So now that you know what a Linear Service Model is, what’s next? What makes a Linear Service Model so much better than a Global Service Model? Its simple: The ability to foster a community culture of continuous improvement within our Pregnancy Centers. The ability to understand what is not working and the ability to
Last Friday I received the Leo Holmsten Human Life Award award on behalf of CompassCare. To the degree that CompassCare has succeeded at erasing the need for abortion one woman at a time it has done so as a team, a group of dedicated, passionate people all working together, knowing their role and what success
New York City Council is attempting to pass a bill restricting the free speech rights of pregnancy centers there. Click here to read New York Times article. This idea was first introduced back in 2006 by Rep Carolyn Maloney of New York with a bill entitled “Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act.” At the
Many Executives and leaders of non-profits like pregnancy centers do not engage in political issues during the election season for fear of the negative impact it might have on their non-profit status. The attorney Barry Bostrom and his legal firm Bopp, Coleson, & Bostrom have put together a list of activities that we as non-profit
Welcome! You and I are passionate about reversing the national abortion trend. I believe a critical component to accomplishing that goal is an effective pregnancy resource center movement. To have an effective movement where women considering abortion choose to come to our centers FIRST rather than the abortion provider means that we need to have
An issue came up in a Pregnancy Center Leadership discussion group recently that we as executives think about all the time: “How can we reach more pregnant women truly at risk for abortion?” and its sister question, “How can we serve those women in a way that more consistently helps them have their babies?” The
The New York Senate (S5808) and then Assembly (A11484) will be considering the Reproductive Health Act known as RHA. For a distilled interpretation click here. The pro-abortion agenda generally attempts to do one of two things; deregulate abortion or regulate the pregnancy center industry. The RHA attempts to do the former and it is unparalleled
Many executives have used the following tool to understand the overall health of their organizations and have found it clarifying. CompassCare developed this tool for the linear service training of executives. We thought it may benefit you too so we are releasing access to any who are interested in it. If you are a center
The following poem by Rudyard Kipling has fed my soul many times over the years. I hope it will do the same for you. By the way when you see the word “man” please interpret in the broadest sense (e.g. man or woman). If If you can keep your head when all about you Are
If you are following the story of the Pregnancy Center Executive’s journey to a Linear Service Model (LSM) the first step is to acquire wisdom. This post deals with the Executive application for being more intentional around the personal pursuit of wisdom. As executives we are constantly forced to make decisions. Those decisions are almost
