Our Social Impact is Expanding ...

Hi everyone!

The photo to the right on this month's eNews is of a few of the half full, llc team members at Tides Family Services' Gala and Auction last week. I am incredibly honored and proud to have been sitting at the table with all of them as their paddles shot up during the Fund-A-Need portion of the evening.

As most of you know, since our founding day, half full, llc has embraced a social impact model in which we give back at every opportunity. In fact, one of our core values is "we give back" and that shows up on a daily basis whether it is finding a home for surplus food from our gigs or hosting community clean ups around our headquarters. We have a full-time community liaison on staff, our facilitators volunteer hundreds of hours virtually and in person, and we custom design community engagement team building activities when our corporate clients are looking for a purpose-driven experience for their teams.

We are resolved to give back.

Because of this commitment, you can imagine how many nonprofits we have had the good fortune to work with over the years. Until a few years ago. Almost overnight, our nonprofit clients and partners were challenged with incredible financial strains. Every cent now goes directly to the needs of the clients they serve.

Training staff on how to have courageous conversations was not going to help the mother who needed to put food on the table for her three kids. Building a healthy workplace culture was not going to help with the energy bill that needed to be paid before the electricity was shut off. And diving into the professional development needed to excel someone's career was not going to help the gentleman who started to live on the landing of the building because he lost his apartment.

We responded to this challenge so our nonprofit clients could also prioritize the employees who started working even harder for the populations they serve. We have swapped service for sponsorship opportunities. We have carved out more time to listen, to guide and to help. We have researched and written workforce development grants in partnership with our nonprofit clients (in which, opportunities like these are becoming less and less available as well).

So, what more can we do?

While we work on our social impact plans for 2027 (stay tuned for big news!), we are excited to share that for the month of November, we are offering a Pay What You Can rate to any nonprofit, locally, nationally and globally who would like a partner to help with professional development of their staff and workplace culture support of their organizations.

Let's pour into the people who are moving these incredible missions forward!

Here are a few high level "fine print" bullets:

• Nonprofits must not be in a current Scope of Work/Contract
• Discovery call will generate contract estimate to work with
• Scope of Work/Contract must be signed within November 2026
• Services must be completed by mid 2027
• Services include virtual and in person (any in person travel expenses must be paid in full)
• Payment from sponsoring companies accepted (and encouraged!)

If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to me at rtwitchell@half-full.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing what we can do together!

With gratitude and in "full" support,

Rebecca

Here’s a bit more into what we’re up to at half full, llc, as we forge ahead and live out our vision…

Voting for Our Annual Halloween Team Building Crawl ends November 3 at 8:00pm!

Members of the half full, llc team (seen here) took to the road on Friday, October 30, to take photos of clients who participated in this year's 4th Annual Halloween Team Building Crawl - vote today for your favorite costume and your favorite theme by heading over to our Facebook Page!!!

Join Rebecca Twitchell at The Alcove in Providence, RI, on Nov. 12 from 5:30-7 pm as a featured speaker for their “Beyond the Bio” series, profiling real people, stories and connections. Grab the details by clicking here.

Join members of the team at Community Provider Network of Rhode Island’s, "Navigating What’s Next in Human Services,” conference taking place December 2-3 in Warwick, RI. We are kicking off Day 1 with our session, “More than Words: How Core Values Solve Workplace Challenges.” Then join us on Day 2 for “The Inclusion Shift!” Two great topics facilitated by the team at half full, llc! We hope to see you there; click here for more!

Open enrollment for our January 2027 Lead Forward Manager Program cohort is coming soon. Designed for managers eager to grow alongside global peers — or for leaders who want to invest in their managers — this program blends our most sought-after trainings from 20+ years of development work. Grab the details here!

“I learned so much about myself in this program. I really feel like I embody all the tools and skills I need to be successful in my role and as a future leader. I will continue to dedicate space to ensure I am constantly growing / working on myself. It is a daily practice that takes dedication and I will continue to be committed to the process. Thank you for everything!”

Our 2027 Flex Facilitator Forward® will take place the weekend of February 5-7, 2027. Say THAT ten times fast!

If you are a current Flex Facilitator for half full, llc, please check your email and LinkedIn Community Page for more information about this interactive weekend designed to tease out your incredible facilitation strengths and skills!!

Our 2027 Aspen Forward® dates have been confirmed! This is an incredible opportunity for 8 executives to gather with facilitators, Rebecca Twitchell, Aron Ralston and Mark Valenziano for four days and three nights of getting out of your comfort zone and into what your possibilities are moving forward! Space is already very limited! Contact Rebecca today if you would like to find out more about why this may be THE executive retreat for you!

"The best leadership conference I have attended. No powerpoint presentations, just real leaders getting real."