Category Archives: Friday Freebies

Track Volunteer Hours and Win Prizes with the Cabot Creamery Reward Volunteers App

We know how valuable volunteer time is – without it, Washington Youth Soccer wouldn’t exist! So, how can you help reward your nonprofit’s volunteers and how can your volunteers help reward you? Check out the free Cabot Creamery Reward Volunteers iPhone app and web app and start logging volunteer hours with your organization. Continue reading

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Friday Freebies: Scholarship and Grant Opportunities

One of the great member benefits of Washington Youth Soccer and US Youth Soccer is that we are able to partner with corporate scholarship and grant programs to create opportunities for your players to earn college scholarships and for your Clubs and Associations to earn grants for soccer programs. Below are two opportunities that US Youth Soccer supports and we encourage you to pass the word on to your parents and board members. Continue reading

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Free BoardSource White Paper on Essential Nonprofit Documents

Do your Club and Association board members know what documents are necessary for the organization to maintain? Do you have written policies about board committees? Have you reviewed your bylaws recently? If not, ask your board members to read the BoardSource white paper “Governance Documentation: Articles, Bylaws, and policies” to learn more about the documents that are most important to the governance of your organization. Continue reading

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Friday Freebies: Free Webinars on Child Abuse Prevention in Youth Sports

WA Youth Soccer takes risk management seriously – our players’ safety is our highest priority and we are always looking for resources to help our parents and volunteers create the safest environment for their children to enjoy soccer. With high-profile child abuse cases garnering media attention recently, our organizations have the opportunity and responsibility to learn how to prevent such tragedies from occurring and how to create clear policies for reporting abuse should they occur. The Positive Coaching Alliance and Kidpower will be hosting two FREE webinars in early February on how to fight abuse in youth sports. Continue reading

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Friday Freebies: Free Webinar on Choosing the Right Communications Mix

Our favorite resources to share with you at Set Plays are the free ones and Idealware is hosting a perfectly free webinar about choosing the right communications mix on Thursday, December 15th at 10am. If your Club or Association is … Continue reading

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Friday Freebies: Charity and Nonprofit Educational Symposium on July 12th

The Charity and Nonprofit Educational Symposium will cover the basics of legal and tax requirements of nonprofits and their board members, as well as provide a question and answer panel on these topics with experts from state government agencies. Continue reading

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Friday Freebies: Q&A on Engaging the Board in Development Process

Guidestar posted an interview with the presenter from their recent webinar on “Engaging the Board in the Development and Sponsorship Process.” The short article covers the frequently asked questions on this aspect of nonprofit work. Continue reading

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