1. Annie’s Project – Education for Farm Women Annie’s Project – Education for Farm Women a 501(c)(3) organization.

2. Introduction to Annie’s Project Presented by: [Presenter’s name and title here]

3. Vision Enhancing the lives of rural women.

4. Mission To empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information.

5. What Annie’s Project Provides Safe Harbor Connection Discovery Shared Experience Small Group Interactive-Dynamic

6. The Annie’s Project Audience Mothers and daughters Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law Newly-wed women Women dating farmers Young and old City, rural and farm women Widows Sisters of farmers

7. Demographics – Marital Status

8. Demographics – Business Structure

9. Demographics – Income Category

10. Demographics – Acreage Owned

11. Basic Annie’s Project Topics Communications Financials Leasing Loan preparation Insurance Commodity marketing Government agencies

12. Managing for Today and Tomorrow Five-session program (15 hours) Considered a good second-level course Educates farm women about farm-transition issues −Succession Planning −Estate Planning −Retirement Planning −Business Planning

13. Decision-Making Formula Information + knowledge = decisions Incorrect information + knowledge = bad decisions Correct information + no knowledge = bad decisions Correct information + knowledge = no guarantees

14. Five Dangerous D’s Death Divorce Disability Disagreement Debt

15. Research Conclusion Women attending an Annie’s Project course are equally benefited, regardless of their socio- economic background.

16. History of Annie’s Project Began in February 2003 with a class of ten women at Kaskaskia College in Illinois Dedicated to the APEFW founder’s mother, Annie

17. Annie’s Project – Education for Farm Women Annie’s Project – Education for Farm Women a 501(c)(3) organization.