Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations

Stephen J. Gill, Ph.D, is part-owner of Learning to be Great. Steve is also owner and principal of Stephen J. Gill Consulting. Steve's expertise is in creating learning cultures in organizations and measuring learning and performance improvement interventions, which he has been doing for over 25 years since leaving the faculty of the University of Michigan, School of Education. He has written extensively about these topics. His most recent books are Getting More From Your Investment in Training: The 5As Framework, published by RealTime Performance in 2009, and Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations, published by SAGE Publications in 2010. Steve also posts regularly on The Performance Improvement Blog. He serves his community as an elected trustee of Washtenaw Community College.

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Need for a Learning Culture Chapter 2. Barriers to a Learning Culture Chapter 3. Creating a Learning Culture Chapter 4. Individual Learning Chapter 5. Team Learning Chapter 6. Whole Organization Learning Chapter 7. Community Learning Chapter 8: Learning From Evaluation Chapter 9: Using Models to Facilitate Learning Chapter 10: Summary References Index About the Author

"Gill's book is a basic primer for managers who are highly motivated to create a vibrant culture of learning. Gill does and excellent job of summarizing research regarding the elements of successful instructor led training activities. The importance of Gill's book is that it clearly conceptualizes "learning culture" and offers straightforward approaches to moving toward this goal." -- Dee Wilson