Camps hold tremendous sway over our nations’ youth. That’s a huge responsibility and privilege. But our world is broken in many ways, and the American Camp Assocaition and The Redwoods Group believe camps are well-positioned to invest now in the development of our future leaders of consequence. We will discuss this idea in our...
Social Smarts: Setting Up A Facebook Page For Your Organization
I want to spend some time discussing the basics of setting up a Facebook page for your organization. Many organizations aren’t using Facebook yet, or aren’t sure exactly what to do with their profile once it’s set up. Here are the basics: Determine your organization’s purpose. The first thing you need to do is figure out the...
The First 8 Steps To Take When A Child Has Been Bullied
In 2010, it was estimated that 160,000 children missed school every day because they were afraid of being bullied. 1 in 7 children between kindergarten and 12th grade are being bullied or are bullies themselves. If you’re working for a child-serving organization, then you are almost certainly working with bullies and victims. Prevention is...
Darkness To Light and YMCA Make Headway Against Child Sexual Abuse
The AP recently released an article titled “Major youth groups make headway against sex abuse“, which highlights the great efforts of Darkness To Light and the YMCA as well as many other child serving organizations. One of the quotes that really spoke to us when reading the article was from Kent Johnson, COO of YMCA of...
Social Smarts: Building Good Relationships Online
In my previous Social Smarts articles, I discussed the importance of listening to what people are saying about your brand and offered some free tools for helping you monitor it. Today, I want to spend some time discussing how to build relationships online. Whether online or in person, relationships are built on trust. Building up trust is...
“Patriots Day” at YMCA
We all know what happened last Sunday when New England beat the Ravens to earn a trip to the Super Bowl, but here’s what was going on at the Hockomock Y in the days before. Whether you’re a Pats fan or not, this is pretty cool. And our friend, Ed Hurley, CEO of the...
Falling Soccer Goal Kills 9-Year-Old Boy
WRAL, a television station in the Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville areas of North Carolina, recently posted an article on the tragic death of a 9-year-old boy who was killed by a falling soccer goal. ”Maria Escalera says her son, Juan Escalera, 9, was visiting his cousins and decided to play soccer after church. “My husband...
Mission First: Employee Safety – Changing Behavior Part 3
This post is the third and final in a series about our new initiative, Mission First: Employee Safety. The purpose of this initiative is to re-frame the conversation about workplace safety to one about the important role of staff in pursuit of your mission and ultimately, reduce injuries by providing the resources and guidance...
Education Opportunity: FacilityDude University 2012
We know how challenging it can be to manage your facilities on a declining budget, so we try to alert you to any potential opportunities that would help with those issues. One such event that may help is the upcoming conference FacilityDude University - Welcome to the Dude Ranch. We chose to participate in this event because...
Mission First: Employee Safety – Changing Behavior Part 2
This post is the second in a series about our new initiative, Mission First: Employee Safety. The purpose of this initiative is to re-frame the conversation about workplace safety to one about the important role of staff in pursuit of your mission and ultimately, reduce injuries by providing the resources and guidance to create...