The Deconstructed Conference
I have served on the team producing the Central Washington Conference for the Greater Good since its inception in 2014. This conference was held in… Read More »The Deconstructed Conference
I have served on the team producing the Central Washington Conference for the Greater Good since its inception in 2014. This conference was held in… Read More »The Deconstructed Conference
Nancy Bacon and Sarah Brooks co-host the Nonprofit Radio Show, a podcast designed to give small, rural nonprofits regular opportunities to learn and connect on topics that matter.
Good instructional design puts information in an order that makes sense. It taps into the right emotions. It centers what you will see or hear different afterwards.
Regular readers of this blog know that I use this space to think out loud. It is where I take shards of a theme that… Read More »Communication and learning
We have some new projects brewing at the back of our stove. Our test kitchen is humming with activity as learning experts and technologists come… Read More »The Nonprofit Learning Test Kitchen
Conference season is about to be upon us again. Associations are busy testing platforms and scheduling speakers. They are devising ways to create connection, whether… Read More »3 Ways to Deliver a Learningful Conference
I recently joined a webinar on an important topic and found myself talking out loud to the very able presenter, who couldn’t hear a word… Read More »What? How? Why it matters.
On Wednesday, we launched a new “Disaster Planning for Nonprofits” curriculum. An emergency planner in attendance ended our session with an unsolicited endorsement: “That was… Read More »3 Tips to Produce Memorable Nonprofit Learning
Brazilian educator and sociologist Paulo Freire wrote in Pedagogy of Hope: “Through the process of reflection, individuals may become conscious of the realities other than… Read More »“The future is something we build in the present.”
Imagine an in-person workshop. The speaker is setting up materials in the front of the room, organizing her props, and making sure she has her… Read More »The Producer Role: Ensuring Online Success
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… Read More »Virtual Conference Reflection: How did it go?