As a trainer and now adjunct professor, I'm constantly working on and honing these skills sets: assessment, instructional design, curriculum/materials development, presenting, facilitation, and evaluation. There is a lot of learn and refine in each of these areas. And that's why I love teaching and training because it is all about the learning for both you and the participants. Over the last 25 years I've been doing training, I've learned different and applied different methods from … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Is A Downer News Cycle A Factor in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success?
In the last six weeks of summer, turn on any TV news channel, NPR, or read news articles online, and there was depressing news. The Malaysian Airline tragedy in the Ukraine, the Ebola virus outbreak, the conflict on the borders of Israel/Palestine, Iraq/ISIS, Ferguson, and the sad passing of Robin Williams. These are all very serious and sad world events. So, maybe it is not too surprising that something that makes us feel good while doing good and a little silly like the ALS Ice … [Read more...]
Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide
While it may be the dog days of August, GivingTuesday 2014 kicks off on December 4th. After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! They've just published this terrific, free e-book with lots of tips and planning templates to help your organization decide whether … [Read more...]
Planning to Win: A Framework and Free Toolkit for Nonprofit Campaign Planning
Planning to Win is an online guide for nonprofits that are looking to win support for an issue, impact policy, or get a corporation or government body to change its policies. Spitfire developed this upgraded version of its first campaign planning tool because of the many new factors affecting what it takes to design and run winning campaigns in today’s rapidly changing world. The site and toolkit was created through a partnership and support of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and … [Read more...]
What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?
Are leadership skills different for emerging "Millennial" leaders than for people from different generations? This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent. And from the perspective of younger leaders, who are ambitious but often feel stymied in their career paths because they are often met with the following response: Be reminded of how young they are and that they need to wait their … [Read more...]
