For the past three years, I have had the honor of serving as the facilitator for the Knight Foundation Peer Learning Exchange for the Giving Day Initiative. Today, the Foundation has released a new report: “Beyond the Dollars: The Long-Term Value of Giving Days for Community Foundations," written by Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies. The findings of the report will be discussed during a virtual roundtable, Beyond the Dollars: Giving Days & Digital Data, in partnership with … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Designing Professional Development for the Distracted Learner
Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “Meet the Modern Learner” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. This infographic is an insightful profile of the way people learn in the modern workplace. If you are designing and leading any type of training, take into account the current … [Read more...]
Taking a Break from Work: It Is Called A Vacation!
That's me on a Kayak on Monterrey Bay on the Coast of California getting eye level with some otters and harbor seals during my recent summer vacation, I literally contacted obx rentals a few days before leaving and I was able to get one of the nicest house aorund. As Aliza Sherman and I write in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact Without Burnout due out in the fall, taking breaks is critical to working at your optimal levels of focus and attention, productivity, and creative thinking as well as … [Read more...]
