Ever need to post a story for an event (as an admin)?
Many of our organizations will collect stories during debriefs or through other means but they still want these stories posted to the event page. ServiceReef has added the ability to allow the event admin to load these stories even if they are not an event participant.
How can an event admin load a story?
The event admin must sig...
Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner and for many organizations this is the season for making huge asks and requests for involvement. Everyone is busy during this time of the year - don’t forget that. Yes, this is when many people will dive into end of year giving but there’s still a need to honor and respect our constituents. Here are just a few ideas for ways to eng...
From this point forward, ServiceReef will no longer authorize the full application fee on the credit card when the trip participant first applies. Instead, only $1 will be authorized at the time of application. If the participant is accepted on the trip, the admin will still get the pop-up allowing the admin to charge the full application fee or skip the application fee (e.g. for trip leaders, ...
Let’s take a quick look at our public page to acquaint ourselves with what the group user experience is going to be. Here’s what you will see:
Group Header
Group Name
Edit button for group leaders (quick access to management portal)
Group Description
Group Leader
Email link for group leader
Group image (personalizing the group)
General Information...
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Tip #3 - Communicate Well
Big Picture: Communicate well and often so your participants feel honored and stay well engaged... don’t allow room for doubt.
Seasons of uncertainty can bring doubt and confusion and as things shift around us, we’re all wondering what’s next, how do we navigate things, and what should we be doing. That’...
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Tip #4 - Shift To Local
Big Picture: You must give people the opportunity to serve wherever they are... but soon!
Many times we don’t think of missions as something that’s local. We won’t dive into that whole discussion... I’m just going to move right into an assumption that we need to shift into being hands and feet right here a...
Can't Send Short Term Trips?
Tip #5 - Share Stories
Big Picture: Stories are powerful and they are what people remember... share them well and often! Sharing a story well brings glory to God.
Stories are powerful things... many refer to stories as the language of the heart. I think we can all relate to hearing someone share some life experiences and all we walk away with are the st...
Can't Send Short Term Trips?
Tip #6 - Lift Up Partners
Big Picture: Partners are critical to the success of missional engagement - use this season to help shine a light on them.
Partners often get taken for granted in our web of missional engagement. We work so closely with them and our people know them so well that we often forget to take a step back and really focus on helping ot...
Implementing a local engagement strategy does not have to be difficult, but what is all that effort really worth? In other words, what is your ROI on your time and energy?
Looking for ways to engage participants once they get back from a short term trip? Here are a few suggestions to take things to the next level.
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