The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival is about the theme of how nonprofits can move from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. I've been thinking a lot about scarcity and abundance mindsets lately because the first chapter of the Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout book I'm writing with Aliza Sherman asks this question: "Why do people who work for nonprofits not practice self-care and burnout?" The scarcity mindset exists when it comes to self-care because there is a lack … [Read more...]
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Trainer's Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters
I've just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women's organizations organized by Wake, an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women's empowerment. The program is called Tech2Empower and you can learn more about it here. We had an incredible team … [Read more...]
From Self-Care to We-Care: Black Lives Matter Strategy for Wellness
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...]
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