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Ethical Storytelling in Nonprofit Training: Framework Insights with Diana Farias Heinrich
26 Aug 2024
00:31:16
We often reach for storytelling in our nonprofit training and it’s easy to understand why. Stories evoke emotion, help us connect with each other, and help us learn.
But, there is a wrong and right way to tell a story.
On this episode, Diana Farias Heinrich is sharing her ethical storytelling framework with us so we can tell stories the right way and prevent harm.
As the CEO of Habra Marketing, Diana helps nonprofits use ethical communication strategies and marketing to raise more money.
▶️ Ethical Storytelling in Nonprofit Training: Framework Insights with Diana Farias Heinrich
▶️ Key Points: 03:59 The importance of stories and how they help us learn 09:50 Telling stories with care 14:20 A framework for ethical storytelling
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
5 Things to Include in Your Training Project Kickoff
19 Aug 2024
00:15:07
I start every new training project with a sense of hope and excitement. I'm ready to build a lasting relationship with my client and I feel ready because I have a proven plan for my project kickoff. I'm not reinventing it every time I have a new project. On today’s episode, I want to share that plan with you. Whether you're a consultant or currently working inside an organization, this approach should work for you. And hopefully, you'll feel excited and hopeful about your projects when you use it.
▶️ 5 Things to Include in Your Training Project Kickoff
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 Starting a new training project with excitement 02:40 5 Things to include in your nonprofit training project kickoff
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
4 Ways Good Instructional Design Can Break Down Silos in Your Nonprofit
17 Jun 2024
00:10:38
As I think about all the challenges nonprofits face, all the burnout nonprofit leaders experience, and all the amazing things they want to accomplish, I am consistently reminded of how important strong trusting relationships really are. That's why on this episode, I want to explore how good instructional design can break down silos and build those relationships in your nonprofit.
▶️ How Good Instructional Design Can Break Down Silos in Your Nonprofit
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 Why we need to build good relationships in nonprofits= 02:31 How training can support relationship building 03:14 4 Ways to build relationships through training
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Make People Uncomfortable: How Your Nonprofit's Training Can Improve Behavior with Matt Gjertsen
10 Jun 2024
00:24:53
Today’s guest is Matt Gjertsen, former Air Force instructor pilot and founder of Better Everyday Studios. He is giving us an outside perspective on behavior change and bringing some great insights to the nonprofit sector.
Why are we surprised when we want our learners to change something and they don't?
Behavior change is a funny thing and even a simple change can feel very complex. We have to intentionally design for behavior change at every step in the process.
▶️ Make People Uncomfortable: How Your Nonprofit's Training Can Improve Behavior with Matt Gjertsen
▶️ Key Points: 05:19 The importance of focusing on behavior change in Learning and Development 09:50 The risk of not focusing on behavior change in Learning and Development 14:24 Deciding which behavior to focus on 17:51 Two things an L&D leader can do to make sure their training is creating behavior change 21:16 Getting as specific as possible with the behavior you're trying to change
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
From 0 to 60 Employees in 4 Years: How this Nonprofit Onboarded and Trained Staff to Scale their Mission with Quilen Blackwell
27 May 2024
00:28:56
In this episode of Learning for Good, my guest, Quilen Blackwell is taking us inside his nonprofit, Southside Blooms. They grew from zero to 60 employees in just four short years. That means they onboarded a lot of staff and learned a lot along the way.
He’s sharing his experience with us, what worked and what didn’t, so you can take a look at your own onboarding program and make sure you're creating a lasting memory that helps your staff feel ready to take on that important role you hired them to do.
▶️ From 0 to 60 Employees in 4 Years: How this Nonprofit Onboarded and Trained Staff to Scale their Mission with Quilen Blackwell
▶️ Key Points: 05:09 An inner look at the Southside Blooms nonprofit 12:22 Nonprofit scaling challenges 16:26 Onboarding and training staff for success 20:31 Utilizing virtual resources to scale your nonprofit 22:04 Advice for nonprofits creating onboarding programs
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
WARNING: Do Not Create a Learning Community Yet (Wait Until You Hear this Episode)
20 May 2024
00:14:00
People love communities. But not all communities are created equal.
I have a learning community and it can be hard. It's not hard to create; that was pretty easy. But it's hard to get people to engage. That's where the work is.
To get better at this, I've been reading books and listening to podcasts about community and I've been reflecting on communities that I'm a part of. I want to share some of the things I've learned.
That’s why in this episode, I give you three tips for creating a thriving learning community in your organization.
▶️ WARNING: Do Not Create a Learning Community Yet (Wait Until You Hear this Episode)
▶️ Key Points: 04:41 Communicating the value of a learning community 08:06 Encouraging learning community participation 09:52 Prioritizing relationships in your learning community
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
New to People Data? Here are the First 3 Things Nonprofit Talent Development Leaders Should Do with Dr. Serena Huang
13 May 2024
00:31:03
In nonprofits, we have limited budgets. This means we need to be able to prioritize the training and professional development opportunities to be created. How do we do this? With people data. But what data should we be asking for and how can we use it once we get it? That’s what we’re discussing in today’s episode of the Learning for Good podcast with data expert, Dr. Serena Huang.
▶️ New to People Data? Here are the First 3 Things Nonprofit Talent Development Leaders Should Do
▶️ Key Points: 06:37 What is people data? 10:54 Collecting people data to show training impact 15:15 Using data to solve a problem or answer a question 19:47 High Potential Leadership Development Program data example 24:54 The value of using people data when creating training and leadership development solutions 27:23 Three things learning and development leaders should do with people data
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Workplace Well-Being: Forget Sporadic Happy Hours and Get a Strategy with Dave Allman
06 May 2024
00:27:40
With burnout at an all-time high and becoming a global trend, you need more than the occasional wellness perk to tackle it. If well-being in your organization is a top priority for you, but you aren't sure how to move from yoga and happy hours to something more meaningful, then this episode is for you. I’m discussing how to create a holistic plan for well-being that fits seamlessly into your HR and talent development strategies with well-being expert Dave Allman.
▶️ Well-Being at Work | Forget Sporadic Happy Hours. Get a Strategy Instead
▶️ Key Points: 03:44 Wellbeing@Work in Partnership with Gallup 08:22 Dave’s well-being journey 12:01 The meaning of well-being versus wellness 16:56 Using Wellbeing@Work as an individual 18:47 Using Wellbeing@Work as a nonprofit
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
One Thing I Don't Do When Creating Competency Models
29 Apr 2024
00:12:13
When I create a competency model, there are so many things I look at. The one thing I don’t look at? Indicators of poor performance. I’m sure we all already know what poor performance looks like. To me, the lowest behavior you want is one that meets expectations. And everything should just go up from there. That’s why today we’re discussing why I don't memorialize poor behavior in competency models, and why asset-based competency models work.
▶️ One Thing I Don't Do When Creating Competency Models
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 The one thing I don’t look at when creating a competency model 04:43 Why I don’t memorialize poor behavior in a competency model 07:30 Taking an asset-based approach to competency models
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
L&D Expert Julie Dirksen Exposes the Real Reason Your Training Flops
22 Apr 2024
00:29:06
Have you ever created a training, only to realize it didn’t have the impact you had hoped? In this episode of the Learning for Good podcast, we explore why training alone often fails to drive lasting behavior change.
My guest Julie Dirksen, author of "Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change," discusses the limitations of training when systemic and external factors are barriers to change. Julie emphasizes the importance of understanding behavior at an individual level.
We talk about how asking good questions can help identify where learners are and how to meet their needs, whether through education, persuasion, confidence building, or reinforcement.
Changing culture may require investments beyond training. This episode provides a framework for nonprofits to evaluate training effectiveness and foster impact through systems-level interventions.
▶️ L&D Expert Julie Dirksen Exposes the Real Reason Your Training Flops
▶️ Key Points: 02:24 Julie Dirksen’s introduction and background 06:45 Using the elephant metaphor to describe decision-making09:49 Why training often gets blamed for failures 12:20 Systems view and considering external factors that impact training success 18:54 The challenge of making equitable decisions without group-level data 21:46 Knowing where learners are at on the "change ladder" 24:22 The importance of understanding learner motivations, pain points, and system influences on behavior
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Connect with Julie Dirksen Julie Dirksen is an acclaimed author and learning strategist who brings behavioral science insights to the design of impactful learning experiences. She has over 20 years of experience creating digital learning experiences for diverse clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to international NGOs and technology startups. Link
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
5 Mindset Shifts to Uplevel Your Leadership Development Strategy
15 Apr 2024
00:14:23
We all know the powerful role that mindset plays not only in our personal lives but also in our work. In this episode of the Learning for Good podcast, I explore five essential mindset shifts nonprofit L&D professionals should adopt to uplevel their leadership development strategy.
By redefining how you approach your roles and the potential of your work, nonprofits can better support evolving workforces and create meaningful impact through training and leadership development.
▶️ 5 Mindset Shifts to Uplevel Your Leadership Development Strategy
▶️ Key Points: 01:41 How joining a Crossfit gym led me to a mindset shift 04:11 Introduction of 5 Mindset Shifts to Uplevel Your Leadership Development Strategy 4:38 Mindset Shift #1: You are not just an order-taker 06:47 Mindset Shift #2: Dealing with workforce change 09:37 Mindset Shift #3: Change initiatives 10:41 Mindset Shift #4: Not every effort needs to succeed 11:58 Mindset Shift #5: You are impacting people's well-being
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
As a training and leadership development consultant, I'm always wondering what we can learn from things around us, like the Olympics.
The Olympics brings together top athletes from around the world as they compete against each other and their best selves. It takes years of practice and dedication to achieve something like this.
We can learn a lot about leadership from the Olympics and I want to share that with you today with special guests Kirk Spahn and Sara Daum.
▶️ Leadership Development Lessons from the Olympics
▶️ Key Points: 02:06 The process that athletes and leaders follow 04:41 Taking the time to celebrate 06:11 Tools that can help shape the future 08:27 Commitment to learning agility 15:40 Connecting to your bigger purpose
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
You Might Be Killing Your Team if You Aren't Doing This with Beth Napleton
08 Apr 2024
00:24:38
Effective teams are essential to your nonprofit. I’ve been a part of teams that worked so well together, everything ran smoothly, and there were no major issues. But I’ve also been a part of teams that were the opposite.
So how do we create effective teams?
That’s what we’re exploring on today’s episode with Beth Napleton, an executive leadership coach and consultant who helps senior leaders lead through layers.
▶️ You Might Be Killing Your Team if You Aren't Doing This with Beth Napleton
▶️ Key Points: 02:26 Beth’s background: Helping senior leaders lead through layers 08:17 The biggest killers of a team 09:58 Remedying these team killers 13:25 Finding time and capacity to address organizational development as a leader 18:24 Learning and Development has an important part to play in team development
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
The 3 Unique Audiences Nonprofits Create Training for (And How Instructional Design Can Help Them)
01 Apr 2024
00:13:01
What makes nonprofit training unique to corporate training or government training? While there are a number of things that are different, one thing that I thought would be fun to focus on is the three unique audiences that nonprofits create training for. These unique audiences come with their own challenges and I’m giving you some tips to overcome those challenges.
▶️ 3 Audiences Unique to Nonprofit Training
▶️ Key Points: 03:00 The three audiences unique to nonprofit training 07:19 Challenges these unique audiences present and how instructional design teams can overcome them
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Three Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Animation in Trainings with Calvin Dantley
25 Mar 2024
00:19:47
Why do we let our kids watch cartoons like Cocomelon or Bluey? Because they are teaching our kids valuable lessons through animation.
We can do the exact same thing in our nonprofit training. We can use animation to impart valuable lessons to our learners. That’s why I’ve invited Calvin Dantley to join me and share his experience with animation and training.
Calvin is a nonprofit L&D leader and an experienced animator, and he has so much good stuff to share with us today.
▶️ Three Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Animation in Trainings with Calvin Dantley
▶️ Key Points: 03:10 Get to know Calvin Dantley: From sales to L&D animation 06:32 The value animation can add to your nonprofit training 10:26 Three ways your nonprofit can use animation in training 13:14 Barriers to using animation in training and how to overcome them 16:40 One thing you can do now to get started with animation
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Your New Training is Perfect, but... Your Learners Won't Remember It
18 Mar 2024
00:12:20
Have you heard of the forgetting curve?
We naturally forget 90% of what we learn. That's troubling to hear for those of us in L&D. All we think about is helping people learn and creating behavior change from that learning.
How can we do that If learners are forgetting the majority of what we teach them? That’s what we’re exploring in this episode.
▶️ Your New Training is Perfect, but... Your Learners Won't Remember It
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 The forgetting curve 03:51 Making learning relevant 06:33 Making training meaningful 07:19 Making training fun 09:08 Providing wrap-around support
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Workforce Development: Using Data to Move from Status Quo to Training Impact with Heather Hiscox
11 Mar 2024
00:29:08
In this episode, I've invited self-proclaimed frustrated changemaker Heather Hiscox to talk about how she uses data to overcome the status quo and boost workforce development.
Heather, the founder and CEO of Pause for Change, is on a mission to change the way we change the world. I'm so excited to talk with her more about data and what L&D can start to do differently to create a greater impact in training.
▶️ Workforce Development: Using Data to Move from Status Quo to Training Impact
▶️ Key Points: 03:00 Heather’s frustration working in social impact and how it compares to L&D 07:28 Why is it so important to utilize data 10:56 The best ways to capture data 15:50 Using data in your work and the impact it can have on your organization 23:56 Using data to create more impact in training
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Are Your Nonprofit Leaders The Best They Can Be? Your Leadership Skills Might Be Lagging And THIS Is Why
04 Mar 2024
00:16:48
Are your leaders the best they can be? Or are there areas where they are lagging behind a little bit? My guess is they're somewhere in the middle. You probably have leaders who excel and leaders who struggle. And even those who excel probably have room for improvement. So today we’re talking about why your team’s leadership skills might be lagging and what we can do about it.
▶️ Are Your Nonprofit Leaders The Best They Can Be? Your Leadership Skills Might Be Lagging And THIS Is Why
▶️ Key Points: 02:45 Unclear expectations for leaders 06:02 Lack of training and professional development 09:09 Ongoing support and reinforcement 10:52 Stress and burnout 12:48 External barriers outside of your leader’s control
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
The Parental Leave Dilemma: Helping Your Nonprofit Leaders Navigate Time Out of the Office with Lacey Kempinski
26 Feb 2024
00:20:46
If you've ever welcomed a baby into your home, you know how stressful it can be. You don't want to have the stress of what's being left undone at work on top of that.
How do we help our nonprofit leaders navigate time out of the office? That’s what I’m discussing with mission-driven fundraiser, Lacey Kempinski on today’s episode. Lacey is focused on changing the way the nonprofit sector supports parental leave and working parents.
▶️ The Parental Leave Dilemma: Helping Your Nonprofit Leaders Navigate Time Out of the Office with Lacey Kempinski
▶️ Key Points: 03:50 Lacey’s career journey and how having children changed its trajectory 06:39 The parental leave dilemma 10:00 The challenges of parental leave in the workforce 12:32 Solutions to the parental leave dilemma 16:14 Supporting nonprofit leaders who need time out of the office
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
How One Nonprofit's Training Saved a Postpartum Woman's Life with Nonprofit Leader Lauren Wiley
19 Feb 2024
00:31:10
Good training has a real impact on those who receive it. It can shift mindsets. It can build skills. It can change the way your organization works. And that's what I want to share with you today.
Nonprofit leader, Lauren Wiley, shares how one training at her nonprofit impacted the midwives and doulas they train and ultimately the pregnant and postpartum women they serve.
▶️ How One Nonprofit's Training Saved a Postpartum Woman's Life with Lauren Wiley
▶️ Key Points: 03:44 Lauren’s journey from a finance major to a nonprofit leader 15:11 The training and technical assistance that Start Early provides in the state of Illinois 17:51 The importance of a continuous quality improvement process for trainings 24:53 The impact a good training can have on those who receive it
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Is L&D a Last Resort or a First Response? My Tips to Help Build Relationships in The Workplace
12 Feb 2024
00:11:37
All too often, L&D feels like a last resort in the workplace. We, as L&D, need to be brought in earlier in the process of decision-making. We have experience and expertise to share and we have value to add, and we can help shape that final decision.
In this episode, I’m sharing some tips to help build relationships so that L&D can become the first response in your nonprofit.
▶️ Is L&D a Last Resort or a First Response?
▶️ Key Points: 05:14 Building relationships between L&D and other teams 06:07 Sharing the value of people development 07:22 Tell AND show others in your business what L&D can do 09:05 Share the business impact of people development
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Taking A Well-Being Approach to Leadership Development with Loretta Turner
05 Feb 2024
00:24:44
Work is a major contributor to well-being. Your leaders influence the well-being of everyone on their teams. So those leaders become an important part of the conversation.
That's why I'm so excited to have well-being strategist Loretta Turner as my guest today. We’re exploring how you can take a well-being approach to leadership development.
▶️ A Well-Being Approach to Leadership Development with Loretta Turner
▶️ Key Points: 03:21 Loretta’s career journey and unique background in the wellness and well-being sector 06:55 The meaning of a well-being approach to leadership development 10:17 The challenge with traditional leadership development 14:24 Outcomes of a well-being approach to leadership development 17:55 One way to make your leadership development more well-being focused
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Talent Development: 10 Tech Habits for Nonprofit Leaders with Shari Simpson
05 Aug 2024
00:29:22
We have so many tools available for how we design and deliver learning. From project management and identifying learning needs to delivering our learning solutions, we're using tech throughout the process. Nonprofit L&D pros have very specific tech needs and we often have unique constraints that other organizations don't have. That's why I'm so excited that I got to chat with Shari Simpson about 10 tech habits that will change the way you lead talent development.
▶️ Talent Development: 10 Tech Habits for Nonprofit Leaders with Shari Simpson
▶️ Key Points: 01:29 Nonprofit L&D tech needs 05:38 Shari’s career journey: From the mental health space to a forward-thinking HR leader 09:52 Paylocity: A modern human capital management system 11:50 10 Tech habits that will change the way you lead talent development
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
4 Tips to Make a Large Cohort of Learners in Your Nonprofit Training Feel More Intimate
29 Jan 2024
00:11:01
I talk a lot about training as an avenue to create trusting relationships and psychological safety in your nonprofit. But what do you do when the training facilitates a large cohort of learners and it becomes harder to build those relationships?
Today I am talking about what you can do to make those large cohorts of learners feel a bit more intimate.
▶️ How to Make a Large Cohort of Learners Feel More Intimate
▶️ Key Points: 03:49 Breaking a large cohort of learners into smaller groups 05:13 Using technology to facilitate learning 06:30 Providing access to personalized coaching and learning during live sessions 07:29 Ensuring access to additional supports
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
3 Essential Skills for Nonprofit Frontline Managers with Summer Davies
22 Jan 2024
00:31:08
The skills you need as an individual contributor are different than the skills you need as a manager. We hear it time and time again - you promote your very best individual contributor to a supervisory position and they struggle because they aren’t equipped with the skills they need.
That’s why I’m so excited to have Summer Davies, an award-winning leadership development expert with over 15 years of experience, as my guest today. We talk about the 3 basic skills your frontline managers need and how you can develop these skills.
▶️ 3 Essential Skills for Nonprofit Frontline Managers with Summer Davies
▶️ Key Points: 03:35 Summer’s career journey from equine reproduction to an award-winning leadership development expert 10:51 Why organizations struggle so much with frontline manager positions 03:15 Why frontline managers are so critical to organizations 17:37 The 3 basic skills that all frontline managers should have 22:48 How to develop these critical skills in your frontline managers
Resources from this episode: Find the two books Summer recommended below
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Is Your Staff Prepared To Implement Your New Program or Service? THIS Is How Training Can Help
15 Jan 2024
00:09:18
Let's say you are kicking off 2024 with a new program or service. Are your staff prepared to implement it? Have they had a chance to build the skills and confidence they need? Or will they be struggling to figure things out on the job?
In today’s episode, I’m discussing just how Learning and Development can support your nonprofit as you’re changing program or service offerings. Have a listen to make sure you aren't left wondering whether you should have done more to support your staff during a time of change.
▶️ Is Your Staff Prepared To Implement Your New Program or Service? THIS Is How Training Can Help
▶️ Key Points: 02:43 Capturing data and listening to experiences and ideas 04:10 Uncovering staff motivation or skepticism related to program changes 05:19 Identifying skills gaps 05:59 Creating trainings 06:28 Creating valuable peer-to-peer connection
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Using Humor to Promote Change Management, Leadership Development & Workforce Development with Gita Kulkarni
08 Jan 2024
00:28:47
Today’s episode is all about humor. I’m not talking about corny jokes or puns, but rather the lightheartedness and energy that you need in your nonprofit to get things done and to help teams work together.
My guest, Gita Kulkarni, explains why we need to care about humor and how to use humor as nonprofit Learning and Development leaders. Gita is a humor coach who helps people find and express their sense of humor to be more productive and effective in work and life.
▶️ Using Humor to Promote Change Management, Leadership Development & Workforce Development with Gita Kulkarni
▶️ Key Points: 02:29 Get to know humor coach, Gita Kulkarni 09:56 The psychology of humor and its effect on stress 14:33 Using storytelling for humor as a nonprofit L&D leader 19:55 How nonprofits can incorporate more humor into their existing training and leadership development strategies 23:21 Finding humor within yourself
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
24 Learning And Development Tips for Nonprofit Pros to Kick Off 2024
02 Jan 2024
00:07:49
Hey friend and Happy New Year! Today's episode is a quick one. I wanted to kick off 2024 with something kind of fun and different. I’m sharing 24 tips for L&D leaders.
From knowing your worth as an L&D leader to building relationships with other business units and teams, these tips will help you get 2024 off to a great start. Let’s jump right in.
▶️ 24 L&D Tips for Nonprofit Pros to Kick Off 2024
▶️ Key Points: 01:08 24 Tips for L&D Leaders: Kickstart 2024 02:21 Creating a Theory of Change for L&D 02:40 Identifying competencies and creating career path roadmaps 03:33 The Role of critical, creative, and collaborative thinking in L&D 03:54 Leveraging technology and learning in L&D 05:16 The importance of self-care in L&D 06:20 The Final Tip: Keep Learning
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
End-of-Year Reflection: What Scheduling a Time and a Goal for Reflection Can Do for You And Your Nonprofit Organization
26 Dec 2023
00:11:42
If you're doing a year-end reflection, you need to listen to this episode.
I have some tips for how to do your time of reflection so that you get the most out of it. Because at the end of the day, I want you to learn from this time of reflection because when you learn from what you've done in the past, your perspective changes for what you can do in the future.
▶️ Once You Reflect This Way, Your Perspective Changes
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 Reflecting on 2023 04:30 Scheduling a time and goal for reflection 05:37 Reflection questions 9:13 What do you want to do differently in the future?
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Why Setting Clear Expectations May Help Retain Gen Z Staff and Improve Workforce Development
18 Dec 2023
00:10:33
Do you ever feel like you're having two different conversations with someone? It’s like you're saying one thing, and they are hearing something completely different. This happens regularly in our workplaces. Your Gen Z staff are waiting for you to set clear expectations and if you don't, they just might leave.
In this episode, I’m going over three ways we can help ensure clear expectations are set for staff and in turn, increase staff retention.
▶️ Why Setting Clear Expectations May Help Retain Gen Z Staff in Your Nonprofit
▶️ Key Points: 03:37 How Learning and Development is related to staff retention 05:19 Using a competency model to define expectations 06:09 Developing your nonprofit’s people managers 7:41 Building relationships and trust
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Measuring the Impact of Your Training at Your Nonprofit with L&D Detective Kevin M. Yates
11 Dec 2023
00:33:14
How do we know when we are successful? And how can we actually measure that? I know this can be frustrating, but it can be done. And who better to guide us than today’s guest, L&D Detective, Kevin M. Yates.
I am so excited to have Kevin as a guest, not only is he the L&D detective and an expert on measurement, but he also has his own nonprofit and we're going to hear about both of those things today. I know you're going to love it and get so much value from what Kevin has to share.
▶️ Measuring the Impact of Your Training at Your Nonprofit with L&D Detective Kevin M. Yates
▶️ Key Points: 03:49 Kevin’s career journey in training, learning, and talent development and starting his own nonprofit, Meals in the Meantime 07:38 If your nonprofit isn’t measuring impact, this is where they should start 16:02 Measuring nonprofit impact through KPIs and metrics that already exist in your nonprofit 22:13 Measuring the impact of training in your nonprofit 27:33 Actions that nonprofit Learning and Development leaders can take now to measure training more effectively in the future
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
One Goal, Two Techniques: How L&D Can Prepare Your Workforce for the Future
04 Dec 2023
00:09:21
The skill sets your staff need are expected to change by 50% in 2027. That's according to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report. 50% in just a few short years. With so much changing, Learning and Development has a role to play.
In today’s episode of the Learning for Good podcast, we are exploring two techniques L&D can use to prepare your staff for the future.
▶️ One Goal, Two Techniques: How L&D Can Prepare Your Workforce for the Future
▶️ Key Points: 02:55 Identifying skills for the future 05:48 Allowing staff to build skills for the future
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Is Culture Change Hard? How to Succeed in 2024 with Rebecca Marchiafava
27 Nov 2023
00:30:43
Culture can be a complex thing and it's what allows you to attract, retain, and develop your staff. That’s why I’m so excited to have Rebecca Marchiafava on the podcast today, to discuss culture change and to help you successfully lead or navigate that change. Rebecca is the founder of Culture Work LLC, where she consults with organizations to develop healthy environments and improve well-being at work. An experienced speaker, facilitator, and consultant, Rebecca is passionate about building workplaces that are engines of health and well-being.
▶️ Culture Change is Hard - How to Succeed in 2023 with Rebecca Marchiafava
▶️ Key Points: 03:54 How Rebecca's career in trauma-informed care informs her work as an organizational culture consultant 08:02 Signs that your nonprofit workplace culture needs to change 13:21 Challenges a nonprofit might face when creating culture change 18:04 How L&D can help – and its limitations when it comes to culture change 23:09 Tips to navigate a culture change
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Building Your Leadership Pipeline? 10 Things Nonprofits Should Do When Developing Future Leaders
29 Jul 2024
00:17:10
Getting qualified candidates into the nonprofit leadership candidate pool can be challenging, so we tend to start thinking about our internal candidates. They already know and love our mission so it's logical to want to advance them into these open leadership positions.
But are your future leaders ready?
In this episode, we're going to explore 10 things nonprofits should do to develop their future leaders and build their internal leadership pipeline.
▶️ Building Your Leadership Pipeline? 10 Things Nonprofits Should Do When Developing Future Leaders
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 Are your nonprofit’s future leaders ready? 02:36 10 Things nonprofits should do to help build their leadership pipeline 15:36 L&D can help develop your nonprofit leaders
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Your Organization's Training And Development Project Meetings Are Going to Be VERY Different after THIS!
20 Nov 2023
00:16:10
Have you ever left a meeting thinking that could have been an email? As a nonprofit consultant working on training and leadership development projects, I lead a lot of meetings. And my goal is to make them an effective use of time, every time.
Today, I want to share some ways you can make your meetings more effective. So no one leaves thinking it could have been an email. You’re going to want to take notes during this one!
▶️ Your Training and Development Project Meetings are Going to be VERY Different After This
▶️ Key Points: 03:32 Identifying your ideal project team 05:33 Scheduling recurring meetings 08:31 Setting project milestone dates 10:13 Setting a meeting agenda 11:53 Making sure the right people are in the meeting 12:55 Email follow-up
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Three Tips for Running a Global Learning Cohort in Your Nonprofit Organization with Tommy Lee
13 Nov 2023
00:28:07
How do global nonprofits bring people together for a global learning cohort, despite the challenges, for the good of all involved? That's what we're going to explore on today’s episode of Learning for Good with Tommy Lee. Tommy is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in the areas of faith and work integration, organizational development, and strategic planning and he has a wealth of knowledge on running global cohorts.
▶️ Three Tips for Running a Global Learning Cohort in Your Nonprofit Organization with Tommy Lee
▶️ Key Points: 05:00 Tommy’s career journey and a lesson in getting the job done 13:24 The structure and goals of the global learning cohorts that Tommy is running 17:25 The challenges faced when running a global cohort and overcoming those challenges 22:26 Three tips for someone getting ready to start a global learning cohort
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Need to Cut Content? How to Work with SMEs Without the Frustration
06 Nov 2023
00:10:12
Most subject matter experts are open to redesigning activities and interactions, but when you talk about cutting content, that can be a challenge because it feels personal.
So how do I navigate situations like these? And what can you do to navigate similar situations as you are working with your subject matter experts? I have three tips to share with you today.
▶️ Need to Cut Content? How to Work with SMEs Without the Frustration
▶️ Key Points: 03:49 Establishing expectations upfront 05:15 Setting clear objectives 07:43 Aligning your deliverables with meetings
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Leadership Training: Strategic Planning And How to Prepare Staff for Implementation with Carol Hamilton
30 Oct 2023
00:28:26
One of my favorite things is when a nonprofit comes to me with a strategic plan that specifically mentions developing their people, their staff. But this isn’t always the case. Regardless of whether Learning and Development has been written into your strategic plan or not, it still has a large role to play.
In today's episode, Carol Hamilton and I sit down to discuss the strategic planning process and how you prepare staff to implement it once your nonprofit strategic plan is done.
▶️ Leadership Training: Strategic Planning And How to Prepare Staff for Implementation with Carol Hamilton
▶️ Key Points: 07:12 The challenges that occur when implementing a strategic plan and how to overcome them 12:20 How training supports the implementation of a strategic plan 19:04 The importance of a custom competency model 23:41 Advice for nonprofits creating training to support strategic planning and implementation 25:48 Advice for nonprofits undergoing a strategic planning process
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Leadership Training vs. Leadership Coaching - When to Use Which Solution in Your Nonprofit Organization?
23 Oct 2023
00:14:18
Depending on your experiences with training or coaching, you might have a preference for one over the other. But should we make organizational decisions based on our preferences?
I'd argue no.
Which is why I wanted to bring this episode to you. It's an episode where we will compare leadership training versus coaching and explore when to use which solution in your nonprofit organization.
▶️ Leadership Training vs. Coaching - When to Use Which Solution
▶️ Key Points: 03:19 Comparing leadership training and coaching 08:34 When to use leadership training 09:36 When to use leadership coaching 11:17 Offering a combination of both leadership training and coaching
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Using Your Competency Model to Develop a Comprehensive Training Program (And Boost Workforce Development)
16 Oct 2023
00:09:34
You know you need a comprehensive training program based on your organization's prioritized competencies. But if you don't know how to get there, it can be overwhelming to start.
This is one of the common questions I get when working with my nonprofit clients to create competency models. It's that now what question.
Today, I want to explore how you can use your competency model to develop a comprehensive training program and boost workforce development.
▶️ Using Your Competency Model to Develop a Comprehensive Training Program
▶️ Key Points: 02:48 Identifying your focus 03:41 Identifying priority competencies 04:35 Determining learning needs 05:11 Closing the gap between where learners are and where they need to be 07:07 Testing your programs
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Helping Nonprofits Achieve Their Staff Development & Training Goals - Behind the Scenes at Skill Masters Market
09 Oct 2023
00:13:46
We made it! Today is the 50th episode of the Learning for Good podcast and we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at Skill Masters Market, my consulting business that powers this podcast and helps nonprofits all over the country achieve their staff development and training goals. I’m also giving you a sneak peek into my plans for the future!
▶️ Behind the Scenes at Skill Masters Market: Helping Nonprofits Achieve Their Staff Development & Training Goals
▶️ Key Points: 03:30 Why I do what I do 06:30 The Learning for Good Podcast 09:09 The top 5 podcast episodes 10:56 Plans for the future
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
I am so excited for today's episode; it's an Ask Me Anything episode and I've collected some great questions from listeners just like you, as well as from past clients. There's one thing you should know. You can ask me anything, anytime. But in today’s episode, we cover questions on everything from custom competency models and competency assessments to email training for nonprofit organizations.
▶️ Key Points: 03:23 Using a custom competency model to prioritize training 07:33 Where to begin with L&D in small organizations 09:58 The greatest challenges for contemporary trainers 11:23 Making a large training group feel more intimate 13:43 The role of competency assessments in ensuring staff are equipped with the necessary skills to succeed 16:11 How email training works 18:21 How to ensure that training is engaging
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Want L&D Solutions And a Network of L&D Professionals Available 24/7? An Inside Look at the Nonprofit L&D Collective
25 Sep 2023
00:12:32
Today we're getting an inside look at the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective - a free virtual community for talent management, DEI, and learning and development leaders to share ideas and learn from each other. I’ll be sharing what the Nonprofit L&D Collective is (and what it isn’t), the value of the Nonprofit L&D Collective, and what exactly goes on inside of it.
▶️ Want L&D Solutions And a Network of L&D Professionals Available 24/7? An Inside Look at the Nonprofit L&D Collective
▶️ Key Points: 01:21 What prompted me to create the Nonprofit L&D Collective 04:48 What is the Nonprofit L&D Collective? 06:05 The value of the Nonprofit L&D Collective 8:15 What goes on inside the Collective
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
What is the Real Value of Training? Real Stories from Learning And Development Leaders
18 Sep 2023
00:20:28
As Learning and Development leaders, we spend so much of our time thinking about training. Who needs training? What do they need? How will it benefit them? How will it benefit the organization? What is the value and ROI? Today, I want to explore the qualitative impact of training. That's why I'm bringing the stories of impact from across my network. These are stories that were shared with me by previous guests and listeners just like you and I'm so honored to share them with you here today.
▶️ What is the Real Value of Training?
▶️ Key Points: 05:43 Getting out of your comfort zone with Danielle Gines 07:08 Not making assumptions with Tim Lockie 09:34 Focusing on a growth mindset with Michelle Velasquez 12:21 The value of coaches with Marnie Van Wyk 14:06 The impact of training on leadership with Kay Meredith 15:38 Applying learning with Alanna Hughes 17:35 Never stop learning with Sonya Perez-Lauterbach
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Why You Should Use Cohorts in Your Nonprofit's DEIB Training
22 Jul 2024
00:10:45
What makes a DEIB training successful?
From meaningful discussion to skilled facilitation, there are a lot of things that make a DEIB training successful. But today, I want to talk about using cohorts in your nonprofit’s DEIB training.
A lot of DEIB trainings are one-off experiences. And if there is more than one training, it's not really set up as a cohort. But I'm a big believer in using cohorts for DEIB training and I’m going to tell you why in this episode.
▶️ Why You Should Use Cohorts in Your Nonprofit's DEIB Training
▶️ Key Points: 00:58 Advancing your nonprofit’s DEIB efforts 03:37 The power of relationships and effective communication 06:37 Why you should use cohorts in your nonprofit's DEIB training
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Do You Really Need Another Training? Why You Should Proactively Identify Skill Development Opportunities
11 Sep 2023
00:07:54
We need a training.
You've probably been approached by someone in your nonprofit telling you this. They didn't come saying we have a problem, or can you help us? They said, “we need a training.” But we all know that training isn't always the answer. And while we can set up processes to help mitigate how often this happens, it still happens. And this is one reason it's helpful to proactively identify skill development opportunities in your nonprofit.
That's what we're talking about today.
▶️ Why You Should Proactively Identify Skill Development Opportunities
▶️ Key Points: 03:36 Building Cross-Organizational Bonds 04:50 Unveiling L&D's Potential 05:36 Calendar Control 06:19 Empowering Your Team
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Is Your Nonprofit Working with New American Communities? Three Methods This Nonprofit Used to Identify Learner Needs with Trang Truong-Hill
04 Sep 2023
00:25:13
When I decided to do an episode on identifying learner needs, I wanted to showcase an organization that used multiple approaches and saw results from their work. That's why I've invited Trang Truong-Hill from the YMCA of the USA to join me today to explore a project that we've worked on together as well as many other projects they have going on inside of this nonprofit. Trang shares how her nonprofit identified what staff needed to be able to do to work with New American communities more effectively. I can't wait to dive into this conversation.
▶️ Is Your Nonprofit Working with New American Communities? Three Methods This Nonprofit Used to Identify Learner Needs with Trang Truong-Hill
▶️ Key Points: 02:13 Trang’s Career Journey 07:49 Unique programs and services that the Y is offering to New American communities 11:46 Identifying learner needs to deliver programs and services more effectively 14:52 Figuring out what to create to further the programs and services your nonprofit already offers 17:51 No matter how effective a program is, you should always be looking for ways to improve it 19:49 Getting feedback from learners
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Creating a Custom Competency Model to Establish a Common Language for Staff Performance
28 Aug 2023
00:08:56
When you say you expect good communication skills, do your staff know what you mean? Is it verbal communication or written? Do you mean that they are using clear concise language or that the communication is error-free? When you talk about communication, are you talking about with their colleagues, or with organizational partners, or industry leaders? There are so many ways you can communicate. So how does your staff know what you mean? Are you using the same language? That’s exactly what we’re going to discuss in today’s episode of Learning for Good.
▶️ Creating a Custom Competency Model to Establish a Common Language for Staff Performance
▶️ Key Points: 03:24 Creating a custom competency model to establish a common language for performance 04:01 What are behavioral indicators? 06:29 Using behavioral indicators as the basis for your Learning & Development strategy
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
Is Learning and Development a Valued Business Partner in Your Nonprofit? Three Ways to Know For Sure
21 Aug 2023
00:08:02
In our house, we have a good couch and an everyday couch. Our good couch is taken care of. And it's lasted for years. Then we have our everyday couch. It's also used to watch movies or lounge around on. But we are a little less careful about spilling popcorn on it and kids jumping on it. This couch is also part of our story, but we don't expect it to last as long. It's easy to know which couch is more valuable. It's the one we care for. But is it that easy to know if your Learning and Development team is a valued business partner at work? That's what we're going to explore in today's episode.
▶️ Is Learning and Development a Valued Business Partner in Your Nonprofit? Three Ways to Know For Sure
▶️ Key Points: 03:02 Referring team members to Learning and Development when skill gaps are noticed 04:35 Including Learning and Development when senior leaders are making operational decisions 05:15 Proactively identifying what resources Learning and Development needs to support the overall project
Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!