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100 Almost Free Ways to Appreciate Volunteers
A few weeks ago we met with all of our KidMin staff and brainstormed for 30 minutes on free or nearly free ways we can appreciate our volunteers. Our goal was to come up with 100 ideas! After I took out the duplicate ideas or ideas that did not meet our “nearly free” criteria we didn’t [...]
Continue reading...Take A Look @ Sunday, March 4
7. March 2012
Sunday was a busy, packed day! I had a chance to do a whole lot of observing. Here’s what happened: Launched the Big Idea of Honor Watched KidStuf Live Hosted visiting churches for Sunday’s at North Point Observed the crowded hallways between services Listened in as a large group team debriefed Talked through a tough situation Cleaned up when a child threw up [...]
Continue reading...Top Tips Tuesday!
6. March 2012
We all know strong healthy relationships are important when building high functioning, compassionate and committed volunteer teams. I think our team excels in their friendships and true compassion for the people who serve with them. So I asked them to share their Top Tips! Here are the Top Tips from our team on building relationships with [...]
Continue reading...Kicking off the Year!
14. August 2011
Today was promotion Sunday - a big day around here! Hundreds of kids and parents arrived at our campuses ready jump in. Some came for the first time. Preparation for this day takes months. We really aren’t preparing for just one day. We’re preparing for the whole year. Where does most of our preparation lie? Volunteers! We find [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Be That Leader
10. August 2011
We used this video last year and we are using it again this year! It’s just a fun way to remind our volunteers of a few important things.
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 3
16. May 2011
New Volunteers have a lot of questions! We need to ease their concerns and provide answers. It is very important that all of our volunteers are trained and prepared to do a great job. It’s difficult to make sure that every new volunteer receives the same information in the best possible way. If you want to deliver [...]
Continue reading...Apprenticing Small Group Leaders
13. May 2011
Since we’ve been talking about new volunteers all week, I thought you might like to see the piece we are using this week to apprentice new volunteers. Part 3 of the New Volunteer Process will be posted on Monday!
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 2
11. May 2011
It can be challenging to keep up with where potential volunteers are in the process, and to make sure that all new volunteers complete every step. A clear system will help! We are right in the middle of talking about our New Volunteer Process. If you missed the first few steps, you can find them here. One [...]
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 1
9. May 2011
It is challenging to get hundreds of new volunteers moving in the same direction with excellence! We are in the thick of recruiting, training, orientating, apprenticing, and placing new volunteers for the fall. EVERYONE on our team has some responsibility for new volunteers. We know that our ability to place volunteers who feel prepared, want to stay, [...]
Continue reading...New Volunteer Orientation Video
2. May 2011
One of the first steps in our New Volunteer Process is an orientation. You can read more about our orientations here. Sometimes we combine both potential new Waumba Land (preschool) and UpStreet (elementary) volunteers into the same orientation. This means that the communicator has to be well versed in both departments and create an outline that [...]
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2. April 2012
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