Transcript Sustainability Connections

A Community Film Series
Ramona Madhosingh-Hector
Urban Sustainability Agent
UF/IFAS Extension
Objectives
Enhance sustainability programming
efforts through regional collaborations
 Educate participants about topical
issues using temporal film analysis
 Expose audiences to Extension and its
resources

Methods
Film screenings
 Moderated panel discussions
 Retrospective evaluations
 Community expo
 Call to Action

Methods
Proposal
Partner
Meeting(s)
Panel
Structure
Marketing
Materials
Implement
and
Evaluate
THE
CLIMATE
CHANGE
STORY
CLIMATE
CHANGE
CLIPS
PANELISTS
UF/IFAS
 USF
 Local/Regional

Community Expo
Results

Evaluations
 128 attendees
 62% response rate

Other data
 53% non-USF
 60% unfamiliar with Extension
 94% program quality
Results

Retrospective evaluations
 Before/After
 “level of concern”
 “willingness to engage in discussion”
Results

Follow-up evaluations
 3 months
 email addresses
 assess pledge behavior
Results
Participants' Retrospective Analysis
Film Titles
Shattered Sky
Island President
Willingess to Engage
Level of Concern
Weather Report
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Percent Change
14%
16%
18%
20%
Results
Attendee Pledges to Benefit Environment
20%
18%
16%
Percent
14%
12%
1 pledge
10%
2 pledges
3 or more pledges
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Weather Report
Island President
Film Titles
Shattered Sky
Follow-up Evaluations
Which of the following pledges was
easiest to complete?
Take advantage of sales tax holiday
Use alternative transportation
Talk to neighbor or friend
Join local environmental group
Buy carbon offsets
Contact an official
Attend a public meeting
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Follow-up Evaluations
What barriers kept you from completing a pledge?
Information
Cost
Time
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Going Forward
New Films
Partnerships
Interconnectedness
Alternative formats
Conclusions

Film – innovative
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Program design flexibility
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New audiences and old audiences
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Expert information on complex issues

Extension as an expert facilitator
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