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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback. Basic Approaches. Before the Session.

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Call for Presenters: Conference on Volunteering and Service

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Note from Beth: Whether you are planning to present at a conference or deliver a one-day workshop, the secret to success is in good design. Who will facilitate? Lori Jean Mantooth offers a summary. We recently launched the Call for Presenters (CFP). Flickr Photo by Flatbush Gardner. We’ve all been there.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

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The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Anatomy of a successful capital campaign committee meeting

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Confirm that everyone is on the same page by restating the meeting’s purpose, expected outcomes, agenda items, and the roles that individuals will play (such as facilitator or note-taker). These can include hard stops, time limits for presentations, or expectations against multitasking. Meeting participation.

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How to Use Design Thinking to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Digital Strategy

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Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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4 steps to build a business case for new membership software

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In fact, John Walker, an independent IT consultant with COTIQU Consulting in Australia, suggests associations should make two visits to the board: the first to present the business case and the second to discuss actual cost estimates. The business case presents your proposal for change. Develop a clear understanding of their goals.