County Spotlight Templates (formerly County Reports)
County Directors are expected to oversee the annual completion of a 1-page front and back “County Spotlight” for communication and advocacy purposes, by November 1st. UC ANR leadership and Government Relations use these documents when meeting with your local elected officials at annual meetings in November and state/federal elected officials throughout the year. Counties are also encouraged to share these documents with their partners and County Boards of Supervisors.
*NEW* For the November 1st, 2025 deadline, we have provided an updated County Spotlight template with a fresh design and easier to use.
- To complete a County Spotlight, download the County Spotlight template and follow these Steps to completing a County Spotlight
- View an example of a completed County Spotlight here.
- Upload your final 1-page report in the Google folder by November 1st. Navigate to the most recent year, select “Final [year] reports shared by counties” and upload your report.
Tips
- Update county-specific metrics every year as they become available. You can access county-specific metrics in the “County-level data” folder for the most recent year in Google Drive. Stories do not need to be updated quite as often. Use your judgment to decide when new stories should be added or updated so that your report stays relevant.
- Use human interest stories with details of real projects (for example, a specific 4-H project and the resulting impact to the youth and their community) to demonstrate the whole program's impact. Include measured outcomes of your programming either within the text or as a callout textbox. Both are important to engage government officials and community stakeholders.
- For help with the content of your report, reach out to Anne Megaro (ammegaro@ucanr.edu) or Sheron Violini (sviolini@ucanr.edu) for support.
- For help with county-specific metrics, reach out to Christina Becker (christina.becker@ucop.edu) for support.
- If you have trouble opening the Google folder: Click on this link or copy-paste the link into your web browser: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z85fHXKfVDTxUHQaE-qkwFZhOHl7OEpr?usp=sharing. You may need to be logged in to my.ucdavis.edu or any Google account to access the folder.
- This product should be used and modified to fit your county's needs and to highlight the best of your county's programming. Modify the template and replace sections based on what's relevant to you, your partners and stakeholders.
- UC ANR has transitioned to using “Bynder” to host a repository of publishable photos. You can submit a request to IT for access to Bynder.
Other opportunities: Create a one-pager for your program or project
Example: Turn this word doc into this vibrant pdf.
Proclamation template
Examples: Master Gardener Proclamation DRAFT