DECEMBER 2020
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We have a new website!
Director's Greetings

During this time of great unrest and uncertainty, it helps to refocus on what we can control.

With that in mind, for the last several weeks we've been working behind the scenes to revamp our web presence. So, this issue will introduce you to those changes.
 
Through improving the website, our goals were to not only make it easier for you, our client organizations, to find the services and programs you need but also to offer many free resources.
 
First we've made it easier to navigate through our core offerings:

The rest of this issue will highlight several new website sections. What's New at ODLS highlights our soon-to-be-released Leadership Excellence program, presented in collaboration with University Without Walls and UMass Online.

The Client Spotlight features new overviews of our client work, free "Quick Guides" and archives of our Tips & Best Practices lists and newsletter issues. 

The Vendor Spotlight focuses on a new website section, "Our Partners & Vendors", which highlights our top six recommended vendors that we encourage you to reach out to for your eLearning needs.

The Staff Spotlight focuses on the "Extended Staff" website section: six senior consultants we consider to be core resources for our clients.

We hope you find our newly revamped ODLS web site functional and useful. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for continued improvements.
 
For information on how we can help your organization with its Organizational Development Consulting, Learning Solutions and Event Management needs, read on and be sure to visit us: www.donahue.umassp.edu/odls.

Dana L. Henry, MBA
Director, Organizational Development & Learning Solutions
(413) 896-6140
New At ODLS!
Introducing: The online Leadership Excellence program (LEx)
This new online certificate program designed for emerging leaders who need new skills and tools to implement organizational change and propel their careers forward.

The five-module program provides thirty hours of hands-on learning over eight weeks in an interactive online classroom. Learners earn a certificate and are eligible to receive three CEUs from UMass Amherst.
Spotlights
Client Resources
The new Client Resources page is the new one-stop for all of our free resources!

Quick Guides:
  • Learning Objectives (a writing guide)
  • Digital Accessibility
  • ELearning Interaction examples

Tips & Best Practices: A stand-alone archive of all of our past Tips and Best Practices lists including leading virtual teams, running effective webinars, eLearning materials, cybersecurity, blended learning and more!

The Successful Solutions archive goes back to 2016 and includes our theme based issues covering eLearning, cybersecurity, communications, peer mentoring, knowledge transfer, and more!

Client Spotlights

Organized by our eight core offerings, we highlight recent client work with government agencies, non-profits, foundations and local-level organizations.

Our Partners & Vendors
We highly recommend six of our favorite collaborators on our new Partners & Vendors section. We encourage you to reach out to for your eLearning needs including closed captioning, document remediation, graphic design, narration, translation and videography.

ODLS Extended Staff - Our Senior Consultants
Our senior consultants represent some of the most important sectors of organizational development including leadership development, communications, diversity training and cybersecurity. We strongly recommend them to our clients and larger professional network.

Useful Resources
UMass Donahue Institute
Organizational Development & Learning Solutions
100 Venture Way, Suite 9
Hadley, MA 01035
(413) 896-6140
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