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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. Smaller nonprofits that might have board members from many different geographic locations have probably hosted hybrid board meetings. Center Inclusion.

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How To Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. This word cloud is from a virtual workshop I facilitated asking participants what the barriers to effective virtual meetings are: technology, engagement, connectivity, and participation. Roles may include: Facilitator: Designs and Facilitates Meeting.

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3 Design Thinking Facilitation Resources for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I learned so much about the taxonomy of innovation and really practical techniques, that I took the facilitation training. I started incorporating facilitating design labs as well as the techniques into my training practice ever since. I admit it.

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

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By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. Remote work is challenging teams.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.

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8 Fantastic Facilitation Playbooks for Designing Productive Nonprofit Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many times our meetings are highly productive, but sometimes meetings can be boring, frustrating, and a complete waste of time. Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. What if you tried different processes to increase engagement or productivity?

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How to Facilitate Event Networking While Maintaining Social Distance

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With physical events and social gatherings requiring attendance restrictions and physical distancing, many event organizers and planners are wondering how they can facilitate networking at their event while following the mandates and keeping attendees safe from the coronavirus. . You can organize attendees in a few different ways. .