RSVP Manual Blog Created

As usual with a new bog, we list the time, date & place of creation.
In this case it is noon, October 26, 2009, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

This blog was created to assist anyone attempting to manage the Eastern Idaho Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) sponsored by EICAP in Idaho Falls.

When I assumed this position for the first day on August 22, 2007, there was virtually nothing in print to help guide me through the labyrinth of complex and often crazy, arcane policies, procedures and positively perplexing practices that would normally consist of what might be called an "operations manual."

I feel strongly that I should pass along my observations and insights to whomever may assume this position at some point in the future. I am using this blog format so that my thoughts and ideas will not be subject to censorship, confiscation or other "containment" by the AAA/EICAP management. I also wish to retain the inherent right to be able to amend, edit, add or otherwise alter any one or all of the blog posts contained herein.

The information expressed in this blog has no official connection whatsoever to AAA/EICAP and all opinions expressed are those of the blog author. Nothing that is considered confidential or copyrighted is presented on this blog.

Let's get one thing straight--I support 100% the confidentiality agreement that all EICAP employees are required to sign. When I was in the newspaper business long ago in the early 1970's, there was this saying about weekly newspaper publishers: "They know 10 times more than they print."

In this blog we are talking only about procedures, not about personalities or people. Please respect everyone's innate right to confidentiality--it is a fundamental concept of the operation of any organization and it is a concept that underlies ALL aspects of the operation of this organization.

I look forward to the opportunity to prepare this blog and it's all part of my philosophy of "leaving it better than I found it."

Note that the organization of a blog is, by nature, backwards. The newest posts are always first. There's no way to control this in Google's blog format. You will have to use the Blog Archive Index to find specific topics of interest to you.

Have fun, enjoy and Best of Success!