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...]
Why and How Your #Nonprofit Needs To Bust the Culture of Sitting at Work
There has been more and more research coming out on the health dangers of sitting too much during the work day and the benefits of standing and walking while you work. This recent article does a great job summarizing the newest research studies, but more importantly it reports that medical experts and researchers are starting to devise formulas for how long we should be sitting at work to avoid adverse effects. According to ergonomics Alan Hedge, the right formula for sitting, standing, and … [Read more...]
Using Design Thinking for A Foundation's Investment Strategy
What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here's what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What … [Read more...]
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