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Using Policy to Market, Recruit and Select Quality Volunteers
Have you ever heard: "Like attracts Like"? Well, it's true for your support program too. Know it or not, you will attract, recruit, select and train volunteers based on the values of your program. Program policy should include a foundational list of core values that...
Success means Building “Buy In” at All Levels
Successful teams have support. Whether you’re trying to build a team within your agency, organization or community, you will need “buy in” at multiple levels. Bottom-up Buy in The “bottom-up”approach builds buy in at the “worker-bee” level. This formation includes...
One-Stop-Shop for all things Peer Support
Whether you're gathering information or have an established program with a team in need of refresh training, consider us your one-stop-shop for all things peer support. We have a 7-step process for starting, training and maintaining an exceptional peer support...
Syllabus: Providing Support to those Struggling with Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Workshop
Title: Providing Support to those Struggling Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Length: 4-hours (generally) Method of Delivery: Lecture, demonstration and laboratory Description: This course provides teams members knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) needed to...
When Left In Isolation…
I grabbed my cup of coffee this morning and started sipping. I must have gotten distracted because I walked away from it for a bit. By the time I came back to it, my coffee was cold. Well, it wasn't cold, per se; it just wasn't as hot as it was when I first poured...
Benefits for “community collaborative” as crisis response
FREE Downloads!Click here (PDF)Click here (PDF)Click here (PDF)What is a Community Crisis Collaborative ? A community crisis collaborative is a community-driven, response network that includes (but not limited to): First responders / emergency responders Chaplains /...