Recent Articles
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Church safety: On the road again
Amy Scott Religious CommunityIn this church safety series, we've discussed forming a safety team and steps to take to make your church safer. But keeping your members and attendees safe doesn't end when you leave the church grounds. Many churches use church vehicles to transport those who are otherwise unable to come to church and for off-campus events.
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4 tricks to conquering church social media
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunitySocial media is here to stay. According to Neoteric UK, 45 percent of users feel "worried or uncomfortable" when email or Facebook aren't accessible. We like scrolling through our feeds, with many of us getting our news from it. With Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat capturing most of the people in your church, why shouldn't you show up for the regular meetings? Or do you know this and you're struggling to make social media work in your church?
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Restorative justice: Creating tomorrow’s peacemakers
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationRegardless of how hard teachers work to create safe, welcoming environments in which our students can thrive, we cannot escape classroom disruptions that threaten to jeopardize not only our lessons but also the well-being of our students and, in fact, ourselves.
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Infographic: How much do you know about St. Patrick’s Day?
Kaylee Nelson Recreation & LeisureMarch 17 marks the day that all ancestral backgrounds come together to be Irish for 24 hours. We love painting the town on this day of debauchery, or at least wearing green while eating some cabbage. But do we know why we're celebrating or how St. Patrick's Day came to be?
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Don’t have unions? You should still be worried about the NLRB
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you are in a nonunion work environment, it is possible you have no idea who the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is and what the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) states. But if you have a handbook or your employees use social media, that could be a problem.
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Millennials: Housing’s lost generation
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials"You are a lost generation," remarked Gertrude Stein to the young Ernest Hemingway, referring to the devastating loss of millions of young lives — either dead or incapacitated — as a result of World War I. Today, Stein could be referring to the millennial generation, that cohort of 75 million people born between 1985 and 2004, whose relentless march toward adulthood has not quite captured the attention of mainstream America yet. Nowhere, perhaps, is that more evident than in the housing market, where anticipation of a millennial housing boom has had little impact on ensuring supply will be available to meet demand.
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12 rules to live by in the board room
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementHave you ever sat in a board meeting gnashing your teeth and saying to yourself, "When is this meeting going to be over?" or "Why won't they listen to me?" or "What is the purpose and my contribution?" These are the typical questions board members and other volunteer leaders ask when a meeting is inefficient and run poorly.
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London City Airport sold for record sum
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveBidders were fighting to the end over the purchase of the tiny and restricted London City Airport in the heart of the financial district of the British capital, with a record sum being paid. Built in 1987 as an experiment to turn derelict dockland into a commuter airport to service new commercial developments, London City has grown into a busy airport that has almost reached capacity and even has transatlantic links.
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Dirty dozen: Avoid these 12 bad habits while shooting
Eric Lamberson Recreation & LeisureBad habits are something we all try to guard against, but they often creep into our shooting. Some shooters learn bad habits because the people teaching them do not know any better. Even when taught correctly, others develop bad habits through failing to apply what they learn.
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How to get paid by waiving your lien rights
Nate Budde Construction & Building MaterialsMechanics liens are powerful tools, for many reasons. Ironically, one of the most effective "uses" of your mechanics lien rights is not using them. Waiving your right to file a lien may be the fastest way to get paid. To understand why, it helps to consider the potential consequences of a validly filed mechanics lien: stopped projects, compromised funding, lawsuits, foreclosed property and more. Due to the severity of these potential consequences, parties at the top of the contracting chain want to avoid mechanics liens being filed against their property and on their projects.