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• 2026 Annual Meeting - and Networking

  • When
    06/11/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Come join your fellow MAFN members for our Annual Meeting. We will have networking, a review of our FY25 accomplishments, along with a preview of our updated strategic plan and FY26 goals. 

  This is an opportunity for you to share your ideas about MAFN's future activities and growth.

  We will also introduce our newly elected Board members! 

  See you there! 

  NOTE: This meeting will NOT be recorded, so please join us live!

  Please note that this is for MAFN members only.

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

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• MAFN Online Workshop: Revealing and Transforming Invisible Dynamics with Organizational Constellations

  • When
    06/12/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Constellations offer a powerful experiential methodology for uncovering the invisible dynamics that shape team, community and organizational relationships, culture and impact. In this highly interactive session, participants will experience firsthand how spatial representation and embodied knowing can reveal systemic patterns that traditional analytical approaches often miss. Together we'll explore how often-unseen forces – hidden loyalties, excluded voices, and unexplored inner resources - can either block or catalyze the outcomes we seek. Participants will leave with both a visceral understanding of systemic dynamics and practical tools for integrating constellations into their facilitation tool kits.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Understanding of Constellation Methodology: Core principles, brief history, and theoretical foundations of organizational constellation work, including when and why to use this approach in OD practice. 

  • Embodied Awareness of Invisible Systemic Forces: Through interactive activities, participants will gain a visceral experience of organizational systems through spatial relationships, energy patterns, and collective unconscious dynamics. They'll develop the ability to recognize hidden forces such as excluded stakeholders, unacknowledged conflicts, and systemic entanglements. 

  • Strategies for Applying Constellations in Practice: Practical approaches for integrating constellation insights into OD consulting, coaching, team facilitation, and other organizational interventions to amplify effectiveness and impact.

  
  

  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 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT.

  
  

  Speaker: 

  Margarita Rozenfeld is the CEO of Incite International, an award-winning leadership and organizational development company providing consulting, strategic planning, facilitation, and training services to non-profit, corporate, and public sector clients.  Organizations that have benefited from her services include Pew Charitable Trusts, Melwood, World Bank, and Federal Transit Administration. 

  Margarita is a frequent speaker on topics of strategy, leadership, employee engagement, cross-cultural communications, and organizational development. Her expertise has been featured in The Atlantic, Washington Business Journal, Washington Post, and several books on organizational effectiveness. She is a member of Leadership Greater Washington and serves on the board of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement.

  
  

  ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

  
  

  • MAFN does not offer refunds for events. Anyone who registers for an event will receive a credit that can be applied to any other MAFN event, or to MAFN membership. Credits must be used within 2 years.

  • 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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• (Members Only) MAFN In Person Salon: Vienna

  • When
    06/15/2026
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    “Bear Cage” room at Bear Branch Tavern (133 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180)
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Come join us Monday, June 15th, 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:

  Marketing Facilitation: Open Space Discussion

  DESCRIPTION:

  The June salon will build on the May session, which began to generate a description of what facilitators bring to a setting. Some of these benefits are: we provide safety, connection, and trust that allows participants to have hopes for future directions and room to address fears. We create physical and emotional engagement with methods and tools, identifying shared results, values, aspirations, or futures. The June salon will take this topic further in an open space discussion. We will ask: what are some ways to demonstrate the value of facilitation to people who don’t already know what facilitation is or how it is valuable? Then we will choose one or more suggestions to form into an outline action plan. 

  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 5 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 Small Business CoP: Open Session

  • When
    06/22/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Description:

  After taking May off from our Small Business Community of Practice, we’re going to use our June meeting as an open session for reflection on what we’re learning and dialogue about challenges and questions we have as small business owners. We’ll finish our hour together soliciting input for topics we want to dive into for the rest of the year. 

  As a reminder the topics we’ve covered so far this year:

  • January – Running a successful business and goals for 2026
  • February – with Nadine Keller: Precision Sales Accelerator to help women entrepreneurs grow their business.
  • March – with Sue Hieilbronner, author of Never Ask for the Sale: Supercharge Your Business with the Power of Passionate Ambivalence  
  • April – with Heather Poulin, Accounting and Taxes for Small Facilitation Businesses

  Duration:  1 hr.

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

  About the CoP

  The MAFN Small Business Community of Practice is a collaborative community for small facilitation business owners. We share knowledge, build skills, and spark ideas through co-creation and mutual support—helping each other grow and thrive. Our Mission: To foster shared learning that supports members in building and growing successful facilitation businesses.
  

  Speakers:  n/a

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• (Members Only) MAFN In Person Salon: Reston | Herndon | Chantilly

  • When
    06/23/2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    South Reston
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Topic:

  Staying Centered in the Heat: Embodied Practices for Facilitators

  Description:

  What helps us stay grounded—physically and energetically—when the room gets tense or emotionally charged? This salon explores simple, embodied practices for ourselves and for groups that support presence, steadiness, and connection in the moment. 

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

  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) Howard County MAFN Salon

  • When
    06/25/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Cafe Columbia 5550 Sterrett Pl Ste 103 Columbia, MD
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Topic:

  Howard County Salon: Emerging Possibilities Summer Meet & Greet

  Description:

  Join fellow facilitators and practitioners in Howard County for an informal summer gathering designed to spark connection, conversation, and curiosity about what a local salon community might look like.

  Together, we’ll explore common interests, themes, and possibilities for future gatherings in a spirit of discovery and shared learning.

  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 Coaching CoP: Partnership Pitfalls and Best Practices

  • When
    06/26/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Description:

  As a solopreneur or small coaching firm, there comes a point where an exciting business opportunity requires more scale, broader expertise, or a larger team than we can provide on our own. Join your fellow coaches for an interactive, community -driven session focused on Strategic Partnerships. We’ll explore how collaborating with other coaches, trainers, and professionals in adjacent industries can help you pursue, win, and deliver on larger organizational opportunities. Come ready to share your own positive collaboration experiences, learn from others, and discuss how to navigate the tactical side of partnerships.

  We will discuss the following questions, as well as others you all bring to the table:

  ● Which professionals—both within and beyond coaching—are a good fit for partnership?

  ● What are the imperative questions to ask during the vetting process?

  ● What are potential pitfalls to avoid?

  ● What are the best practices for partnerships done right?

  ● Share positive and learning experiences to learn from.

  Please come ready to share your experiences with the group!

  Duration: 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

  Learning Objectives

  In this session, participants will:

  ● Discuss ideal professions with whom to partner with in adjacent industries.

  ● Discuss the best practices, pitfalls, success stories, and learning experiences around

  partnerships.

  ● Discuss the ideal professionals within and outside of the field of coaching with which to

  partner.

  ● Discuss the critical questions to ask during the vetting process.

  ● Discuss the potential pitfalls to avoid.

  ● Discuss best practices for partnerships done right.

  ● Share positive and learning experiences to learn from.

  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 contactinfo@mafn.org

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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
    15

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  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 CoP: Conversations about Facilitation in Training

  • Start
    07/28/2026
  •  
  • End
    03/30/2027
  •  
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  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
    15

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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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