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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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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. Reflective Practice.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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A participant at.orgCommunity’s Leadership ColLAB event* made this comment about the importance of building confidence with your constituents. Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly.

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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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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

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Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Here’s what I learned.

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The social sector has a negativity bias. Here’s what you can do about it.  

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(This is why we tend to remember that one negative piece of feedback while the positive comments fade away). It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. When people reflect on how something positive in their lives might never have happened , it improves their mood.

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Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits

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I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned. In other words, how to scale reflective practice in age of connectedness?

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SXSW Reflection: Using Social Media to Facilitate A Global Back Channel at a Panel Session

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Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? I feel it stifles learning.