by Beth Cougler Blom | Jul 23, 2013 | Online facilitation, Workshops
It seems like I’ve been teaching online non-stop since the end of April. Oh wait, I have. I had the good fortune while I was doing a contract as an Instructional Designer at Royal Roads University this past year to co-facilitate their Instructional Skills... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jul 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I was growing up, one of our family’s jokes was about how “we don’t count in our family.” It was usually a phrase that cropped up after someone ate the last of the cookies, squares, or freezer peaches that we had put away for the winter... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jul 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Oh where or where has the volunteer screening cycle gone? Oh where or where could it be? Last month when I was preparing to co-facilitate Volunteer Victoria’s “Leading Volunteers: Foundations in Volunteer Management” course for Volunteer Burnaby, I... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jul 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever seen the TV show “Undercover Boss”? If you haven’t, it’s essentially a program that features CEOs from different high profile companies going undercover within their own operations to see what and how things are really done by... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Since January my mother and I have been emailing back and forth to each other a daily gratitude journal, picking three things from each day to tell each other that we are thankful for. Our emails stack up upon each other, creating one very long string of the best... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
The other week I was in Burnaby facilitating the first day of the “Leading Volunteers: Foundations in Volunteer Management” course, our blended model course in volunteer management. We have a small but mighty class of 11 people going through this 30-hour... by Beth Cougler Blom | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
I just spent the last three and a half days immersed in thinking about volunteer management. The bi-annual conference for my professional group – the Administrators of Volunteer Resources British Columbia (AVRBC) was here in Victoria at the beautiful Delta... by Beth Cougler Blom | May 16, 2013 | Workshops
A few weeks ago I taught a half-day workshop called “Vital Volunteer Management” with a group of about 20 participants. It was a very interactive introduction to Volunteer Canada’s volunteer screening cycle. I began the day introducing some of the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 30, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I’ve been a little irregular on this blog lately so I thought I better post about why. There are several reasons! One is that I’ve been involved in planning and preparing for a work transition. Another is that I’ve been gearing up activities as...