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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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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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