Steven, a Self-Directed individual supported by CMA, is thriving at The East End South Fork Bakery. Meaningful employment builds confidence, independence, and community connection. Congrats, Steven!
#SelfDirection #InclusiveEmployment #IDDCommunity
The real skill isn’t solving every problem.
It’s knowing which ones are just waiting to dissolve.
#Wisdom #DecisionMaking #SelfDirection
Most people don’t break the cycle.
They just name it, blame it, and repeat it.
#SelfDirection #Growth #Leadership
When volunteers shift from task lists to goal driven roles, their impact grows fast. Give them clarity, trust, and space to lead, and they bring forward ideas you did not know you were missing.
Where in your volunteer program could more autonomy make a difference?
#SDVNetwork #SelfDirection
🧭 Making Choices 3/10
One woman told Côté she wished for a “survey to decide her path in life.” Her story reflects a deeper truth: we often seek external answers for what only inner reflection can resolve.
#SelfDirection #ReflectiveThinking #MindfulDecisions #Emberhart
Coordinators, are you carrying every detail?
With self-direction, volunteers own the work and free you to lead the vision, not every task.
What’s the first thing you’d let go of?
#SDVNetwork #SelfDirection #VolunteerLeadership
Most people don’t break the cycle.
They just name it, blame it, and repeat it.
#SelfDirection #Growth #Leadership
Small freedoms. Big engagement.
Even a single empowered choice can turn volunteers into committed co-creators.
SDV Teams® are designed to unlock that shift through structure, trust, and shared decision-making.
What’s one decision your volunteers could own?
#SelfDirection #VolunteerLeadership
Is the nonprofit sector stuck in command-and-control leadership?
We’re challenging the old model of top-down management and pushing for shared leadership.
Self-directed volunteers aren’t optional; they’re essential for lasting impact.
SDV Network® is here for the shift.
#SelfDirection #SDVNetwork
This #InternationalDayOfCharity, we celebrate self-direction - the courage to act with purpose and create lasting change.
At SDV Network®, we believe empowered action turns charity into sustainable impact.
#InternationalDayOfCharity #SelfDirection #SDVNetwork
Independent action needs more than good intentions; it needs trust, clarity, and access to resources.
Which of these is the biggest barrier in your program?
Comment your vote in our poll and join the conversation on building SDV Teams®.
#SelfDirection #VolunteerLeadership #SDVNetwork
The myth: volunteers need constant oversight.
The truth: clarity and empowerment turn volunteers into self-directed changemakers.
At SDV Network®, we dismantle the barriers that hold back initiative, so ideas can take flight.
#SelfDirection #VolunteerLeadership #SDVNetwork
Most people don’t break the cycle.
They just name it, blame it, and repeat it.
#SelfDirection #Growth #Leadership
Courage to Be Disliked 9/10
🗝️ Once you see the goal behind your action, you can shift it.
Adler’s view empowers us: We are not victims of our past—we are authors of our direction.
#EmpoweredLiving #SelfDirection #PurposeDriven #Reflection
The new IDDO Self-Direction vocabulary tip sheet explains key terms like Care Manager, Broker, Life Plan, and Fiscal Intermediary. Essential guide for anyone navigating OPWDD services! #SelfDirection #OPWDD #Disability
Keeping an eye on #selfdirection in the #NYS #OPWDD #medicaid system. This facilitates people with #disabilities and their families to live their lives. #Cuts to this would be devastating. No news yet but if you are in this community, speak up. opwdd.ny.gov/types-servic...
Cognitive Ability and Personal Values: A Large Sample Study of Schwartz's Values, HEXACO Personality, Age, and Gender #cognition #personality #hexaco #intelligence #cristallized #fluid #selfdirection #benevolence #universalism #security #tradition #conformity
Skills in the new workplace:
#entrepreneurialskills
= #adaptability #autonomy #selfdirection
#digitalskills
#STEM / #STEAM
#interpersonalskills
work creatively w robots at #humancomputer interface
= more imaginative, rewarding, meaningful
#futureofwork
#100jobsofthefuture
