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• MAFN's March 24th Online Workshop: Flexing Your Facilitation Style with the Enneagram

  • When
    03/24/2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration: 3-hour workshop 

  About the workshop:
  

  The Enneagram is a powerful tool to help us understand our go-to facilitation style, as well as styles and approaches we might be overlooking based on our personality type. In this interactive session, you'll learn what each type tends to focus on in facilitation and walk away with some practical ways to flex your focus and approach so you can even more effectively work with clients.

  Please take an Enneagram typing test before this workshop to get the most out of the session.

  We recommend one of these two options (one FREE and one paid):

  • If you're simply curious about what the Enneagram can tell you about your go-to facilitation style, take this FREE Enneagram assessment to learn your type and get a simple overview of the type structure: https://enneagramuniverse.com/enneagram/test/complete-enneagram-test2/

  • If you want a deeper dive into your own type structure or want to get started using the Enneagram with your own clients, consider this paid assessment which offers a 20-page PDF of insights, an overview of the nine Enneagram types, and more: https://cpenneagram.com/taketestnow

  Learning Objectives

  In this session, participants will:

  ●      Identify your primary center of intelligence

  ●      Articulate how being in that center shows up in your facilitation style/work

  ●      Define the facilitation strengths and possible blind spots related to your personality type

  ●      Identify 3 ways you want to flex your facilitation style

  NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

  This is a 3-hour online workshop. It will take place from 12:00pm to 3pm Eastern Time.
  

  Speaker:

  Nevada Lane is the founder and principal consultant of Lane Change Consulting. Nevada believes that great workplaces and teams thrive on authenticity, creativity, a learning mindset, and courageous conversations. For nearly 20 years Nevada has helped teams have the conversations that matter and increase their impact by weaving together expert facilitation, team coaching and visual thinking.

  A well-known voice in the world of graphic facilitation, Nevada is a contributing author to two books on graphic facilitation, the creator of two Linkedin Learning courses on visual thinking, and an adjunct professor of visual collaboration for organization development at the University of San Francisco.

  Nevada grew up at the San Francisco Zen Center and attended the San Francisco Waldorf school, where she developed a love for art (and beeswax). After graduating from UC Berkeley, she held a number of positions in marketing and corporate communications in the U.S. and England before receiving her M.S. in Organization Development. Nevada spent five years working in Commercial training at Genentech, and two years at Lorensbergs, Sweden’s leading facilitation and training firm, before launching Lane Change Consulting in 2010.

  Nevada is an Enneagram enthusiast (she’s a type 3), a committed but average CrossFit athlete, and her favorite food is a Mission-style burrito. She lives in San Francisco with her husband of 20 years and their two feisty teenagers. 

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • - No refunds or credits for registration cancellations.
  • - Registration closes at midnight the day before the workshop.
    
  • - Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
    
  • - Workshops begin promptly at 12:00PM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.
  • MAFN Members have access to all online workshop recordings via the MAFN website.
  • - For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN's April 14th Online Workshop: Beneficial Synergies and Profitable Partnerships Among You and Your Facilitation Network

  • When
    04/14/2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration: 90-minute workshop

  About the workshop: 

  How are we different as facilitators? Where do we overlap? Who would we hire or partner with? Who would hire you or partner with you?

  Just as we wouldn’t dump people into a room and hope they’ll magically figure out strategic planning, neither is it effective to release people into a room and hope they’ll magically make the best connections. That’s the value of facilitated networking.

  In this highly interactive, hands-on session we’ll demonstrate three practical facilitated networking techniques. And, in so doing, we’ll also aim to help you find beneficial synergies and profitable partnerships among your facilitation network.

  Learning Objectives

  In this session, participants will:

  • Learn three facilitated networking concepts to better connect participants.
  • Identify ways and places to add beneficial networking to your own facilitated sessions.
  • Expand your professional network in a meaningful way by adding valuable connections.

  NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

  This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm EDT.

  Speaker:
  

  Lee Gimpel runs Better Meetings, a meeting facilitation, training and strategy firm. The company works with associations, government agencies, and companies to improve their meetings and events. Lee’s meetings methodology is built on collaboration, engagement, and human-centered design. Much of the firm’s work leverages networking and connection-building, be that at cross-silo strategy sessions, team-building retreats, or large-scale industry conferences. He is the creator of the Conference Organizers Summit and leads a DC-area community of practice for facilitators. Often quoted about group engagement in such publications as The Guardian, USA Today, and HuffPost, he is also the contributing expert on meetings and facilitation for Forbes.

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • No refunds or credits for registration cancellations.
  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the workshop.
    
  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
    
  • Workshops begin promptly at 12:00PM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.
  • MAFN Members have access to all online workshop recordings via the MAFN website.
  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN's April 28th Online Workshop: Jolts: Shake Up Your Sessions with Fun and Intention

  • When
    04/28/2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration: 3-hour workshop 

  About the workshop:
  

  Jolts! Have we got your attention? Join us as we revisit Thiagi’s treasure trove of Jolts published in 2011. Jolts intentionally energize participants in a meaningful and purposeful way whether in a meeting, team-building session, or workshop. They also enable participants to creatively discover critical insights.

  We’ve selected a variety to explore and made a few updates to reflect our current virtual environment. We’ll “kick the tires” and test drive some with you in the main room, breakout rooms, and on Mural.

  You’ll have an opportunity to take part in a two-fold debriefing: from your vantage point as a participant and as a facilitator/trainer.

  Learning Objectives

  In this session, participants will:

  • Experience the power of Jolts to unleash energy and foster engagement.

  • Discover a variety of Jolts that you may use or adapt in your facilitation and/or training work.

  • Explore how tailoring Jolts and adapting debriefing questions can make a tangible difference.

  NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

  This is a 3-hour online workshop. It will take place from 12:00pm to 3pm Eastern Time.

  Speaker:

  Laura Lazar Holbrook, MA, MLS, CVF, MMP, is a trainer and facilitator who designs and facilitates customized training sessions and retreats for associations, non-profits, and government agencies. Laura specializes in unleashing participant energy, creativity and insights to advance professional growth and organizational effectiveness. Whether the focus is on developing new skills, rolling out an organizational initiative, or enhancing team effectiveness, she brings versatility, flexibility, and integrity to the table. Laura leverages her deep understanding of best virtual practices and an ever-expanding repertoire of tools to create environments in which participants can connect, share, and support each other. In doing so, she draws on Liberating Structures, Technology of Participation, simulations and other interactive strategies. Laura has enjoyed collaborating with Tanja for several years on a variety of virtual projects.

  Tanja Sarett, M.A., CFRE, CVF, ACC, is a facilitator, trainer, and executive leadership coach passionate about helping nonprofit organizations increase innovation, effectiveness, and revenue. Appreciating the opportunities in the virtual world to achieve results and bring people and teams together (no matter where they live), Tanja has developed her virtual toolbox on Zoom, Mural, and Spatial Audio sites. She brings to her work a wide range of collaborative and creative techniques and tools from IDEO Design Thinking, Liberating Structures, the Technology of Participation, and the Agile community. Tanja offers train-the-trainer sessions for facilitators and nonprofit professionals to empower them in the virtual world. Now, Tanja is looking forward to another MAFN workshop and teaming up again with Laura, who is equally excited about experimenting with new methods and sharing them with facilitator colleagues.

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • - No refunds or credits for registration cancellations.
  • - Registration closes at midnight the day before the workshop.
    
  • - Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
    
  • - Workshops begin promptly at 12:00PM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.
  • MAFN Members have access to all online workshop recordings via the MAFN website.
  • - For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• MAFN/SEAF Facilitation Mastermind Series - Managing relationships with clients and sponsors

  • When
    05/23/2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  All New Collaboration:

  Join us for the MAFN/SEAF Facilitation Mastermind Series!

  Are you looking for ways to collaborate with other facilitators to enhance your facilitation practice? The Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network and the Southeast Association of Facilitators have joined efforts to host a 3-session Mastermind Series, focused on helping all of our members as internal and external facilitators:

  • Think about how to build and nurture facilitation partnerships
  • Create your facilitation brand
  • Surface challenges and brainstorm solutions for managing clients and sponsors 
    

  MAFN and SEAF share a mission of helping facilitators develop their skills. This series is a great opportunity for facilitators of all experience levels to come together, share learnings, and build their practices!
  

  These sessions will bring together members from each organization in guided discussions led by seasoned facilitators. We will use an open space workshop format to consider everyone’s ideas and collaborate in real time. You will have chances to surface your own challenges, share your experiences, and practice your messaging in an interactive and safe environment.

  There will be many moments to learn from each other and build relationships with other facilitators. All are welcome, whether you’re an internal or external facilitator, experienced facilitator, or just starting your facilitation journey. Sign up for as many of the three 90-minute sessions as you feel fit your needs. We will hold these events in addition to the regular programming from both organizations. Sign up today!

  PLEASE NOTE: This Mastermind Series is a complimentary member benefit and is open to MAFN and SEAF members only.

  Sessions will be from 12:00 - 1:30 Eastern
  

  • Session 1 - January 10, 2023: Collaborations, referrals, and informal and formal partnerships
  • Session 2 -  March 14, 2023: Marketing and messaging your facilitation brand
  • Session 3 -  May 23, 2023: Managing relationships with clients and sponsors

  *Register for each session separately.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Explore how to build and nurture facilitation partnerships

  • Learn to your facilitation brand

  • Surface challenges and brainstorm solutions for managing clients and sponsors  

  NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

  This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm Eastern.

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  • No refunds or credits for registration cancellations.
  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the workshop.
    
  • Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.
    
  • Workshops begin promptly at 12:00PM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.
  • MAFN Members have access to all online workshop recordings via the MAFN website.
  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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