The Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ program and the Progressive Agriculture Foundation are funded solely by contributions, grants, and sponsorships.  Of the foundation’s total expenses, 76.4% are dedicated to our safety and health program and 23.6% are fundraising/administrative expenses.  According to the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, they expect a minimum of 65% of a foundation's funding be directed to program-related costs.  Our overhead and fundraising costs are one-third less than the Better Business Bureau’s threshold.

• Make a cash or in-kind donation to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation
• Donate a high-resolution slide scanner to the foundation
• Volunteer your time to help with miscellaneous duties in the Birmingham, AL foundation office
• Provide professional in-kind art, writing, printing, publicity, website or photography services
• Volunteer to write a new lesson plan for the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ Topics and Activities Manual
• Volunteer to build small scale props to be used in training sessions

If you or someone you know is interested in conducting a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ for your community, read through all the information on this website. Then, simply complete and return an Application Form by July 15 for safety days being held the following year.

If you have one or more Progressive Agriculture Safety Days™ near you, you can help by doing any of the following:

Volunteer to do one or more of the following:

• Serve on the planning committee
• Teach one of the classes
• Be a group leader, supervising 8 to 15 participants throughout the day
• Prepare and serve lunch
• Help with pre-registration and registration
• Help with mailings
• Help stuff take-home bags
• Help set-up or take-down the site
• Provide farm equipment or other items needed for demonstrations
• Provide storage for all supplies
• Help publicize the safety day through the local media
• Print and distribute posters and/or flyers

• Travel for the coordinator to attend a training session for each year they conduct a safety day (mileage or airfare; as well as additional hotel and food that are not paid by the foundation)
• Site for the event
• Food (usually one meal, beverages and snacks)
• Opening or closing speakers who charge a fee
• Printing
• Postage
• Items for take-home bags
• Supplies
• Audio-visual equipment, microphones, etc