August 26, 2024

The Benefits of Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback is an excellent way to build a strong team, improve performance, and create a healthy dialog. It gives others a sense of value and engagement and allows staff and volunteers to take ownership of their contributions. To gain the benefits of feedback, you must ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares10 Guidelines That Enhance Your Child Protection Policy

August 20, 2024

Ten Guidelines That Enhance Your Child Protection Policy

Children are vulnerable. That’s why having a comprehensive child protection policy (CPP) for managing safety concerns should be the foundation of your approach to protection and well-being. A CPP is a living document that should be used consistently, reviewed, and updated as often as necessary. It ...

August 14, 2024

How To Implement a Successful Family Survey

Families’ opinions matter, and as their wants and needs change, it’s important for performance and growth to know. An annual family survey is a great way to gather strategic information, identify changes in expectations, connect with families, learn what is and isn’t working for the ...

July 30, 2024

Ten Ways to Prevent Bullying in Your Organization

Previously, we shared information on how to prevent, address, and help bullied children and youth, but what about adults in leadership roles, volunteering, or on staff? Do they experience bullying? Unfortunately, yes. Per HRAcuity, 52% of employees have experienced or witnessed inappropriate and unethical misconduct towards ...

July 17, 2024

5 Ways to Grow as A Leader This Summer

Summer is a great time to develop leadership skills, which are often overlooked during the busy year. With the break from the everyday demands of the school year, it’s a good time to invest in discovering new ideas, fine-tuning organizational skills, and preparing for the ...

June 25, 2024

Safety Guidelines for Youth Volunteers

Recruiting safe, energetic, committed, and engaged volunteers can be daunting. This is why some leaders prefer building volunteer teams for children’s ministry from within their organizations. You can save time and resources by attracting younger attendees already participating in middle and high school ministries. However, as ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares The Easy Hacks to Master Productivity

June 18, 2024

Ten Easy Hacks to Master Productivity

Do you feel like you are riding a multitasking roller coaster and struggling to be present and more efficient in accomplishing daily tasks? If so, you need a plan to hack your productivity. While there’s no shortage of information on being more productive, it’s hard ...

June 12, 2024

Top Tips for VBS Follow-Up

Vacation Bible School (VBS) is done! So, what’s next? VBS is one of the most significant outreach events of the year. You’re exhilarated, exhausted, and contemplating the next big thing. Remember, the follow-up is as important as all the work you’ve already done. By following up, ...

June 4, 2024

Understanding Emotional Intelligence

Outstanding leadership includes several competencies, with Emotional Intelligence (EI) near the top. Several studies underscore the importance of having EI as a leader and its power to transform teams and sometimes entire cultures. If you are a leader or working to become one, the first ...

May 21, 2024

Prevention Strategies to Avoid Burnout

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and research indicates that 44% of US workers feel burned out. According to data from SHRM, workers who are burned out are three times more likely to actively search for another job and significantly less likely to exceed baseline ...