Practical pieces on volunteer-hour programs, sign-up logistics, board handoffs, and the day-to-day reality of running a parent organization without a paycheck.
Parent boards turn over every year. That's not a glitch — it's structural. Here's why most parent-org tools collapse after one cycle, and what a tool needs to survive the handoff.
When parents scan in at the event, their hours land on the family's tally automatically. That single shift removes the biggest source of "I was there — why am I not credited?" emails.
A close look at how the parent organizations we've talked with translate between dollars, hours, and goodwill — and where the unfair surprises tend to hide.
Notes from 22 conversations with parent-org leaders, ranked by how often the same thing came up without us asking.
What's in the box at launch, and what we've decided to leave for at least a year (and why "less" is the right answer for parent organizations).
Software access has to be sharper than the unwritten agreements it replaces. Here's how we think about that — and the times it surprises new board members.
