Listen "L&D Lessons From Non-Profit Organisations | Heather Burright | L&D Disrupt #79"
Episode Synopsis
Heather Burright is the Community Manager for the Non-Profit L&D Collective, host of the Learning for Good podcast, and delivers instructional design and leadership development for nonprofits.
So, it’s safe to say she knows this space well! And she joined us to explain some of the best insights and lessons other L&D pros can take from the nonprofit space.
Expect to learn whether it’s easier to connect people to purpose in non profit organisations.
Lessons on building leaders in these organisations, why non-profits tend to invest more in learning, how they approach storytelling, why they have to prioritise buy-in because there are certain things they can’t mandate, and much more.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to Heather and her L&D community
5:29 How nonprofits build buy-in
8:51 L&D storytelling and internal marketing
16:01 Are employees prioritising social impact?
19:48 Developing leaders in nonprofits
27:09 ROI and budgeting
29:38 Do nonprofits invest more in learning?
32:36 Development over compliance
How to connect:
Find Heather on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-burright/
Subscribe to Heather’s newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/nonprofit-l-d-insiders-7056631980473397248/Listen to the Learning for Good podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-for-good-l-d-solutions-and/id1621971310
So, it’s safe to say she knows this space well! And she joined us to explain some of the best insights and lessons other L&D pros can take from the nonprofit space.
Expect to learn whether it’s easier to connect people to purpose in non profit organisations.
Lessons on building leaders in these organisations, why non-profits tend to invest more in learning, how they approach storytelling, why they have to prioritise buy-in because there are certain things they can’t mandate, and much more.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to Heather and her L&D community
5:29 How nonprofits build buy-in
8:51 L&D storytelling and internal marketing
16:01 Are employees prioritising social impact?
19:48 Developing leaders in nonprofits
27:09 ROI and budgeting
29:38 Do nonprofits invest more in learning?
32:36 Development over compliance
How to connect:
Find Heather on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-burright/
Subscribe to Heather’s newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/nonprofit-l-d-insiders-7056631980473397248/Listen to the Learning for Good podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-for-good-l-d-solutions-and/id1621971310
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