Explore blogs and on-demand webinars crafted by leaders and experts in mission-driven organizations like yours.
In this free webinar, Nick Grono shares a practical, purpose-centered framework tailored to the challenges and opportunities of nonprofit leadership.
In this free webinar, David Dodson shares a formula to create a positive and open culture of direct feedback.
In this free webinar, Lauren Stara shares ideas to help libraries assess and improve their environment to promote equity, well-being, and health.
In this free webinar, Jamie LaRue shares how to break through confirmation bias and tell an emotionally powerful story about your library.
An overview for libraries and nonprofits: the purpose, benefits, and building blocks of a practical, repeatable succession planning approach.
Great volunteer management starts with clear roles, feedback, recognition—and yes, training. Here’s how to support and retain your team.
Got a grant? Here’s how to manage reporting, finances, and stakeholders with skill—plus tips for keeping your sanity along the way.
Learn ways to preserve critical know-how, workflows, and team insights before they disappear—while building a culture of learning.
New to grant writing? Follow these stress-free tips to write winning grants, grow programs, and make a bigger impact in your community.
Having trouble managing Gen Z? Discover how the right training helps you recruit, retain, and engage today’s emerging workforce.
Struggling with funding, censorship, or staff burnout? Discover training solutions that can help your team navigate six common library challenges.
Strong leadership drives library success. Learn the key leadership competencies that help staff, directors, and trustees excel in their roles.
Learn how to effectively train library board members with engaging, concise tutorials that build knowledge, confidence, and community support.
Understand what causes burnout, discover useful training topics, and learn ways to reduce stress and improve your library’s workplace culture.
Learn how to prepare library staff and trustees for book challenges with comprehensive training, policy development, and professional ethics guidance.
Find answers to common information literacy instruction challenges and learn how you can streamline and standardize your approach.
Julie Edwards is a librarian, instructional designer, and perpetual student. She has a BA and an MA in English Literature, an MS in Library and Information Science, and certificates in Sustainable Community Development and Learning and Development (plus a couple in teaching yoga and meditation). Julie has authored/edited two books, written numerous articles, and presented globally on librarianship. Because she doesn’t know how to relax, she also writes and makes photographs for travel and adventure publications. From 2017 to 2019, Julie taught at the University of Botswana as a Fulbright Fellow. She loves international work and is a passionate traveler (30 countries and counting).