What’s the value of an outside perspective?

An outside perspective will help you be more consistent, improve your awareness and confidence, and accelerate your career because they can see the things you can't. This is true in all areas of life, including your career.

That’s why on today’s episode, I'm talking to self-proclaimed nonprofit nerd, Jarrett Ransom, about how to create a personal board of directors to help you thrive in your career.

Jarrett established her consulting firm in 2009 and under her guidance, teams nationwide consistently raise millions of dollars annually to advance their missions.

▶️ How Building Your Personal Board of Directors Will Enhance Your Career with Jarrett Ransom

▶️ Key Points:

00:58 The value of an outside perspective

04:23 Jarrett’s career journey and the people who have supported her

10:22 The benefits of having a personal board of directors

12:43 The types of people to include on your board

15:47 How to invite someone onto your personal board of directors

21:17 Identifying the people in your life to include on your personal board of directors

Resources from this episode:

Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective

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Connect with Jarrett

LinkedIn: Jarrett Ransom

Website: therayvangroup.com

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Linkedin: Heather Burright

Website: skillmastersmarket.com

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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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A lot of what we do in Learning and Development is not life and death. We often have the freedom to experiment with new ideas in our nonprofit training and while we want the best possible outcome, we can feel safe to fail.

This is not the case in every industry.

In this episode I want us to take some time to learn from another industry - the aviation industry - with leadership development expert Craig Coyle. Craig is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and a former U.S. Army Apache pilot.

▶️ 3 Components of Leadership Development | What Nonprofits Can Learn from the Aviation Industry with Craig Coyle

▶️ Key Points:

02:53 Craig’s background: From Apache pilot to leadership development expert

06:57 Why two-thirds of new leaders fail

10:52 A three-part system for leadership development from the aviation industry

15:08 Implementing strategic leadership development

18:13 The value of a quick win for a new leader

Resources from this episode:

The Leader’s Preflight Checklist: https://operationlead.com/checklist/

Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective

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Connect with Craig

Linkedin: Craig Coyle

Website: operationlead.com

Connect with Heather

Linkedin: Heather Burright

Website: skillmastersmarket.com

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

 People managers have a hard job. They have to set goals, manage resources, support real humans who are not always easy to support, and keep everything moving on time and within budget so the organization can meet its goals.

That’s why I’ve invited  Kamaria Scott, an I/O psychologist focused on people manager development and enablement, to join me on this episode. She’s sharing how you can improve the health of your organization by investing in your people managers.

▶️ Improving the Health of Your Nonprofit through People Manager Development and Enablement with Kamaria Scott

▶️ Key Points:

00:58 The role of a people manager

04:18 Kamaria Scott’s background and career journey

11:04 Defining people manager development and enablement

15:24 Challenges nonprofits face with their people managers

19:51 Solutions for effective nonprofit people manager support

23:42 Evidence-based leadership

28:21 The first step to investing in your nonprofit’s people leaders

Resources from this episode:

Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective

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Connect with Kamaria

Linkedin: Kamaria Scott

Website: eneticlps.com

Connect with Heather

Linkedin: Heather Burright

Website: skillmastersmarket.com

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

We know the impact a good mentor can have. Yet, according to a Forbes article, only 37% of professionals have a mentor. This means there are still many people out there who aren't benefiting from this type of relationship.

How do we know when to create a mentoring program? And if we look at the needs and determine we should create one, how do we create the buy-in we need for it? That’s what we’re exploring today with L&D expert, Neil Cunningham.

▶️ The Business Case for Mentoring - What's the Value? with Neil Cunningham

▶️ Key Points:

01:50 Neil’s career journey in Learning and Development

05:26 The Learning Network

06:31 The difference between mentoring and coaching

08:39 Identifying when an organization needs a mentoring program

11:44 The benefits of mentoring programs

13:52 The business case for mentoring

16:01 Common objections to mentoring programs and how to overcome them

Resources from this episode:

Find out more about The Learning Network: thelearning-network.org

Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective

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Connect with Neil Cunningham

Linkedin: Neil Cunningham

Website: alignlearndo.com

Connect with Heather

Linkedin: Heather Burright

Website: skillmastersmarket.com

Book an interest call with Heather here.

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

While work may never be the top place you feel belonging, it can be a place where you can be yourself, where you can feel safe, and where you can feel connected to your work and team.
However, this doesn’t happen organically, we have to work to create a space like this.
That’s why in this episode, leadership and mindset coach Abigail Finck is sharing the Belonging Blueprint - a tested method for creating connection among your teams.

▶️ The Belonging Blueprint: How to Create Connection among Your Teams with Abigail Finck

▶️ Key Points:
00:58 What does it mean to belong?
02:36 Introducing leadership and mindset coach Abigail Finck
08:10 The importance of belonging in the workplace
10:46 The Belonging Blueprint
16:45 The challenges teams face in creating connection and belonging at work
21:47 Real results from individuals and teams who have embraced creating connection at work
27:52 How to create connection and belonging at work as a nonprofit person

Resources from this episode:
Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective
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Connect with Abigail
Linkedin: Abigail Finck
Website: abigailfinckcoaching.com

Connect with Heather
Linkedin: Heather Burright
Website: skillmastersmarket.com
Book an interest call with Heather here.

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

 Measuring behavior change and impact is hard in most organizations, but add the complexities of federated nonprofit organizations or membership associations, and it suddenly feels impossible.

In this episode, I’m exploring why measuring behavior change and impact is so hard in these organizations and I’m sharing some creative ideas to measure them anyway.

▶️ How to Measure Behavior Change and Impact in a Federated Nonprofit or Membership Association

▶️ Key Points:
01:38 Why measuring behavior change and impact is hard in a federated nonprofit or membership association
03:06 Creating effective learning experiences
04:39 Measuring the success of your learning experience in a federated nonprofit or membership association

Resources from this episode:
Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective
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Connect with Heather
Linkedin: Heather Burright
Website: skillmastersmarket.com
Book an interest call with Heather here.

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

Creating behavior change is no easy task. So when Rebecca Kelley of Waterford.org approached me about a change she wanted to facilitate in one of her teams, I knew we had a lot of work to do.
Today’s episode is a case study of sorts - we're taking a closer look at how my team at Skill Masters Market partnered with Rebecca's team at Waterford to address their unique needs.
Rebecca is a skilled executive and as Waterford's Executive Vice President of Advocacy, she is responsible for advancing Waterford's mission and growth within philanthropic, government, and public spheres.

▶️ Using a Blended, Cohort Training Model to Create Behavior Change with Nonprofit Leader Rebecca Kelley

▶️ Key Points:
01:43 Rebecca’s background and career journey
03:50 Waterford’s mission and work
08:06 Taking a collective impact approach to support nonprofit scaling
12:00 Building a robust learning program to create behavior change
18:16 The long term impact of a robust learning program

Resources from this episode:
Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective

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Connect with Rebecca
Linkedin: Rebecca Kelley
Website: waterford.org

Connect with Heather
Linkedin: Heather Burright
Website: skillmastersmarket.com
Book an interest call with Heather here.

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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms

I feel strongly that you don't need a formal education in adult learning to be a good instructional designer. But I do think instructional designers have to be open to learning new things.
I’ve learned a lot over my 20 year career in Learning and Development and in this episode, I’m sharing three of my most valuable lessons.

▶️ I'm 20 Years into My Career. If You're New to L&D, Listen to This.

▶️ Key Points:
00:58 The education needed to be a good instructional designer
02:18 My Learning and Development career
05:59 Three essential lessons from my Learning and Development career

Resources from this episode:
Episode 69: The Impact of Effective Nonprofit Training Programs
Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collective
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Connect with Heather
Linkedin: Heather Burright
Website: skillmastersmarket.com
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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!

Produced by Ideablossoms