Equipping Ethical Service

Good results start with good beginnings. Careful attention to the foundation laid during orientation to service will yield great results during and after service. Neglecting this important step can lead to unintended negative consequences for both community and volunteer.

We offer:

• Orientations that ground volunteers in intercultural development and racial equity; service ethics; faith and identity; resilience; bridging differences

• Ongoing formation through in-depth training and mid-year retreats that support volunteers as they practice in the context of their placement 

Exploring service-shaped implications in life, faith and vocation

Transition can make or break a volunteer year. When young adults return to “normal” life on their own, with no one to encourage them to process their experience, they may end up feeling discouraged and disillusioned about working for change.  Our supportive process brings together young adults who have served in many settings to reflect on the year’s high points, low points, and takeaways; begin the process of integrating the experience into their lives; and brace for a disorienting time of transition.  We want them to dig deeper, grow their skill set, and position themselves to reinvest their energy in long-term engagement in workplace, community, and family.

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Partner organizations turn to us to lead this process because their small staff needs to focus on recruiting and placing the next cohort of volunteers.

We offer:   

• Debriefing and discerning retreats that take returning volunteers deeper, as they draw on their training and experiences to integrate learnings into the next phase of their lives. 

Integration into personal, professional and civic life

All of our Service Journey coaching and training seeks to nurture a year of effective service AND the long-term outcome of nurturing resilient, inter culturally competent young leaders who serve effectively and compassionately and can bridge political, cultural, racial, gender, religious and economic divides.

We offer:

• Coaching and consulting in developing a peer alumni network that supports the long-term development of volunteers as change agents making the world a better place, and encourages returning volunteers to reinvest their energy in the service organization.

• Leadership mentoring program

Making a Difference

By partnering with the Krista Foundation, you can help your staff master the skills they need to mentor and support your volunteers. You can focus on just one step in the Service Journey—or take a broader look at how your organization recruits, places, prepares, supports, and “graduates” volunteers. As you know, change doesn’t happen overnight with one 2-hour workshop. The best work happens over time, with multiple connections and trainings. But sometimes a stand-alone session is all you need.

No matter which approach you take, we believe that partnering will help transform volunteer service culture, build a more equitable model of volunteer service AND increase volunteer effectiveness and retention, create organizational diversity, lower staff turnover, and fit your budget.

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We offer:

• Half-day, full-day or multi-day workshops and consultations that parallel the Service Journey Review and assessment of the entire volunteer recruitment, deployment, and transition process

• One-on-one coaching on intercultural capacity building

• Intercultural and racial equity training focused on how your organization and its staff welcome and support volunteers of color

• Consulting and training on adaptive leadership and organizational change.