Learning for Good | L&D Solutions and Leadership Development for Nonprofits

How One Nonprofit Used Habit Stacking to Improve Feedback Skills with Amy Glover

Motivation is fickle.  At the end of the day, even with the best learning experience and high motivation, people are going back into their workplace, and when you're back in your day-to-day, it's easy to fall back on a habit. So, how do you actually change behavior within your nonprofit?In this episode, I'm joined by  Amy Glover from the British Red Cross, who has found a great solution: habit stacking. She is a coach, facilitator, and 5Di© accredited Learning Designer.She is sharing how they used habit stacking to effectively improve feedback skills, what they learned from this experience, and how nonprofit L&D leaders can use it too.▶️ How One Nonprofit Used Habit Stacking to Improve Feedback Skills with Amy Glover▶️ Key Points:0:00:00 Amy's very unconventional route into L&D0:07:06 Amy's solution for improving feedback skills0:13:36 How to make training stick with habit stacking0:24:42 What came out of the Feedback in Action week0:26:58 Tips for nonprofit L&D pros to change behaviorResources from this episode:Read the book we talked about:  James Clear's Atomic Habits.If you're interested in behavior change and how you can apply it in L&D, follow Matt Furness.Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective.Connect with AmyLinkedIn: Amy GloverConnect with HeatherLinkedIn: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.⭐Was this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review!🔗Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. 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!Produced by Ideablossoms

Why It's Your Nonprofit's Culture (Not Compliance) That Drives Consistent Performance

In your experience as a nonprofit L&D leader, has telling people what to do and forcing them to comply ever led to the behavior change you were looking for? Unfortunately, this doesn't work for two-year-olds, 52-year-olds, or those who work at your nonprofit.In this episode, I talk about how  it's culture, not compliance, that drives consistent performance, and that if we want to create change in our organization, we have to influence the culture around us. Tune in for practical ways to nurture and build on your nonprofit's existing culture for the best results over time.▶️ Why It's Your Nonprofit's Culture (Not Compliance) That Drives Consistent Performance▶️ Key Points:0:00:00 Understanding culture and how to nurture it0:06:30 Establishing shared strategic goals0:09:15 Creating and strengthening shared practices0:10:06 A practical starting point to shape cultureResources from this episode:Catch up with my interview with Julie Winkle Giulioni.Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! 👇👇👇Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. 🔗Connect with HeatherLinkedIn: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.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!Produced by Ideablossoms

How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Nonprofit L&D Leader with Andy Storch

I'm a big believer in the personal brand and how it can impact you and your career. I've seen it in my own life, both internally at organizations and as a consultant and a community builder. How others perceive us matters. In this episode, I'm doing something unique, and I'm bringing you one of our sessions from the recent  Nonprofit L&D Collective Career Week. This is a conversation about personal branding with Andy Storch, an author and keynote speaker who is familiar with our L&D world, where you'll learn about the importance of your personal brand and how to build it.▶️ How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Nonprofit L&D Leader with Andy Storch ▶️ Key Points:0:00:00 How a personal brand attracts opportunities0:05:45  How a personal brand creates influence0:07:45 Why having a strong personal brand matters0:10:10 Exercises to intentionally build your brand0:20:05 How you can leverage your LinkedIn presenceResources from this episode:Get your own copy of the Own Your Brand, Own Your Career Workbook.Learn more about Andy's solo book Own Your Career, Own Your Life, and listen to his podcasts.Get access to the full recording of this and all other sessions from  the  Nonprofit L&D Collective Career Week by joining us at the Catalyst tier of the Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! 👇👇👇Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. 🔗Connect with AndyLinkedIn: Andy StorchWebsite: andystorch.comConnect with HeatherLinkedIn: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.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!Produced by Ideablossoms

You're Not a Training Factory. You are a Change Agent.

 When our stakeholders come to us asking for training, they are usually thinking of traditional training.  So, they treat us, nonprofit L&D pros, like training factories that can easily produce a new training in a day. But we are here to create behavior change, and that takes time.In this episode, I'm sharing four recommendations that will help you embody the change agent you already are and learn what you need to create real change in your organization.▶️ You're Not a Training Factory. You are a Change Agent. ▶️ Key Points:0:00:00 The process of creating real behavior change0:05:41 Shift from learning designer to change agent0:06:35 Sell real change to your stakeholders0:07:31 Simplify the scope of the training request0:09:05 Study learning science to get the buy-in you needResources from this episode:Read the books I recommended:  James Clear's Atomic Habits and BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits.Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! 👇👇👇Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. 🔗Connect with HeatherLinkedIn: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.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!Produced by Ideablossoms

The Real ROI of Reducing Turnover (and How Training Helps) with Rachel Platt

It's estimated that organizations spend somewhere between 50% to 200% of an employee's annual salary to replace them, depending on the level and complexity of their role.Not only that, when someone leaves, it impacts morale, our organization, and ultimately our mission. So, it benefits nonprofits to keep our employees.In this episode, we talk to Rachel Platt, an HR leader and people strategist with  over 20 years of experience who helps nonprofits think through their entire talent lifecycle from hiring to exiting.We are exploring the reasons behind the seemingly normal high turnover in the nonprofit sector, the role of learning and development in reversing this talent loss, how to use this to get buy-in, and low-cost ways to develop and engage your staff.▶️ The Real ROI of Reducing Turnover (and How Training Helps) with Rachel Platt ▶️ Key Points:0:00:00 From in-house HR to Plattinum Consulting0:08:45 What's really behind high nonprofit turnover0:12:59 Low-cost ways to develop your staff0:17:55 The far-reaching benefits of training your staff0:24:06 How to get training buy-in from a retention POV0:29:04 What the best learning leaders are doingResources from this episode:Catch up with Episode 103: 5 Low-Cost Leadership Development Activities for Organizations with Tight Budgets.Also listen to Episode 168: Create Environments Where People Stay, Grow, and Thrive with Julie Winkle Giulioni.Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! 👇👇👇Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. 🔗Connect with RachelLinkedIn: Rachel PlattWebsite: plattinumconsulting.com Connect with HeatherLinkedIn: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.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!Produced by Ideablossoms