A lot of my work as a trainer is teaching senior leaders and staff to use social media and their online networks as part of their thought leadership, professional networking and/or to support the organization's communications goals as an ambassador for the organization's missions. Adding social media and a powerful personal brand can be powerful networked leadership skill, but there is the huge challenge of making it a habit, putting it into daily practice. Working online can contribute … [Read more...]
January Nonprofit Blog Carnival: What Are You Doing To Be Happier, Healthier in 2016?
January is a good time to reflect, recharge, and establish healthy habits that make us more effective in our nonprofit work. Many of us work for nonprofits because we are passionate about social change missions. But let’s be honest, working in the nonprofit sector can be tough, especially with limited resources and the never-ending to do list. Despite the challenges, many of us manage to get extraordinary results without burning out. This month's carnival was an opportunity for nonprofit … [Read more...]
New E-Book: Measurement 101 for Nonprofits by KD Paine @queenofmetrics
I learned about measurement from Katie Delahaye Paine, who is the leading expert in measuring communications strategies. Why else would everyone call her The Queen of Metrics! I was honored enough to co-author a book with Katie, "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit," a book about measuring social media and networks. So, I know first-hand how incredibly brilliant she is! The good news is that Katie has just released a new e-book, Measurement 101 for Nonprofits that helps nonprofits measure … [Read more...]
Resources and Slides: Ten Nonprofit Work Practices for Impact without Burnout
[slideshare id=57105743&doc=happy-healthy-wildapricot-webinar-1-11-16-160115173923] Yesterday, Aliza Sherman and I shared some insights from our forthcoming book "The Happy Healthy Nonprofit," a work in progress. During the one-hour free webinar hosted by Wild Apricot, we share some ideas, got feedback, and identified additional people and organizations to interview for the book. While our book focuses on both what individuals can do and how organization's can support it, we wanted to … [Read more...]
Don't Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit
As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout, Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it. We've come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care. You might be wondering how does an organization or an individual "abuses" self-care. There are three ways. The first is when you ignore it all together, thinking you … [Read more...]
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