• Incentive Models

  Incentive Models There is so much research supporting a move from negative reinforcement to positive. Schools don't want to spend time tracking compliance hours, sending bills to busy, dual-income families, and dealing with the backlash of those communications. While schools are spending this time tracking non-participants and haggling over bills, very little time is spent appreciating and recognizing the tremendous efforts of those that go above-and-beyond year-after-year. We need toFew readers

• Redefine Engagement

  Redefine Engagement 21st century parents are typically dual income and are busy. Their primary asset, time, is at a premium. Many of the schools say the same thing, “80 percent of the volunteering is performed by 20 percent of the people.” Well, that’s probably going to be true in most organizations. The primary reason is that ~99 percent of your volunteering needs requires time; therefore, there is a smaller subset of your community that can provide such time. Also, people choose where toFew readers

• Simplify You Process

  Simplify Your Process While the process of volunteering may seem simple — a subset of folks create volunteering events, overall community can sign-up for those events, and the volunteers are then typically required to report their volunteer hours to school or parent group leader. It can be fraught with manual processes and lots and lots of emails. Most schools have hundreds of events across school, classroom, and year-long positions. The sheer volume of events makes this process more comFew readers

• 3 Ways to Protect Your Data & Devices

  3 Free Ways to Protect Your Data & Devices Everyone knows cybersecurity is a good thing, but the extra time needed to put these measures in place can delay us. But honestly, now is the time. In an increasingly digital world, cybersecurity is every person's responsibility. In many cases, cyberattack is due to ignorance & negligence of simple security measures. Even if the platforms hosting your information are safe, keeping your accounts & devices safe is up to you. If you aren'tFew readers