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On-Site Staff / Partnerships and Building Relationships / Program Design, Development, and Quality

Serving Through Hands-On Projects

Jill Gordon No Comments

Editors Note: A special thank you to author @jillgordon for sharing one of four of Youth Philanthropy’s webinar series. Today’s post focuses on service learning models that can be implemented in your program too!  Click on the webinar link below “Serving through Hands-on Projects” for the full program.  And, keep your eyes open in February for the next special webinar from Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana.  Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana (YPII) created a 4-part webi...Read More

What Kind Of Mark Did You Make Today? What Kind Of Mark Did You Make Today?
On-Site Staff / Opinion / Staff Leadership and Management

What Kind Of Mark Did You Make Today?

Renaye Thornborrow No Comments

Checking in with your kids each day is a great way to help them remember their values and to focus on the type of person that they want to be. And a great question to ask each day is – “What mark did you make today?” You see, every time we are with someone we leave a “mark” – either a “gold heart” or a “grungy mark” depending on how we treated them. When I was a young girl, my Dad loved to talk about the Golden Rule – “to treat others as I would want to be treated.” The Golden Rule was rea...Read More

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On-Site Staff / Partnerships and Building Relationships / Staff Leadership and Management

Never Underestimate the Power of Relationship Building

Jaime Singer No Comments

As a technical assistance and professional development provider, I often receive vague requests for “classroom management training.” It usually goes something like this: Program Director: My tutors need training on classroom management. Me: Okay, tell me a little bit about your tutors and your program. Program Director: I use certified teachers to tutor the students in my program. School is dismissed at 3:15 and tutoring takes place from 3:30-4:30. We used to have a lot of participat...Read More