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...]
My Birthday Wish: Support My Fundraiser for NTEN
Today is my birthday! To celebrate, rather than eat cake, I'm fundraising for the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN). Please consider donating to the fundraiser with colleague Cindy Leonard. I have worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years. In 1992, I had the honor of having a front row seat at the creation of a field - how nonprofits can use the Internet for mission driven work. In those days, I was working with the New York Foundation for the Arts on a project called … [Read more...]
The Life Time Magic of Tidying Up Your Professional Life and LinkedIn Connections
Last year, I read Marie Kondo's "The life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organization" and just read her book, Spark Joy, both of which, of course, share techniques and the psychology of de-cluttering your closet and home, but the principles work for your professional life - clearing your calendar, to do list, and especially your online social network connections. And at a higher level, letting go of projects or delegating tasks so you can create more … [Read more...]
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