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Speakers Bureau
In accordance with the FBCMG Operations Manual, the FBCMG Speakers Bureau will serve to fulfill the requests for educational gardening
programs of interest to the community, as well as to promote the Fort Bend County Master Gardener program.
- The Speakers Bureau will be comprised of FBCMG members in good standing who are approved by the Master Volunteer Coordinator and the Community Relations Director.
- All Speakers Bureau presentations will contain research based scientific and educational content and will reflect all appropriate references and credits.
- The content of all Speakers Bureau presentations and materials will be reviewed and approved by the Master Volunteer Coordinator and/or the County Extension Agent prior to presentation. All presentations and materials will contain the appropriate Extension Service logo and Texas Master Gardener logo.
- The Speakers Bureau Program will be evaluated annually by the Community Relations Director, the Master Volunteer Coordinator, and the FBCMG president to ascertain the success of the preceding year.
- An attendance sheet will be used at all presentations to obtain demographic information as well as headcounts.
- Evaluation sheets may be used to obtain information to better serve the community's interest in future programs.
- Honorariums and mileage reimbursements for Speakers Bureau presenters are addressed in Section 27 of the Operations Manual. (Section 27 states: Honorariums given to FBCMG members who present programs on behalf of FBCMG in the community are the property of FBCMG, Inc. This includes monetary compensation and gift cards. In-kind items such as individualized mementos from an organization (e.g., a patriotic wall hanging from a Rotary Club) may be kept by the individual presenter. FBCMG will not reimburse FBCMG members for mileage when programs are presented in Fort Bend County. For program arrangements that require travel outside of Fort Bend County, FBCMG will require sponsoring organizations to reimburse the FBCMG volunteer for mileage at the then current IRS mileage rate.
- Ownership of Speakers Bureau presentations and materials is addressed in Section 29 of the Operations Manual. (Section 29 states: Permission must first be obtained from the originator(s) of the work before using any works not previously designated as being available for general use by FBCMG or its members. FBCMG will not assume ownership of works without express written consent (Appendix L). Proper credit will be given to the originator whenever the work is used.
Speakers are available for a number of topics. To have a Fort Bend Master Gardener speak to your group or organization, please contact us.
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