December AL!VE Academy - Break Through Status Quo Problem-Solving and Learn New Skills to Test Solutions Before you Build 

December AL!VE Academy - Break Through Status Quo Problem-Solving and Learn New Skills to Test Solutions Before you Build With Heather Hiscox, December 2, 2025 @1PM Est - 60 Minutes

If you have worked in volunteer management for three months or 30 years, you know the importance of listening and making every volunteer feel special. But what do you do when needs shift, capacity shrinks, and new ideas emerge? How do you move through uncertainty with the evidence you need to make decisions and influence your organization?
Heather Hiscox, Founder and CEO of Pause for Change, will walk through key skills of the PAUSE framework to help you brainstorm inclusively, operate from abundance, go bold, know what strategies will work before you invest time and resources, reduce your risk, and learn quickly and creatively.

Heather Hiscox is a Frustrated Changemaker on a mission to change the way WE change the world. Heather is the founder and CEO of Pause for Change. The PAUSE method is a proven framework that helps changemakers address difficult challenges and pursue promising opportunities. These skills help organizations be certain about which solutions will create the greatest impact while using fewer resources and less time. Heather is the author of No More Status Quo: A Proven Framework to Change the Way We Change the World. Heather speaks at conferences and events about social impact (nonprofit, local government, and philanthropic) disruption and innovation, and has launched several ventures that benefit the social impact sector, connecting organizations to the training, skills, and resources they need to deepen their impact.