I'm facilitating a peer learning leadership development group for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders supported by the Packard Foundation. One of the modules is on meetings. It includes design and facilitation - and these days those are important leadership skills. But often we forget to add the secret sauce: how to participate in meetings with impact. There is lots of advice out there about how to design and facilitate meetings. In fact, I just wrote a post summarizing some of the most recent … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Healthy and Productive Nonprofit Meetings: What Does the Research Say?
How many meetings and conference calls did you have yesterday? Our work days are filled with meetings and conference calls with the intent of getting stuff done. But many meetings end up being a complete waste of time. That's why we included a module in the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders peer learning group on meeting design and facilitation - and these days it is an important leadership skill. In preparation, I've been studying the research and best practices for productive meetings. Here's a … [Read more...]
Help Empower Women Rights Organizations in the Ukraine
A branch of my family tree is from the Ukraine. At the age of 13, my grandfather left his country and ended up as a refugee in America. Despite harsh conditions, he made a new life in a new country, but never forgot his homeland. Now, almost 100 years later, I have an opportunity to give back to my ancestral homeland. I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine. The project is called “Tech2Empower,” … [Read more...]