Phone Scammers So this isn’t specifically about nonprofits, or volunteerism – but if you’re reading this, you’re probably involved with one of those. One of the things I want to provide for my readers are things to make their lives better. This will make your life better. It will free up your time so … Read more
Why You Feel Guilty Asking One of the biggest roadblocks to people recruiting volunteers, or raising money is guilt. People are naturally feel guilty asking for things. We’re trained that asking for thing makes us look weak. It also makes us feel vulnerable. We hate hearing the word no. Nobody really likes being told no. … Read more
About a week ago, I posted a piece about “the top 10 reasons to send your kid to camp.” It was read by people all over the world. The biggest concern people had was, “we can get kids to go to camp, but getting adults to go with them is the tough part.” So, … Read more
Father’s Day This Sunday is Father’s Day. We lost my dad about three years ago. So, as a way of remembering him, and paying tribute to him, I thought I’d write about him – and in particular, about one particular trip that taught me a lot about life. Mount Kinsman The year was 1990. I was a … Read more
Camp Songs It’s almost time for summer camp. Cub Day Camps will be starting soon. Scout troops will be going to resident camp. So I figured I’d put out a few of my favorite camp songs. A couple of reasons for this: one, you can never know enough, the old ones will get old, and … Read more
Creating Attractive Infographics for Free The great thing about social media is that anybody can get on it to spread their message. The bad thing about social media is that anybody can get on it to spread their message. With millions of people sharing billions of things, how do you stand out? How do you … Read more
When working with volunteers, thanks is the only payment we can really give them. And there are only so many official awards that can be handed out. Then, once a volunteer has been given all of those, what other ways of thanking leaders are there? This was a question that would come up more often … Read more
What Successful Scouting Units All Tend To Have in Common I’ve been involved in Scouting for the better part of 33 years, and in that time, I’ve been involved with an awful lot of scouting units. I’ve observed several things that all successful scouting units have in common. I hope that this describes your unit, … Read more
I love Scout Camp. I’ve been a “camp guy” for the better part of 30 years, in just about every capacity. I’ve been a camper. A Scout leader. A scout camp commissioner, an administrator, instructor, inspector, and a lifeguard… and it’s been an absolute blast. But probably the best thing about going to camp is watching … Read more
Scout Campfire Skits It’s almost summer. Time for Scouting groups everywhere to get ready to go to camp. It’s also about the time when den leaders everywhere are thrust into the unwitting role of producers and directors of skits at Day Camps everywhere. Every year at day camp, I’d get hit up by den leaders … Read more