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• (Members Only) DC-NoMa MAFN Salon

  • When
    06/30/2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    NoMa / Union Market Area
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Topic:

  Am I Even Facilitating Right Now?

  Description:

  We use the word constantly -  but what do we actually mean when we say we facilitate? This salon invites honest inquiry into a question we rarely stop to examine: where does the facilitator role begin, where does it end, and does that distinction matter to the clients and groups we serve? We'll map where we agree, name where we don't, and surface what our answers mean for practice.

  Special note: There is a Farmer’s market happening right next door! For those who would like to, we can continue our conversation after the session, over food /drink from the market.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.

  Our guiding principles are:

  ● Connection + Conversation + Community = Salon

  ● Come open to listening and sharing

  Salon REMINDERS

  ● If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come.

  ● Registration closes at midnight 2 days before the event.

  ● Registered participants will receive instructions with any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to check your email.

  ● Salon discussions are live events and are not recorded.

  ● For membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• (Members Only) Rockville/Bethesda MAFN Salon

  • When
    07/06/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Java Nation 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
  • Spaces left
    0

  Registration is closed

  Topic:

  Open Space

  Description:

  Come with a topic, idea, or concern that you’d like to workshop with the group.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.

  Our guiding principles are:

  ● Connection + Conversation + Community = Salon

  ● Come open to listening and sharing

  Salon REMINDERS

  ● If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come.

  ● Registration closes at midnight 2 days before the event.

  ● Registered participants will receive instructions with any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to check your email.

  ● Salon discussions are live events and are not recorded.

  ● For membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• (Members Only) MAFN In Person Salon: Vienna

  • When
    07/20/2026
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    “Bear Cage” room at Bear Branch Tavern (133 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180)
  • Spaces left
    15

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  Come join us Monday, July 20th, 2026 from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST with optional lunch afterward, for our monthly Vienna MAFN Salon!

  Each month, we will have a topic or theme as well as open time for networking and sharing challenges and best practices in our facilitation. 

  TOPIC:

  Engaging with New Clients

  DESCRIPTION:

  The salon will discuss this question: What are some effective ways to find and engage potential new clients for facilitation-related services? We will choose from this selection of prompts for small group conversations:

  • Where do your best clients typically come from?
  • What outreach approaches have worked well (or poorly)?
  • How do you explain the value of facilitation to prospective clients?
  • What role do referrals, partnerships, and networking play?
  • How do you maintain relationships with potential clients over time?

  Afterwards, those who are available are invited to stay and share community over lunch. 

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early. 

  
  

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Connection + Conversation + Community = Salon

  • Come open to listening and sharing

  
  

  Salon REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight 2 days before the event.

  • Registered participants will receive instructions with any additional details 1 day in advance of the event. Please be sure to check your email.

  • Salon discussions are live events and are not recorded.

  • For membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• (Members Only) MAFN CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • When
    07/28/2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration: Each session is 75 minutes 

  Interested in participating in lively conversations with your peers about where our professional practices intersect?  What can we learn from each other's professional experience, knowledge, skills and abilities?  The MAFN Conversations About Facilitation in Training community of practice explores intersections of three separate but compatible practices of MAFN members: facilitation, coaching, training.  In small-group topic-based breakout-room conversations led by rotating volunteer practitioners, we share best practices, challenges and strategies to stimulate new insight and expand our individual practices.  Topic suggestions and volunteers are always welcome. Come with curiosity; participate with passion; leave with new learning.  MAFN CoPs are member-only forums, a benefit of MAFN membership.

  You are welcome to attend as many meetings in the series as your schedule allows. They will not build on each other. Once you register for the series, you will receive a notification for each meeting.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only. These sessions will not be recorded.

  Recipient of the inaugural 2024 NYS Justice Peer Initiative Impact Award in Training & Development, Ruth Riddick, CARC-RCP/f, is a coach and trainer with a specialization in addiction recovery and a 20-year practice at Sobriety Together.  She is co-founder and program manager of the New York Certification Board Trainer Registry, an organization of professional trainers enhancing standards in non-clinical role training.  As a curriculum developer, she has contributed to role training for Veteran Supported Recovery, CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth trainings for professional certifications.  She serves on the Board of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  She has been widely honored for her work.

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  • Don’t expect closure - our shared learning is a process!

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the discussion group.

  • 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.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• (Members Only) Rockville/Bethesda MAFN Salon

  • When
    08/03/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Java Nation 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
  • Spaces left
    14

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  Topic:

  The Hard Stuff: Lessons From Your Toughest Facilitation Experiences

  Description:

  Some of the most important growth happens after a difficult session, a challenging client, or a moment you wish had gone differently. This discussion creates space to reflect on the hard lessons,unexpected insights, and professional growth that come from facilitation under pressure.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.

  Our guiding principles are:

  ● Connection + Conversation + Community = Salon

  ● Come open to listening and sharing

  Salon REMINDERS

  ● If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come.

  ● Registration closes at midnight 2 days before the event.

  ● Registered participants will receive instructions with any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to check your email.

  ● Salon discussions are live events and are not recorded.

  ● For membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• (Members Only) Rockville/Bethesda MAFN Salon

  • When
    09/14/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Java Nation 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
  • Spaces left
    15

  Register

  Topic:

  Use AI Smarter: Practical and Ethical Ways Facilitators Can Work Better

  Description:

  AI can be a powerful thought partner for facilitators, helping with agendas, discussion guides, debrief questions, and more. In this conversation, we’ll explore how to use AI in ways that are efficient, thoughtful, and responsible, including where it adds real value and where facilitators still need strong judgment, discretion, and care.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only and there is limited space, so please register early.

  Our guiding principles are:

  ● Connection + Conversation + Community = Salon

  ● Come open to listening and sharing

  Salon REMINDERS

  ● If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come.

  ● Registration closes at midnight 2 days before the event.

  ● Registered participants will receive instructions with any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to check your email.

  ● Salon discussions are live events and are not recorded.

  ● For membership questions contact info@mafn.org.

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• (Members Only) MAFN CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • When
    09/29/2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration: Each session is 75 minutes 

  Interested in participating in lively conversations with your peers about where our professional practices intersect?  What can we learn from each other's professional experience, knowledge, skills and abilities?  The MAFN Conversations About Facilitation in Training community of practice explores intersections of three separate but compatible practices of MAFN members: facilitation, coaching, training.  In small-group topic-based breakout-room conversations led by rotating volunteer practitioners, we share best practices, challenges and strategies to stimulate new insight and expand our individual practices.  Topic suggestions and volunteers are always welcome. Come with curiosity; participate with passion; leave with new learning.  MAFN CoPs are member-only forums, a benefit of MAFN membership.

  You are welcome to attend as many meetings in the series as your schedule allows. They will not build on each other. Once you register for the series, you will receive a notification for each meeting.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only. These sessions will not be recorded.

  Recipient of the inaugural 2024 NYS Justice Peer Initiative Impact Award in Training & Development, Ruth Riddick, CARC-RCP/f, is a coach and trainer with a specialization in addiction recovery and a 20-year practice at Sobriety Together.  She is co-founder and program manager of the New York Certification Board Trainer Registry, an organization of professional trainers enhancing standards in non-clinical role training.  As a curriculum developer, she has contributed to role training for Veteran Supported Recovery, CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth trainings for professional certifications.  She serves on the Board of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  She has been widely honored for her work.

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  • Don’t expect closure - our shared learning is a process!

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the discussion group.

  • 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.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• (Members Only) MAFN CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • When
    11/24/2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration: Each session is 75 minutes 

  Interested in participating in lively conversations with your peers about where our professional practices intersect?  What can we learn from each other's professional experience, knowledge, skills and abilities?  The MAFN Conversations About Facilitation in Training community of practice explores intersections of three separate but compatible practices of MAFN members: facilitation, coaching, training.  In small-group topic-based breakout-room conversations led by rotating volunteer practitioners, we share best practices, challenges and strategies to stimulate new insight and expand our individual practices.  Topic suggestions and volunteers are always welcome. Come with curiosity; participate with passion; leave with new learning.  MAFN CoPs are member-only forums, a benefit of MAFN membership.

  You are welcome to attend as many meetings in the series as your schedule allows. They will not build on each other. Once you register for the series, you will receive a notification for each meeting.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only. These sessions will not be recorded.

  Recipient of the inaugural 2024 NYS Justice Peer Initiative Impact Award in Training & Development, Ruth Riddick, CARC-RCP/f, is a coach and trainer with a specialization in addiction recovery and a 20-year practice at Sobriety Together.  She is co-founder and program manager of the New York Certification Board Trainer Registry, an organization of professional trainers enhancing standards in non-clinical role training.  As a curriculum developer, she has contributed to role training for Veteran Supported Recovery, CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth trainings for professional certifications.  She serves on the Board of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  She has been widely honored for her work.

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  • Don’t expect closure - our shared learning is a process!

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the discussion group.

  • 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.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• (Members Only) MAFN CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • When
    01/26/2027
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration: Each session is 75 minutes 

  Interested in participating in lively conversations with your peers about where our professional practices intersect?  What can we learn from each other's professional experience, knowledge, skills and abilities?  The MAFN Conversations About Facilitation in Training community of practice explores intersections of three separate but compatible practices of MAFN members: facilitation, coaching, training.  In small-group topic-based breakout-room conversations led by rotating volunteer practitioners, we share best practices, challenges and strategies to stimulate new insight and expand our individual practices.  Topic suggestions and volunteers are always welcome. Come with curiosity; participate with passion; leave with new learning.  MAFN CoPs are member-only forums, a benefit of MAFN membership.

  You are welcome to attend as many meetings in the series as your schedule allows. They will not build on each other. Once you register for the series, you will receive a notification for each meeting.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only. These sessions will not be recorded.

  Recipient of the inaugural 2024 NYS Justice Peer Initiative Impact Award in Training & Development, Ruth Riddick, CARC-RCP/f, is a coach and trainer with a specialization in addiction recovery and a 20-year practice at Sobriety Together.  She is co-founder and program manager of the New York Certification Board Trainer Registry, an organization of professional trainers enhancing standards in non-clinical role training.  As a curriculum developer, she has contributed to role training for Veteran Supported Recovery, CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth trainings for professional certifications.  She serves on the Board of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  She has been widely honored for her work.

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  • Don’t expect closure - our shared learning is a process!

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the discussion group.

  • 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.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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• (Members Only) MAFN CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • When
    03/30/2027
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration: Each session is 75 minutes 

  Interested in participating in lively conversations with your peers about where our professional practices intersect?  What can we learn from each other's professional experience, knowledge, skills and abilities?  The MAFN Conversations About Facilitation in Training community of practice explores intersections of three separate but compatible practices of MAFN members: facilitation, coaching, training.  In small-group topic-based breakout-room conversations led by rotating volunteer practitioners, we share best practices, challenges and strategies to stimulate new insight and expand our individual practices.  Topic suggestions and volunteers are always welcome. Come with curiosity; participate with passion; leave with new learning.  MAFN CoPs are member-only forums, a benefit of MAFN membership.

  You are welcome to attend as many meetings in the series as your schedule allows. They will not build on each other. Once you register for the series, you will receive a notification for each meeting.

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only. These sessions will not be recorded.

  Recipient of the inaugural 2024 NYS Justice Peer Initiative Impact Award in Training & Development, Ruth Riddick, CARC-RCP/f, is a coach and trainer with a specialization in addiction recovery and a 20-year practice at Sobriety Together.  She is co-founder and program manager of the New York Certification Board Trainer Registry, an organization of professional trainers enhancing standards in non-clinical role training.  As a curriculum developer, she has contributed to role training for Veteran Supported Recovery, CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth trainings for professional certifications.  She serves on the Board of the New York Association of Treatment Court Professionals.  She has been widely honored for her work.

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

  • Don’t expect closure - our shared learning is a process!

  ONLINE CoP Discussion REMINDERS

  • If you register and cannot attend, please cancel to allow someone else to come. 

  • Registration closes at midnight the day before the discussion group.

  • 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.

  • MAFN CoP discussions will not be recorded in order to support space for learning.

  • For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org

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