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.

"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."

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Need for a Learning CultureChapter 2. Barriers to a Learning CultureChapter 3. Creating a Learning CultureChapter 4. Individual LearningChapter 5. Team LearningChapter 6. Whole Organization LearningChapter 7. Community LearningChapter 8: Learning From EvaluationChapter 9: Using Models to Facilitate LearningChapter 10: SummaryReferencesIndexAbout the Author