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...]
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...]
What I learned from the @Fitbit Community Manager at #octribe about Walking Communities
Earlier this week, I was honored to present at the #octribe (online community tribe) meet up "Walking Communities: Fit Fanatics Online and Off" with Allison Leahy from Fitbit who manages fitbit online communities. The #octribe meetup was hosted at TechSoup and organized by long time colleague Susan Tenby who has supported this community of practice for ten years. The participants include a mix of people from nonprofit and for-profit online communities - and it is an excellent opportunity to … [Read more...]
Take A Walk! Work Smarter and Live Longer
We know that sitting is bad for your health and has been dubbed "the new smoking." Two years ago I got put on a fitbit and started walking, and haven't stopped. It's benefited overall physical health and boosts cognitive function. I've been incorporating sitting, standing, and walking into my work and doing sessions at nonprofit conferences about walking as work. After a session at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference, Lisa Colton, set up the "Take A Walk" group on Facebook for … [Read more...]
Reflections from #15ntc Session Walking As Work and 20/8/2 Rule
I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called "Walking is Work: Don't Call It A Break" with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. The slides and resources from the session can be found here. This highly interactive session covered the research on why sitting is bad and why … [Read more...]
