A True Sport Agreement answers a simple, but important question, “How are we going to treat each other in this group?” The agreement is created by teammates and coaches in an open and safe forum.
Commit to Kids provides policies, strategies, and a step-by-step plan for reducing the risk of child sexual abuse, encouraging organizations to take an active, participatory role in protecting children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
To understand how certain strategies and elements of emotional intelligence influence organizational effectiveness and, consequently, the relationship between board and executive director.
It's often the same people volunteering for the soccer club, the hockey club, the church bazaar and the community fun day. It’s great to see such commitment and dedication, but along with their involvement there is a great danger – volunteer burnout!
Is your group trying to look forward and evolve but having trouble knowing where to start? Been working on a project for so long, you’ve lost track of whether things are going as planned? Use evaluation as a starting point, a check-in or a final step.
Does your organization have difficulty recruiting new volunteers? It may be more than a lack of willing volunteers. It may be time to take a closer look at how your organization works.
The kind of experience a new member has with your group is more important than you might realize. If people don’t feel welcome or needed, their interest and enthusiasm will disappear and your group has just lost a valuable resource!
If the club hires staff, the board is accountable for the recruitment and orientation of the most senior employee (i.e., CEO, president, head coach) in the club...
All new employees and volunteers (including directors) are oriented and provided the appropriate training to perform their job and to understand the policies of the club...