April 24, 2013
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The Arts for Youth Trauma: An Answer to the Cry of Our Time

The Arts for Youth Trauma: An Answer to the Cry of Our Time Interview with Bill Rossi, 2009 Digging in to look for the life within […]
July 28, 2022
strengths-based

Empowering Students through their Strengths

Empowering Students through their Strengths We’ve written many posts about how SETS (Student Evaluation & Teaching System) helps you organize your program and get more funding, […]
June 27, 2022
youth development data

How SETS Makes Your Data Work for You

How SETS Makes Your Data Work for You Transforming Observations into Data Does your program work to see students as individuals and teach to their strengths? […]
June 25, 2022
nonprofit consultation

Nonprofit Consultation for Growth

Nonprofit Consultation for Growth  What’s Stalling Your Nonprofit? If you’re past the startup stage but your nonprofit has stalled, you’re not alone. Even with an engaged […]
March 2, 2022
nonprofit consultation

Anchor Points for Youth Development

Why Use Anchor Points to Assess Youth? Youth development practitioners (both teachers and mentors) often find that anchor points do exactly as their name implies: they […]
February 4, 2022
youth development software

How the Sandbox database helps youth development practitioners learn SETS

How the Sandbox database helps youth development practitioners learn SETS The concepts behind the Student Evaluation and Tracking System (SETS) were conceived in the Youth Development […]
January 2, 2022
assess youth development

How to Use SETS as a Youth Development Teaching Tool

How to Use SETS as a Youth Development Teaching Tool Are you looking for a youth development teaching tool? Youth empowerment programs often seek out ways […]
October 29, 2021
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Startup nonprofit? How to build a great startup nonprofit board (and why you need to)

Startup nonprofit? How to build a great board (and why you need to) Are you ready to create a great startup nonprofit board? One that effectively […]
September 4, 2021
assessing vulnerable youth

How to Assess Vulnerable Students After-School

How to Assess Vulnerable Students After-School Youth development programs are often challenged to find an assessment program that’s an effective way to assess vulnerable students. Since […]