In 2010, I had an opportunity to do a Networked Nonprofit workshop in Kenya. That's where I met Zawadi Nyong’o, a young Kenyan woman and social change activist. After the workshop, I hung out with participants providing some coaching. Zawadi had just discovered Twitter, but had not started to use it regularly. We did a little coaching. Ever since I've kept in touch with her over Twitter. Zawadi has launched her own consulting firm and works with African nonprofits and social change … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
From Self-Care to We-Care: Black Lives Matter Strategy for Wellness
This photo is from an open space session during last week's Funders Learning Lab: Investing In Network Leadership. I proposed a session with a title, "Going from Self Care to We Care" to talk about how do we scale a culture of self-care in networks. The networks, nonprofits organizations, and movements are filled with people who are passionate about social change work, but often work hard and long with few resources and many just keep going without giving a thought to self-care. I posed the … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: Fishbowl Facilitation Technique
Last week, I participated in the "Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership." The participants included both funders and practitioners with expertise in networks, leadership development, philanthropy and social justice. The goal was to add to our collective understanding about investing in network leadership and networks. The lab was convened by Leadership Learning Community and Center for Social Sector Leadership. It was expertly facilitated by Alison Lin and Odin … [Read more...]
The One Secret To Better Virtual Meetings: Empathy
Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings, both face-to-face and virtual meetings. I've been reflecting on the discussion we had about how meetings are "under belly" of an organization's culture and ways to make incremental changes to improve meeting culture to avoid wasting time or frustration. Since many of the participants were from organizations that … [Read more...]
