Listening
I was halfway through writing a different blog when I picked up Andrew McMaster’s new book, Listening Without Agenda. It’s a cold Sunday afternoon on… Read More »Listening
Emotion
Using adult learning to raise more money
I’ve just returned from San Francisco where I spent the day with the fund development team of an organization raising money for science research. Their… Read More »Using adult learning to raise more money
I see you: Creating online social connection
We can create social connection in our online learning and leading if we are intentional in how we do it. Here are 3 ideas for helping people feel seen and connected.
Five Years Later: Lessons from FUN
Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits (FUN) launched five years ago this week at the Washington State Nonprofit Conference. We shared the five buckets of basic nonprofit… Read More »Five Years Later: Lessons from FUN
Love in Learning
Love is a radical word that is both weak and bold, vague and crisp, all at the same time. It’s a word I lean on when no other seems to fit. What is the right word to describe the feeling in a room when people become so motivated by something they just heard or learned that they form connections that transcend that time and space? The word, I believe, is love.
Courage. Coragem.
Two weeks ago, nonprofit and community leaders gathered together in Yakima, Washington, to work in teams on hard issues. In several different conversations, people used… Read More »Courage. Coragem.
Manipulation or Influence?
At a recent conference, I introduced the work of Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Presuasion. We were talking about how to motivate nonprofit… Read More »Manipulation or Influence?
Learning ≠ Doing
If you want people to be more financially literate, you invest in financial literacy education, right? So think governments, businesses, and nonprofits worldwide. They spend… Read More »Learning ≠ Doing
Emotions in Learning: Ok, but how do I do that?
A few months ago, I presented to nonprofit colleagues about learning and the power of emotions. One said, “Okay, I get it. Emotions are important… Read More »Emotions in Learning: Ok, but how do I do that?
3 Ways to Break the Nonprofit Scarcity Trap (Part 2)
It is not hard to slip into a scarcity mindset this time of year. The world can seem flat when we get tired. (Luckily Memorial… Read More »3 Ways to Break the Nonprofit Scarcity Trap (Part 2)
Press 1 for Action
Press 1 to pledge calling your congressperson next week. Press 2 to invite a friend to attend a local meeting with you. Those are your… Read More »Press 1 for Action
How Are You Feeling?
We have a thing in the U.S. about talking about emotions. We are taught that we aren’t supposed to think a lot about how we… Read More »How Are You Feeling?