Important Upcoming Dates:
November 28-29: Thanksgiving Break
Regional Staff Out of Office Days:
Jeff: November 19-20 at ATeam Placement
Amber: November 19-20 at ATeam Placement
Jeff: November 26-27 and December 2-3 PTO
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you have a wonderful and restful holiday with your families, friends, and mission community. We are praying for all of your year-end giving prep and ask as we buckle down after this weekend. Need some creative inspiration or help getting some things off the ground? Reach out to the admin email and we’d be happy to partner with you!!
CMCs DUE TOMORROW!
DON’T FORGET! We have a four day weekend which means you should be submitting your CMCs BY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY)!!!
Committee/Board Call
There will be a Committee/Board Call at 11:30am Pacific/12:30pm Mountain time on December 19th for any Committee member!
We will roll out the new Committee Handbook and collaborate on how to work shoulder to shoulder with staff and leaders to reach more kids.
Here is a registration link for the call. https://forms.gle/
If you register by December 10th, we can send you a copy of the handbook before the call! Reach out to Tanya with any questions!
Updated U.S. Screening and Training Requirements
Beginning the week of December 2, new screening requirements will be in place for all U.S. staff and U.S. volunteers (volunteer leaders, committee, and candidates). These requirements will help ensure we provide safe and welcoming environments for students while complying with state and federal regulations. New requirements consist of:
- Child Safety Training: Required for all U.S. employees and volunteers, regardless of whether they work directly with students.
- Criminal Background Check for Committee: Mandatory for all committee members ($26 per person).
- Faith and Conduct Acknowledgement for Committee Chairs: Required for all committee chairs.
The Launch of Courses inside YL Connect
Also beginning the week of December 2, U.S. staff and volunteers will receive email notifications prompting them to log in and access a new course dashboard in a new part of YL Connect. This will be the new place for staff and volunteers to review and complete their required screening and training courses. Supervising offices will also receive notifications and have access to a supervisory dashboard in YL Connect to monitor their team’s compliance.
This system will replace legacy applications such as the Staff Volunteer Roster (SVR), the Faith and Conduct application (F&C), Criminal Background Check (CBC) application, the Driver Questionnaire (DQ), and more. Beginning November 21, these legacy applications will no longer be available/viewable.
Volunteers can still be added to YL Connect, but these screenings and trainings will be paused beginning November 21 while we transition to the new system.
In summary:
- The new place for staff and volunteers to review and complete their required screening and training courses will be in YLC
- Volunteer screenings and training will be paused beginning November 21 while we transition to the new system.
For more details, check out the overview and FAQs on Staff Resources, and stay tuned to Noteworthy for continued updates.
It is time for YE campaign contests!
We are doing our annual ‘year end campaign’ contest for the most creative, clear and attractive year end appeal mailers and plans (including 1:1 meetings, digital w/ relational follow up, etc). Include us in your mailing, and prizes will be awarded at year end!
Learn from these past winners!
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