How can you facilitate inclusive conversations?
Big Duck
MAY 11, 2022
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Introducing our Book Group Facilitation Guide!
VQ Strategies
JANUARY 13, 2023
When we first conceived of the book, Transforming Disruption to Impact , our goal was to spark conversation about the innovations and adaptations that have been vital to sustaining the power of volunteers despite the many disruptions we have all experienced in recent years. So what better way to read it than to do so as part of conversations?
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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE
.orgSource
JUNE 5, 2023
Our discussion about the Summit Award launched a wide-ranging conversation. As the executive director, you facilitate an International group that is service-oriented and driven by women. When I asked her where she likes to begin those conversations she said, “I usually start by asking what delightful things they deliver to the world.”
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Apply for the Climate Action Facilitator training program
Charity Village
MAY 5, 2023
Carbon Conversations TO is accepting applications for the Climate Action Facilitator Training which will be hosted in-person in Toronto on May 27th and May 28th. The post Apply for the Climate Action Facilitator training program appeared first on CharityVillage. To register for the training, click here.
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Rethinking Service Days – Join our Conversation
VQ Strategies
JANUARY 3, 2023
I had hoped it would fuel some conversations, which it most certainly did, but it launched conversations not only about service days, rather about many things. Now, as we once again approach a major day of service, let’s continue this conversation. Interested in continuing the conversation with your own community?
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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits
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.
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How to Facilitate the Discovery Step of the Donor-Centered Approach
Bloomerang
MAY 13, 2021
they lead the way to new territory and keep the conversation going: Examples: What do you hope to achieve with your philanthropy? A best practice is to record the details of your conversation in your donor database or nonprofit CRM. She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals.
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7 steps to advance your volunteer program with your online member community
Nimble AMS
APRIL 11, 2024
Create and manage different volunteer groups To encourage and facilitate conversation between your member volunteers, use your online community platform to create different groups. If your volunteer program is large, you might want to add more groups to ensure conversation flows more freely.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Beth Kanter
NTEN
JUNE 5, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question
.orgSource
MARCH 6, 2023
Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Sharon is summarizing the notes from all the CoLAB conversations.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Elissa Perry
NTEN
JULY 1, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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Trainer’s Notebook: Fishbowl Facilitation Technique
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 13, 2015
It was expertly facilitated by Allison Lin and Odin Zackman. When I get to participate in sessions that are focused on content that I’m intensely interested in AND are well designed and facilitated, it creates the perfect storm for learning in my field and the trade craft of facilitation. Did you do it differently?
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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance
.orgSource
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Discussions about best practices, strategic planning sessions, or board development exercises can launch conversations about how and when to evaluate the board’s performance. This exercise takes a little practice.
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Culture, Community, and Technology—A Successful 2022 Convergence
.orgSource
DECEMBER 26, 2022
Great conversation, a little bubbly, and treats at the Innovation Summit. Teri Carden, Founder and CEO of 100 Reviews , facilitated a panel discussion on how to turn your next great idea into gold. Sharon will facilitate a 360-degree discussion about trust. Just what we missed in 2022! Leadership. Creating Community.
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221 #14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Peter Campbell
NTEN
JULY 11, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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How BoardSite Can Help Your Nonprofit Board Be More Productive
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 13, 2023
When you don’t have time to make a meeting agenda beforehand , the conversation can quickly get sidetracked and devolve into casual or irrelevant conversation. It facilitates straightforward communication between board members, helps you keep documents organized, and more, similar to a traditional board books.
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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration
.orgSource
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet John Kenyon
NTEN
JUNE 10, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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Get More Out of AI, Start Chatting
.orgSource
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
You’ve probably had a conversation with the bot twins, ChatGPT and Bard. Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. They can handle more complex and dynamic conversations. Check Bing out.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Tracy Kronzak
NTEN
JUNE 9, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Tanya Tarr
NTEN
JUNE 12, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Bridget Marie Todd
NTEN
JUNE 6, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Londell Jackson
NTEN
JULY 2, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Deepa Kunapuli
NTEN
JUNE 16, 2014
That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.
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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt
The MatrixFiles
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics. Are you having conversations within your association about declining trust, credibility and authority? Many execs reinforced the idea that communications should be clear and transparent.
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The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Today — 9 Top Fundraising Methods
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 4, 2022
Nonprofits now have a range of remote and hybrid events to choose between, and they can make the most of them thanks to platforms like PayBee that facilitate streaming and other digital tools. 9 Modern Nonprofit Fundraising Methods. This way, people from all around the world could suddenly “attend” through their laptops.
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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 15, 2020
Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Don’t wing it alone.
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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 14, 2015
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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50 The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 26, 2015
I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.
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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.
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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration
.orgSource
MAY 15, 2023
Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.
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New on SSIR: Effects of Joining the Conversation
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
You can read the post and join the conversation over there – it’s also copied below. Despite the generic title, this is a report chock full of examples, best practices and data about the effects of joining the conversation online. Joining the conversation really means conversations.
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Mastering The Art Of Idea Generation And Sharing
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.
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DonorPerfect CommUNITY Conference SESSION SPOTLIGHT: Strategies for Engaging Racially + Culturally Diverse Donors
DonorPerfect
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The DonorPerfect team is committed to facilitating and encouraging critical conversations that pave the way Read More ». DonorPerfect is proud to partner with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to emphasize the urgent need for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the nonprofit sector.
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How to Build Your Nonprofit’s MarTech Stack
Media Cause
APRIL 15, 2024
Ask Questions About the Tools You Already Use When Media Cause helps a nonprofit audit their MarTech tools, the first thing to do is ask questions that are designed to start a fuller conversation about the technology used to make the work more manageable. As your nonprofit team begins that conversation, be sure to write down the answers.
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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 17, 2021
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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Break Out of Your Comfort Zone…and into Breakout Rooms!
AccelEvents
JULY 22, 2021
We now provide you with our new breakout room feature within Workshops to facilitate concentrated conversations. Getting to know everyone: The best kind of personal connection is specialized, and writing a list of questions for each breakout room will help foster that conversation!
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SXSW Reflection: Using Social Media to Facilitate A Global Back Channel at a Panel Session
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 15, 2011
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.
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Community Voices at Digital Engagement Event: Reflections on the Conversation
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 30, 2009
At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Remember to visit the Community Voices group to connect with the rest of the conversations going on there.
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Community Voices at Digital Engagement Event: Reflections on the Conversation
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 30, 2009
At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Remember to visit the Community Voices group to connect with the rest of the conversations going on there.
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9 Ways to Become a Conference Networking Champ
Classy
MAY 26, 2021
As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. If you’re hoping to have a pointed conversation with a specific individual, read up on them ahead of time to make a positive impression. Leave Room for Serendipity .
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How To Be More Strategic
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.
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93 Christine Egger, In Conversation: How I Have Fun, Do Good
Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 9, 2012
Christine is a facilitator, network weaver, and catalyst. I create conversations. In my experience the most fun, most good-doing conversations are the kind in which the participants not only learn about themselves and each other, but actually become themselves in the process. Something we’re “conversing for the purpose of.”
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77 Tips & Tools To Appreciate Your Nonprofit Staff and Build A Culture of Resilience
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 13, 2019
As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Do people genuinely like each other?
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