Evaluation Facilitation Group Participatory 
sgEngage
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 25, 2017
Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 20, 2014
Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Networked Facilitation.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas. As a group we spend time clustering similar ideas before reviewing them. Step 2: Start the process.
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
JANUARY 28, 2018
It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. An advisory group and planning group gave crucial input about the strategy and tactics for this event. Nonprofits can help by: .
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 1, 2016
In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Co-Designing and Working with Other Facilitators and Trainers. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Small Group – Making Posters.
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