[slideshare id=59988542&doc=ntcslides-160324130032] At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was thrilled to co-facilitate an interactive session called "Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Using Tech for Healthier Work and Life" with Aliza Sherman (who is my co-author for the Happy,Healthy Nonprofit Book), and Gina Schmeling, Director of Individual Giving, Hazon. Gina and I share a passion for walking as work which includes walking meetings, standing desks and more. We've had a great time … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Using Design Thinking To Help Solve the Refugee Crisis at #SXSW
I'm just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming! I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the "Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis" organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR, the agency that helps and protects refugees and … [Read more...]
International Women's Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls
March 8th is International Women's Day. This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. But progress in gender parity has been slowed in many places across the world, especially in developing countries. To mark the date, the One Campaign has shared a research report called "Poverty is Sexist," that documents how extreme poverty hurts girls and women harder and in different ways than it does boys and men, and to demand targeted action to … [Read more...]
Reboot Yourself: Take A Digital Detox Day
In the "Happy,Healthy Nonprofit" book I'm writing with Aliza Sherman, a big theme in the book is "Technology Wellness," which is how to self-manage your technology usage at work and in life. We are doing a workshop at SXSW on March 13th at 3:30 on this theme called "Go Reboot Yourself: Get A Grip on Your Tech and Life" As the Internet has become integrated into how professionals communicate, access information, and connect to one another at work as well as personal lives, there are both the … [Read more...]
How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training: NTC 2016 Session
In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I'm facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called "How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training." As you can tell from the slide, we have a Harry Potter theme for the session. My colleague Cindy Leonard has used her photoshop magic to help each of the speakers transform into a character. Here's the description: Hands down, this is the most interactive session you will attend at 16NTC! Our session will change the way you design and … [Read more...]
