Learning lives in community
In March 2025, something big happened: a new evaluation curriculum designed for small nonprofits launched in Charlotte, NC. It marked the culmination of a year-long… Read More »Learning lives in community
Nonprofits
Can you put that in a graphic?
On Monday, February 24, 2025, the National Council of Nonprofits shared a timeline of actions they had taken in January and February. I love everything… Read More »Can you put that in a graphic?
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
How to Prepare Nonprofit Boards for Uncertain Times
I’ve been thinking a lot about boards lately. I was one of five petitioners in an unsuccessful school board recall effort. (If you are interested in… Read More »How to Prepare Nonprofit Boards for Uncertain Times
Using Science to Communicate Science
Too often, focusing on adult learning is sidelined as unnecessary introspection. This belief rests on the view that the experience of learning as a child somehow… Read More »Using Science to Communicate Science
The power of story to share context and create connection
In college we had an old-fashioned mailroom. Letters were sorted into rows of wooden slots, the front side of which were glass doors with dial… Read More »The power of story to share context and create connection
A Mindset Shift to Achieve Real Change
In the nonprofit world, there’s a deeply ingrained belief in the power of bringing people together. We gravitate toward convening events—board meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.—believing that… Read More »A Mindset Shift to Achieve Real Change
Are you ready to deliver nonprofit learning that makes a difference?
As long as I have worked at the intersection of adult learning and nonprofits, I have felt humbled by the responsibility entrusted to me. I have… Read More »Are you ready to deliver nonprofit learning that makes a difference?
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
Make Advocacy Actionable
Free webinar on this topic on May 9th. A recent email: Did you know that less than half the percentage of nonprofits advocate or lobby… Read More »Make Advocacy Actionable
Take time to define the words that matter
In 2021, Anne Wallestad wrote “The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership.” In 2022, Hubert Joly wrote the HBR article “5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership.”… Read More »Take time to define the words that matter
Learning in the flow of work
When people need to know something, we tend to land on the idea that they need a training. (Board members aren’t doing their job, so let’s… Read More »Learning in the flow of work