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Video guides for the people who run volunteer programs
Short, practical walkthroughs for nonprofit, church, school, camp and youth-sports leaders: screening volunteers the right way, staying FCRA-compliant, recruiting, and keeping the people you serve safe. Every video is free, and each one links to the full written guide it comes from.
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October 9, 2026
Contributors, Not Recipients | Catherine Stephenson, IROSA Cares | The Sign-In Table Ep. 2
After more than 35 years as an educator, Catherine Stephenson started something of her own — and named it for her parents, Ira and Rose.
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October 7, 2026
Honoring the Young Volunteers Who Show Up | Catherine Stephenson, IROSA Cares #shorts #nonprofit
Recognition isn't a nice-to-have for young volunteers. It's part of the work. Catherine Stephenson, Founder and CEO of IROSA Cares, on honoring the…
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October 6, 2026
Gratitude & Human Connection in the Age of AI | Catherine Stephenson #shorts #volunteermanagement
A 35-year educator on what technology can't replace. Catherine Stephenson, Founder and CEO of IROSA Cares, on gratitude, human connection, and why…
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October 2, 2026
Building a Supportive Board for Your Nonprofit | Catherine Stephenson #Shorts #volunteermanagement
Every founder is told to build a board. Nobody tells you how to find the right people. Catherine Stephenson, Founder and CEO of IROSA Cares, on…
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September 30, 2026
Packing Food for Families in Need | Catherine Stephenson, IROSA Cares #shorts #volunteermanagement
At a 9/11 Day of Service at Stamford PAL, young people and volunteers packed 10,000 meals for local families and 100 care packages for veterans and…
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September 28, 2026
Celebrating Selfless Students | Catherine Stephenson, IROSA Cares #shorts
Recruiting young volunteers is one thing. Celebrating them is another. Catherine Stephenson, Founder and CEO of IROSA Cares, on why she makes a…
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September 28, 2026
Funding the IROSA Impact Club at Stamford PAL | Catherine Stephenson #shorts
Programs are the easy part to fund. The infrastructure behind them isn't. Catherine Stephenson, Founder and CEO of IROSA Cares, on what it takes to…
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September 25, 2026
Why Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Need a Mentor Who's Lived It | Brandi Pillow
When her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Brandi Pillow found help for the medical side, but almost none for the emotional side. So she…
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September 22, 2026
A braveONE Chapter in Every State, Starting in New England
braveONE is a Texas-based nonprofit that pairs kids living with Type 1 Diabetes with trained, screened mentors who live with T1D themselves. Now…
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September 16, 2026
Where 100% of Donations Go | Mentors for Kids With Type 1
Where does your donation go? Brandi Pillow, founder of braveONE, says a hundred percent of the donations they receive go right back into the…
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September 15, 2026
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Stop Your Kid #type1diabetes #type1diabetesawareness
When a child with Type 1 Diabetes sees adults living full lives with T1D, from athletes to pilots to professionals, they see what's possible. That's…
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September 14, 2026
Camp Staff Training: A Day-by-Day Orientation Schedule (Overnight + Day Camp)
Good camp staff training is a written, day-by-day plan: about a week for an overnight camp and two to three days for a day camp, with child…
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September 14, 2026
How to Hire Camp Counselors: Timeline, Interview Questions & Ratios
Hiring camp counselors starts in the fall, not in spring. This walkthrough covers the month-by-month calendar camp directors use to have staff…
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September 14, 2026
Church Nursery Volunteer Shortage? How to Staff It Safely
Who's really staffing your church nursery? Church volunteering has bounced back since the pandemic, but many churches still struggle to keep enough…
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September 14, 2026
Fall 5K Volunteers: Why 1 in 3 Don't Come Back (2026 Playbook)
Planning a fall 5K or fun run? Volunteering is bouncing back. AmeriCorps counted 75.7 million Americans, 28.3% of people 16 and older, who formally…
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September 14, 2026
Fall Baseball Is Booming. Who's Going to Coach? (2026 Volunteer Stats)
Baseball is more popular in the U.S. than it's been in years. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) counted nearly 16.7 million…
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September 14, 2026
What Does a Criminal Background Check Actually Show? (Nonprofit Guide)
What does a criminal background check actually show? For nonprofits and volunteer programs, a real screening isn't one database lookup. It's several…
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September 14, 2026
Is That Volunteer Training Certificate Real? How to Verify It in Seconds
Is that volunteer training certificate actually real? Every VolunteerBadge Academy course ends with a certificate of completion that anyone can…
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September 12, 2026
Arizona Volunteer Background Checks: The Fingerprint Clearance Card Explained (2026)
Arizona has no across-the-board rule that every volunteer be checked. A DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card is required only where a specific statute…
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September 12, 2026
Nevada Volunteer Background Checks: VECHS, Child Care & School Rules (2026)
Nevada has no statute requiring every nonprofit to check its volunteers. Its fingerprint route for organizations that serve children, older adults…
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September 12, 2026
Michigan Volunteer Background Checks: ICHAT, MiLEAP & the Four Settings (2026)
Michigan has no statute requiring volunteers in general to be checked. The law names volunteers in four settings (licensed child care, children's…
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September 12, 2026
Washington Volunteer Background Checks: WATCH, Fingerprints & RCW 43.43 (2026)
Washington gives nonprofits a way to ask for a volunteer's criminal record, not a duty to. We found no statute requiring a general nonprofit to…
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September 12, 2026
Tennessee Volunteer Background Checks: Abuse Registry, TBI & Reporting (2026)
Tennessee has no statute requiring every nonprofit to check every volunteer. Checks attach to settings instead, and one duty reaches everyone: any…
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September 12, 2026
Ohio Volunteer Background Checks: Optional Check, Real Consequences (2026)
Ohio has no law requiring a background check for every volunteer. Its volunteer statute asks for notice instead: tell applicants a check might be…
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September 12, 2026
Pennsylvania Volunteer Clearances Explained: PATCH, Child Abuse & FBI (2026)
Pennsylvania volunteers who work with children don't get one background check. Under the Child Protective Services Law, they need up to three…
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September 12, 2026
California Volunteer Background Checks: AB 506, Live Scan & CalVECHS (2026)
California doesn't have one volunteer-screening law. It has a Live Scan rule for youth service organizations (AB 506), a clearance system for…
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September 12, 2026
Florida Volunteer Background Checks: Level 1 vs Level 2 Explained (2026)
Florida doesn't require a background check for every volunteer. Instead, its statutes name specific roles, setting by setting, that need a Level 2…
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September 10, 2026
How to Launch a Volunteer Tutoring Program: The Complete Nonprofit Blueprint
Tutoring works when it's consistent, structured, and staffed by people who show up week after week. This video walks nonprofit leaders through…
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September 10, 2026
How to Get Your Camp ACA Accredited: Deadlines, Costs & the Real Timeline
Almost every guide to ACA accreditation gets read in April. The problem: the application deadline for a visit that summer is February 1. If you're…
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September 10, 2026
How to Launch a Sunday School: Planning, Volunteers & Child Safety (2026)
Whether you're launching your first class, growing from two volunteers to twenty, or reviving a program that lost momentum, a strong Sunday school…
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September 10, 2026
The $5 Screening Guide: Background Checks for After-School Program Volunteers
Between school dismissal and the end of the workday, from about 3 to 6 PM, working families trust after-school programs with their kids. Most of…
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September 10, 2026
Homeschool Co-op Background Checks: The Complete Child Safety Guide (2026)
In a homeschool co-op, other people's children spend hours every week in the care of your volunteers: small classes, closed doors, field trips…
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September 10, 2026
Background Checks for Volunteers Who Serve Vulnerable Adults (2026 Guide)
When people think about volunteer background checks, they picture youth sports and children's ministry. But some of the highest-trust volunteer…
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September 10, 2026
Church Youth Group Volunteer Statistics 2026: Who's Serving (and Who's Screening)
Church youth groups are volunteer-led by design, and the people stepping up to lead them are changing. This video walks through the 2026 data on who…
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September 10, 2026
Holiday Volunteer Background Checks: Screen the Surge Without Slowing Down
November and December bring a flood of short-term, first-time volunteers, many of them working with children, seniors, and unhoused guests. This…
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September 6, 2026
Texas Volunteer Background Check Requirements (2026): What the Law Says
Texas has no single statewide law requiring background checks on nonprofit volunteers. That's exactly why so many Texas organizations get it wrong —…
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September 6, 2026
How to Start a Booster Club in 2026: 501(c)(3), Insurance & Safety
Most booster clubs start the same way: a few parents, a cash box, and good intentions. The ones that last become actual nonprofits — with a charter…
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September 6, 2026
Church Attendance in 2026: The Decline Stopped — and Gen Z Led the Turn
For four decades the line went one direction. It doesn't anymore.
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September 6, 2026
Scout Troop Recruitment in 2026: How to Fill Your Roster This Fall
Most families who never join Scouting didn't say no. They were never asked.
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September 6, 2026
Youth Sports Background Checks in 2026: What Leagues Have to Get Right
Youth leagues run on parent volunteers — coaches, team parents, concessions, field crew — and most of them are handling other people's kids within a…
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September 6, 2026
How to Start a Church Youth Group — and the Trust Trap That Sinks Them
Every youth ministry has the same blind spot: the volunteer everyone already trusts. "We've known him for years" feels like a reference. It isn't one.
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September 5, 2026
How Many Nonprofits Are There? 2026 Global Data
There are now more than 10 million nonprofits worldwide, and nearly two million of them are in the United States — about 15% of the global total.…
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September 5, 2026
Why Volunteers Quit: 3 Causes and the Fix for Each
About a third of volunteers don't come back each year, and the reasons are boringly consistent: they didn't feel appreciated, they burned out, or…
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September 5, 2026
Handling Adverse Info
A record on a background check is not a decision. That distinction — adverse information versus adverse action — is where most nonprofits get into…
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September 5, 2026
FCRA Disclosure & Authorization Form: What Most Get Wrong
The FCRA disclosure and authorization is the one form nonprofits most often get wrong — usually by burying it inside the volunteer application or…
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September 5, 2026
Volunteer Retention: Why 1 in 3 Never Come Back (2026 Data)
More than 75 million Americans volunteer — and roughly one in three won't come back next year. That's the paradox: participation is recovering, and…
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September 5, 2026
How to Plan a Community Cleanup Event (12-Week Playbook)
Community cleanups look simple until you're three weeks out and discover you need a municipal permit, proof of liability insurance, and a plan for…
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September 5, 2026
Volunteer Reference Checks: What to Ask & Red Flags to Catch
Volunteer reference checks are the layer a background check can't cover. A database search shows you records; a reference call shows you patterns —…
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August 29, 2026
Too Cheap to Be Real? Inside a $5 Background Check
A $5 background check from a company you've never heard of sounds too good to be true. So here's exactly what's inside one.
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July 29, 2026
Run a Volunteer Background Check in Minutes — $5, FCRA-Compliant
Volunteer background checks shouldn't cost a fortune or take weeks. VolunteerBadge runs a full, FCRA-compliant background check on any volunteer for…
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