Facilitation for Nonprofit Leaders - CLYDE

Description: In this interactive course, we will cover effective meetings start to finish: clarifying roles and responsibilities of group members, developing clear objectives, setting practical agendas, and establishing outcomes.

Details:

Well-facilitated meetings help organizations improve planning, encourage collaboration, and manage conflict.  In this interactive course, we will cover effective meetings start to finish:  clarifying roles and responsibilities of group members, developing clear objectives, setting practical agendas, and establishing outcomes.  In addition, we will:

• Take a broad look at group dynamics, meeting planning and facilitation skills;
• Explore the importance of facilitator neutrality, and practice creating space for productive brainstorming;
• Discuss the importance of setting boundaries, asking facilitative questions, and establishing agreement around the meeting process;
• Learn alternatives to majority voting, and improve your toolkit for tapping into group wisdom and building consensus.   
  

You will leave with adaptable tools to maintain focus, encourage buy-in, build consensus and accomplish group goals in common situations that nonprofit leaders encounter.

Half-price scholarships available to those affiliated with WNC nonprofits. Inquire at the time of registration.

Session Leader:

Instructor Laura Jeffords is executive director and Sara Guciardo is director of adult mediation services at the Mediation Center located in Asheville.  The Mediation Center has provided mediation and facilitation services to Buncombe County since 1983.   The Mission of the Mediation Center is to create opportunity from conflict by improving conditions and relationships through mediation, education and supervised visitation in a neutral environment.

Sponsor:
Duke Nonprofit Management Program and Western North Carolina Nonprofit Pathways

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