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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

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Have you ever sat through a board retreat and spent more time watching the clock, daydreaming, and checking texts than listening to the facilitator? Did your last facilitator stand behind a lectern and drone on like a record playing in slow motion? In-the-trenches experience. Facilitate and engage with confidence.

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3 Design Thinking Facilitation Resources for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Almost four years ago, I wrote my experience as a participant n a design-thinking lab to give input on a digital strategy for a philanthropy. The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I even facilitated design labs to help with the research for my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I admit it.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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In my experience, the latter is the more common scenario. By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. The post <strong>Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?</strong>

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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If these two drivers of engagement are a world apart, it will be challenging to deliver the seamless experience customers expect from their favorite brands. There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. What has changed over time? Meetings can seem superfluous and a drain on precious time.

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How to Facilitate the Discovery Step of the Donor-Centered Approach

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Like an onion, it needs to be peeled one layer at a time. With a donor-centered approach, it takes time to build relationships and get to know your donors. She has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising and leadership. She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Although you’re probably not recruiting a team for an extreme experience, it can be helpful to begin thinking about team building from Bell’s perspective. “A It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. It may require more time and effort to find someone who complements your team.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.