I am thrilled with the response to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout as my co-author and I have been sharing the ideas on a virtual book tour during the last month. One of our hopes for the book was that it would spark conversation about the need for self-care as part of doing the work. I was thrilled to see this blog SSIR blog post, Five Myths that Perpetuate Burnout Across Nonprofits by Ann-Sophie Morrissette.. As a trainer, one of the most exciting parts of … [Read more...]
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Announcing the Launch of Book #3:The Happy Healthy Nonprofit
I am thrilled to announce the official launch of my third book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book explores why burnout is so common in the nonprofit sector and simple ways to practice self-care and bring a culture of well-being into the nonprofit workplace. Vu Lee, NonprofitwithBalls, wrote the hilarious foreword and Rob Cottingham created the cartoons to illustrate the book and guaranteed to make you smile. The book … [Read more...]
The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout
Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp, an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. Since the theme this year was "Change Making," I taught a workshop on self-care for change makers based on my forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, co-authored … [Read more...]
Experiential Leadership Development
I've just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called "Reality Storytellers" hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. I was honored to travel around the country with 40 of the brightest and inspiring creative leaders, from screenwriters to speechwriters, publicists to producers, authors to filmmakers and more. The trip was packed with opportunities for us to reflect on our leadership and values, pursue our passion for crafting powerful stories and identify ways … [Read more...]
Designing Professional Development for the Distracted Learner
Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “Meet the Modern Learner” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. This infographic is an insightful profile of the way people learn in the modern workplace. If you are designing and leading any type of training, take into account the current … [Read more...]
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