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

3 Small Shifts that Increase Your Credibility as a Learning Designer

In this episode of Learning for Good, I break down three practical shifts nonprofit learning designers can make to build credibility and grow their influence. Many compe

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Lead Under Pressure with Jay Abbasi

What do you do when the pressure at work never seems to let up? In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with peak performance coach Jay Abbasi to talk about wha

The Biggest Mistakes We Make When Measuring Learning

Do you actually know if your training worked, or are you just hoping it did? In this episode of Learning for Good, I break down the five biggest mistakes nonprofit learn

200 Lessons from 200 Episodes. Just Kidding. Here are the Top 5 Ideas that Changed My Career in Learning and Development.

In this episode of Learning for Good, I celebrate 200 episodes and share the five biggest lessons that have shaped my approach to nonprofit learning and development and n

Should You Retire Your Training?

How do you decide which trainings in your library still deserve a spot, and which ones are just taking up space? In this episode of Learning for Good, I walk through fiv

The Hidden Cost of Reactive Learning in Nonprofits

Does your learning and development team spend more time responding to requests than shaping where your organization is headed? In this episode of Learning for Good, I si

When to Choose Coaching as Your Leadership Development Solution with Melody Lam

In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with nonprofit leader Melody Lam to explore how she built a coaching culture by training first-time managers to coach. C

How to Make Learning Last: Designing for Workplace Behavior Change

Why does your team go right back to their old habits the week after training ends? In this episode of Learning for Good, I break down how nonprofit leaders can design tr

Learning IS Strategy but Some Learning Teams Stay Stuck in Reactive Mode. Here's Why.

Does your L&D team spend most of its time responding to urgent training requests instead of shaping strategy? In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with Mark

How to Align Learning with Data with Nonprofit HR Leader Wilson Kirkpatrick

Do you have employee engagement data sitting in a survey report with no plan for turning it into action? In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with Wilson Kir

Trying to Change Behavior? One Missing Element from Your Training

Your staff already know what to do and how to do it. So why are they still not doing it? In this episode of Learning for Good, I break down why explaining the why is one

10 Questions Every Strategic Learning Leader Should Be Asking

In this episode of Learning for Good, I share 10 questions strategic learning leaders can ask to move beyond content creation and into real organizational impact, using l

What Strategic Partnerships Look Like in Learning & Development with Mark Nilles

Many nonprofit learning and development professionals know their work matters, but still find themselves executing requests rather than shaping solutions. In this episod

Why Your Nonprofit Training Isn't Working: 5 Factors Preventing Workplace Behavior Change

You invested time and resources into staff training and development, but your team still isn't applying what they learned. Why? Many nonprofit leaders focus heavily

Learning and Growth for Learning Leaders with Dr. Luke Hobson

What does it really take to grow as a learning leader?  In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with instructional design expert Dr. Luke Hobson to explore how

What Proof of Impact Really Looks Like in Training

What does proof of impact really look like in nonprofit learning and development?  In this episode of Learning for Good, I break down how nonprofit leaders can measure s

A Look at Career Mapping: Who, What, When, and How with Nonprofit Leader Melanie Gonzalez

What does it take to build high-performing nonprofit teams that stay engaged, grow their skills, and strengthen organizational impact?  In this episode, I sit down with

The Mindset that Separates Strategic L&D Leaders from Order Takers

If you want to elevate your learning and development role from an order taker to a strategic partner, it starts with something many leaders overlook: mindset.  In this e

Mentorship Programs for Nonprofits: How to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders with Larcy Douglas

Mentorship is a powerful yet underutilized tool in nonprofits, and in this episode, we’re diving into how to operationalize it for real organizational impact.  I sit dow

Why Good Training Takes Time

Good training takes time, and in a world where AI can generate content in seconds, that truth is more important than ever.  In this episode, we unpack why effective lear