will see when they are looking.

FY12 Value of Volunteer Time

The estimated dollar value of volunteer time for 2011 is $21.79 per hour*.

The estimated dollar value for time spent by volunteers in advisory roles (boards, councils, etc.) is $100.00 per hour.

The estimate helps acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. Charitable organizations can use this estimate to quantify the enormous value volunteers provide.

*From http://independentsector.org/volunteer_time

Inserting Photos in Impact PDF - How To Insert Photo (VIDEO)

In addition to the step-by-step instructions... Here is a video that walks you through inserting a photo into your Impact PDF templates:

Impact Back Page Offers Flexibility

If you are looking for more flexibility for your impact template... Look no further than the template for the second page.  This set of Microsoft Word documents complement the Program Area Impact PDF templates.

AIMS Closes October 5th

AIMS will close on October 5th, 2012 at 4:30p.m. Central time.
Be sure to have your data entered before the system shuts down.
At that time, the following major categories of data should be in the system:

FY12 Impact Training Centra Recordings

Links to the the ANR or FCS Impact Report Writing workshops conducted by Dr. Rick Cartwright and Dr. Anne Sortor respectively:

ANR-
http://webconference.tamus.edu/SiteRoots/main/User/PlaybackOptions.jhtml?s_id=00000116b52c00000138a7290601966b&cdurl=null&r_id=000000a22671000001393706dad59310&sessionid=1347397631250130502

FCS-
http://webconference.tamus.edu/SiteRoots/main/User/PlaybackOptions.jhtml?s_id=000000b5ad680000013912daf15b84e8&cdurl=null&r_id=000000b5ad680000013912daf15b8619&sessionid=1347397631250130502

If you have any other questions or are in need of additional resources, please let me know!

Apology for Multiple Corrections

I apologize to each and everyone of you for sending out multiple versions of the templates.  While I recommend using MSWord to draft your impacts so that you can copy and paste... I still should have not been in such a hurry to get them out that I posted files with errors.

I hope you will accept my apology and know that I am doing what I can to get you the resources you need.

Thanks,

Nikki

Photos for Impact Templates- Part 1

For each of the Impact Report templates there are two places where you can copy and paste an image- top right and bottom left of page .  With the Reader-enabled PDF you are not able to insert an image directly from your photo files.  Stock photos are available, see link below.
 
The easiest way (we have found) to do this is:

• Select the picture (seems to work best out of MSWord or Powerpoint), copy it, and then paste it into the PDF document.

How to Download M.I.S.C.-097 Templates

Go to http://intranet.uaex.edu/policy/Templates/template_misc.asp and download each of the Program Area Impact Report templates.

a.       Click on the link for M.I.S.C. -097 -4-H to open up the PDF file

How to Upload Impact PDFs into AIMS

Log on to AIMS (http://aims.uaex.edu)

Go to my Reporting

Find the “Program Area Impact Report(s)” link and click on it