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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

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I also had an opportunity to attend a couple of sessions that used participatory facilitation techniques. If you are new to participatory facilitation techniques, use the Spectagram as an opener and use it to better understand skill levels in the room. Here’s what I learned. Spectragram. Next, try provocative statements.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Digital Nonprofit: A Participatory Workshop

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There are different ways to design a participatory workshop. A more participatory approach, and one that Allen Gunn uses, is to crowdsource provocative questions from participants. Each facilitator’s “corner” has two pieces of flip chart paper on the wall which was divided into a two x two grid and a stack of colored sticky notes.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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Participatory Gatherings. There is no better resource than “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner. (They also offer workshops ). Writing people’s ideas on a flip chart or white board helps with the group memory and knowledge capture. Strategic Dialogue.

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

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Billboard’s audience, presumably, is passionate about songs and lyrics given it is the source for music charts, news, and events. Here’s another example of how Billboard is using nostalgia in its tweets: This Week In Billboard Chart History: TLC Takes ‘No Scrubs’ To No. Billboard (@billboard) April 7, 2014.

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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

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Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. I’ve been using these participatory categories to talk about how we’d like users to participate in different projects.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

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Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. Check this chart for a comparison of web conferencing tools. Elliot will be talking with participants about technology planning for nonprofits, and Evonne and Susan will be talking about interactive online events and social media tools.

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