Back in 1993, when I began working for a university, my supervisor introduced me to a newfangled notion called “email”. After he explained the long process involved in sending and receiving messages on a slow and unwieldy server, I responded,...
Did you attend or view the recording of the webinar I presented in February on 4 Confidence Boosts to Reach Your Full Potential? If so, you probably left with lots of ideas and a bunch of good intentions. Then you...
It was like it was a deep dark secret that no one wanted to talk about. Finally, we found a staffer at a nonprofit who emphasized that everything he/she said had to be highly anonymous. This person admitted, “I like...
On October 22, CharityVillage and Sheena Greer presented a webinar where we explored this topic in more detail. Watch the full recording here. Before you read this, I want you to hold up a mirror and look at what you...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often interchangeably referenced, the two are distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future job....
I have been (thankfully) gainfully employed in international human rights work for the past ten years. The organization I have worked for is closing down over the next year and I am finding it challenging to think about where to...
Part 1 of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the two are actually distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job while development builds capacity for a future...
The first part of this series gives definition to training and development. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the two are actually distinct in purpose. Training builds capacity to perform the current job, while development builds capacity for a...
Sometimes yes and sometimes no! Just the other day, a colleague reached out in search of a management course for one of her managers who is struggling to create and maintain an encouraging environment for direct reports. I suggested that...
Anyone who knows anything about the nonprofit sector knows that nonprofits attract passionate, committed, caring people – but that those people must operate on a shoestring budget, where needs perpetually exceed resources. This “nonprofit starvation cycle” is described by the...