by Megan Thorn | Jun 23, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated June 23, 2017 When you work in the non-profit sector, everyone assumes that the people you manage will be kind, caring, loving and well behaved. However, you and I both know that’s not always the case. This 4 step process is a great way to have difficult...
by Megan Thorn | May 5, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated May 5, 2017 If you are responsible for training staff or volunteers, you’ll know how disruptive it can be when one person keeps butting in, side-chatting or arguing with everything you say. In most cases, the rest of your participants are feeling just as...
by Megan Thorn | Jan 3, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated January 3, 2017 Providing constructive feedback is a great way to help develop staff and volunteers, but it can sometimes be tricky to navigate if there are lots of things that need to be improved. The Pendleton Method is a simple way to give feedback in...
by Megan Thorn | Jan 28, 2015 | All blog posts, Events, Self-Care, Training
Last updated October 12, 2018 This week I had the privilege of attending the Teachers Matter conference that is hosted each year by Karen Boyes, head-honcho at Spectrum Education. The conference is primarily to support classroom teachers, (of which I am not), but...
by Megan Thorn | Aug 20, 2014 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated August 20, 2014 Whether you’re running a meeting, facilitating a workshop or just having a get-together with your team, it can be useful to have a few activities to help people engage with you (and each other) right from the outset. Not every...
by Megan Thorn | Jun 17, 2014 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Recognition and Reward, Training, Volunteering
Last updated October 12, 2018 Next to funding, one of the biggest challenges faced by non-profits is finding and keeping volunteers. There are a few organisations who manage to do it really well, but most don’t. In fact a quick (albeit unscientific) survey of...
