If I had a dime for every time I saw “storytelling” mentioned in a nonprofit context, I would be staycationing this summer with a white wine lawn fountain and drone-delivered truffles, and my favorite nonprofits would be returning their PPP money like Shake Shack. Suffice to say, storytelling is a common (and important) topic whenContinue reading “A story makes meaning.”
Category Archives: Nonprofits
Better ways to think about “best practice”
A quick Google search of “nonprofit best practice” yields collections of resources from our sector’s leading providers of quality resources. When nonprofit board chair or Executive Director calls or attends a training, they regularly ask what “best practice” is on any given topic: leadership, finance, or fundraising. These are questions worth considering, yet the answersContinue reading “Better ways to think about “best practice””
Virtual Conference Reflection: How did it go?
Colleagues across the country are thinking about converting their in-person conferences into online learning events. I offer these reflections on how we implemented this shift to help you think about how to move your conference into the virtual space. On March 16, our conference planning committee decided to pivot on how we would implement theContinue reading “Virtual Conference Reflection: How did it go?”
New Year… New Focus
After seven years in my current position and five years writing about learning in the nonprofit sector, I am changing my focus.
12 Days of a Learning Christmas
I work with a learning team that inspires me everyday. I dedicate this end-of-year reflection to them.
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 the word “courage.” They described some people as having it, others as needing it, and a general hope that the community could muster the courage needed to do things differently.Continue reading “Courage. Coragem.”
Webinar emails: trying something new
This fall, the Washington Nonprofits learning team changed up the emails we send related to webinars. Here’s an infographic explaining what we did and why. What you do think? What are you doing to boost engagement with your webinars?
Project Runway: A Lesson in Adult Learning
Binge watching reality television provides a lot of time between the drama to think about learning. Such was the case when my daughter and I watched a season of Project Runway over the course of two weeks. It was my first deep dive into the world of high fashion design and catty criticisms about whetherContinue reading “Project Runway: A Lesson in Adult Learning”