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• (Sponsor Event) BarometerXP: Sample Game Session

  • When
    08/28/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Event via Zoom

  

  
  

  Sample Game Session

  Aug 28th, 2025 02:00 PM EDT

  Online Event via Zoom

  Click here for more information and to register. 

  
  

  Seeking fresh approaches to team development? Experience our innovative game-based learning method that drives real culture transformation—boosting engagement, leadership, and accountability. Join our 30-minute sample session with an expert facilitator to see how our play-based approach sparks meaningful insights and conversations. No cringeworthy icebreakers or trust falls—this is next-generation team development. Curious?

  Connect with us at info@barometerxp.com.

  
  

  
  

  Register here

  
  

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• (Members Only) MAFN Small Business CoP Series

  • Start
    09/22/2025
  •  
  • End
    12/22/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration: 60-Minutes 

  4th Monday each month at noon

  
  

  The MAFN Small Business Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of MAFN members with small facilitation businesses who work together to improve their business knowledge and skills through support, innovation, and shared resources.  This CoP will be a co-creation space for MAFN members to host, bring topics to the table and use this space to support one another, innovate and share resources. We are seeking volunteers to join as co-facilitators and tech hosts.

  
  

  Responsibilities include:
  

  • Ability to work with other leaders to identify a topic each month.
  • Ensure there are a minimum of two facilitators each month.  
  • Commit to shared responsibility for 6 months (you do not need to facilitate, host or attend each CoP) to help strategize the future of the SB CoP.
  • For those interested in volunteering, please contact christine@swangnomy.com.

  Mission:

  To foster a learning environment where members can exchange knowledge, tools, and resources to manage and grow successful facilitation businesses.

  Benefits:

  • Collaboration: Connect with like-minded professionals to co-create and innovate.
  • Business Expansion: Gain insights into marketing, client engagement, and scaling small facilitation businesses.

  If you're passionate about facilitation and looking to enhance your small business, this community will provide the resources, inspiration, and support to help you thrive.

  
  

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

  
  

  Our guiding principles are:

  • Come open to learning

  • Bring your questions, share your expertise

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

  
  

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

  
  

  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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• (Sponsor Event) BarometerXP: Game Exhibition – Snake Oil

  • When
    09/23/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Event via Zoom

  

  
  

  Game Exhibition – Snake Oil

  Sept 23rd, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

  Online Event via Zoom

  Click here for more information and to register. 

  
  

  Who says work can't be fun? Barometer XP leads demo sessions for leaders and facilitators who want to add new games to their repertoire. This is next-generation team development. Curious? 

  Connect with us at info@barometerxp.com.

  
  

  
  

  Register here

  
  

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• MAFN Online Workshop: Just Go Outside! Approaches to Integrating Outdoor Spaces and the Natural Environment into Your Facilitation

  • When
    09/26/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  Duration:  90 minutes

  
  

  About the workshop: 

  
  

  Ready to take your facilitation to fresh ground—literally? Just Go Outside! explores how nature can enhance learning, insight, and connection—even during virtual workshops. You’ll step outside (yes, really), engage in a reflective nature-based activity, and discover practical ways to bring the outdoors into your facilitation practice. Whether you're a seasoned nature guide or just “seeded” in your outdoor journey, come get inspired, grounded, and recharged. Join us to reimagine facilitation—one tree, breeze, or bird call at a time.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Understand the research and evidence behind the benefits of outdoor engagement and facilitation.

  • Engage in an outdoor engagement activity and consider ways to adapt it for your purposes.

  • Identify and share with others different ways to integrate the outdoors in your facilitation practice.

  
  

  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.

  
  Speakers: 

  Sharon Kniss is a collaborative process professional with 20 years of experience in facilitation, training, and conflict transformation. An outdoor enthusiast, Sharon has climbed 10 mountains over 14k feet, visited all of the Kansas State Parks and 85% of the Maryland State Parks, biked across Missouri and walked across England yet remains the biggest fan of her neighborhood food forest and local parks. Sharon has held prior roles with Training Resources Group, United States Institute of Peace, and the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution and has served as adjunct faculty at three different academic institutions.  

  
  
  

  Daryn Cambridge is an educational creative, facilitator, and producer with expertise in community engagement, peace education, nonviolence, and leadership development. He currently serves as an organizational development and training consultant at Training Resources Group, Inc., where he has worked with clients such as the United States Forest Service, the Department of Energy, the World Bank Group, and the US Agency for International Development. Daryn has led global workshops and trainings in peacebuilding, environmental education, and community organizing, with prior roles at the United States Institute of Peace and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop Series: EAPE! Engage All Participants Equally

  • Start
    10/15/2025
  •  
  • End
    10/29/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  3-part Series, 90 minutes each. 

  • Session 1: 10/15/2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
  • Session 2: 10/22/2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
  • Session 3: 10/29/2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

  About the workshop: 

  PURPOSE:  To accelerate performance.  Specifically… to SIGNIFICANTLY enhance the participation, effectiveness and outcomes of ALL sessions.  Whose?  Yours & entire teams.  

  This workshop is an excerpt of EMF - Engaging Meeting Facilitator - a 4-day course.  EMF provides a fresh way to understand and easily apply best practices in facilitation or training be it classic, virtual or hybrid.  

  EMF techniques have an immediate impact.  Within 60 seconds you’ll engage every single participant, and then keep them engaged throughout any session.  Engagement leads to accelerated performance of teams and their meeting outcomes.  

   

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Understand & appreciate the roles of facilitation, of facilitators & their impact

  • Learn Best Practices & the Secrets that make them easy & effective

  • Gain practice to apply in all meeting styles - Classic, Virtual & Hybrid

  
  

  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 series. All 3 sessions will be held from 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT. 

  
  

  Speaker: 

  Bill Olsen delivers accelerated results through dynamic engagement and applied creativity.  Facilitating - he has a reputation for delivering dynamic sessions, tangible outcomes & strong consensus.  Training - he integrates purpose and processes that are highly interactive, while being practical. Okay, they’re fun!  

  Having supported clients in 22 countries across a broad range of industries, projects and issues…  he serves those with a genuine need for meaningful and impactful change.  

  A Co-Founder of MAFN, Bill is a CPF, Master Trainer, keynoter and emcee of events focused on Facilitation, Creativity, Innovation and Education.   His mission is clear… to accelerate yours!

  
  

  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 1:00PM 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 Online Workshop: Methods Workshop - Facilitating Creativity

  • When
    10/24/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Do you work with clients on designing products, programs or services?  Are you looking for ways to unlock more creativity in your workshop sessions?  

  Join us to learn a few simple techniques you can use in meetings and workshops to help groups ‘unstick’ their thinking and unlock creativity!  You'll walk away with practical tools – drawn from Futures Thinking and Human Centered Design - that you can incorporate into your sessions right away.  

  And you’ll have the chance to share ideas on how to use them.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Learn and practice a handful of practical facilitation tools and techniques that can be used to encourage creative thinking for program design and strategy sessions

  • Share ideas and experience on how these and similar tools can be used in various workshop and meeting settings

  • Understand basic principles of Futures Thinking and Human Centered Design.

  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: 

  

  Catherine McMahon is an Organizational Development Consultant who leverages 20+ years of international program management and development experience to help mission-driven teams and organizations build alignment and resilience for positive practical action.  She is a skilled trainer and facilitator who has developed and delivered training materials and events ranging from weeklong courses for food security professionals, to highly participatory skills-building workshops focused on program design and proposal development, to strategic planning and change management sessions for nonprofit organizations.

  
  

  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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• (Sponsor Event) BarometerXP: Sample Game Session

  • When
    10/31/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Event via Zoom

  

  Seeking fresh approaches to team development?

  Experience our innovative game-based learning method that drives real culture transformation—boosting engagement, leadership, and accountability.
  

  Join our 30-minute sample session with an expert facilitator to see how our play-based approach sparks meaningful insights and conversations. No cringeworthy icebreakers or trust falls—this is next-generation team development.
  
  Curious? Connect with us at info@barometerxp.com.
  

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• MAFN Online Workshop: Fast, Focused Peer Consulting

  • When
    11/14/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  This session uses the Troika Consulting structure to help you unlock new insights with the help of two peers. Bring a real challenge—professional or personal—and leave with fresh ideas, stronger connections, and a tool you can use anywhere. This fast-paced format is engaging, energizing, and remarkably effective. It’s great for breaking silos, deepening team dynamics, and showing how powerful peer coaching can be. You’ll walk away with both an experience and a replicable method to add to your facilitation toolkit.

  Learning Objectives

  In this session, participants will:

  • Learn how to facilitate the Troika Consulting method step-by-step.

  • Understand how peer consulting unlocks fresh thinking on complex challenges.

  • Identify opportunities to use peer consulting to build trust and insight.

  
  

  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 EST.

  
  

  Speakers:

  

  Lee Gimpel is a professional facilitator and the founder of Better Meetings in Washington, DC, where he helps organizations create engaging and participatory meetings, retreats, and conferences. His work emphasizes collaboration through methods like Liberating Structures, which he uses to help clients like Sodexo, Conservation International, and the US Treasury. Lee is also the creator of the Conference Improvement Kit, a tool designed to improve event interaction. He studied improv at Coalition Theater and Washington Improv Theater, using this experience to infuse his facilitation with creativity and play. He writes about meetings for Forbes and serves on the board of the Association of Meeting Professionals.

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop: Facilitating in C.A.S.T.™ Conditions: A Systems Thinking Approach for High-Stakes Conversations

  • When
    12/12/2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  When facilitation gets tough, it is rarely just complex. It is also ambiguous, high-stakes, and full of tension. 

  This interactive session introduces the original C.A.S.T.™ model (Complexity, Ambiguity, Stakes, Tension) and pairs it with practical systems thinking tools to help facilitators navigate challenging group dynamics with confidence and clarity. 

  Learn how to map hidden patterns, identify leverage points, and adapt in real time when decisions matter most. Whether you work in strategy, equity, governance, or community engagement, this session will strengthen how you show up and support others in uncertain environments.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Introduce and apply the C.A.S.T.™ model (Complexity, Ambiguity, Stakes, Tension) to better diagnose and adapt facilitation strategies for uncertain environments.

  • Practice systems thinking tools (e.g., causal loop mapping, leverage point identification) that align with specific C.A.S.T. conditions.

  • Build confidence and flexibility in navigating group processes when tensions are high, clarity is low, and the facilitator’s presence is the stabilising force.

  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 EST.

  
  

  Speakers: 

  Palash Sanyal, CPF, ICD.D, PMP, GCB.D is a Certified Professional Facilitator, executive coach, and governance educator with over 14 years of experience facilitating strategy, conflict resolution, and decision-making across sectors. He has designed and led sessions for the World Bank, The Nature Conservancy, IAIA, and boards across Canada. Palash specializes in systems thinking, leadership development, and inclusive facilitation practices. His work bridges sustainability, public engagement, and governance, especially in complex, high-stakes environments. He leads Governing Water, an organization focused on human-centered services. In addition to his consulting practice, he teaches and trains professionals through executive education and continuing studies programs nationwide.

  
  

  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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• (Sponsor Event) BarometerXP: Sample Game Session

  • When
    12/12/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Event via Zoom

  

  
  

  Sample Game Session

  Dec 12th, 2025 2:00 PM EST

  Online Event via Zoom

  Click here for more information and to register. 

  
  

  Seeking fresh approaches to team development? Experience our innovative game-based learning method that drives real culture transformation—boosting engagement, leadership, and accountability. Join our 30-minute sample session with an expert facilitator to see how our play-based approach sparks meaningful insights and conversations. No cringeworthy icebreakers or trust falls—this is next-generation team development. Curious?

  Connect with us at info@barometerxp.com.

  
  

  
  

  Register here

  
  

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• MAFN Online Workshop Series: Steps to Unlearning: A Cohort Experience for Facilitators Ready to Rethink Habits and Embrace Emergence

  • Start
    01/14/2026
  •  
  • End
    01/28/2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  3-part Series, 90 minutes each. 

  • Session 1: 01/14/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
  • Session 2: 01/21/2026, 1:00 AM - 2:30 PM EST
  • Session 3: 01/28/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

  
  

  About the workshop: 

  This series invites facilitators to embark on a journey of unlearning habitual mindsets and approaches to facilitation and embracing practices that support emergence, creativity, and co-creation. Through interactive sessions, participants will reflect on unconscious patterns, experiment with adaptive tools, and build their capacity to hold space for dynamic, participant-led outcomes.

  
  

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Identify and reflect on facilitation habits that may unintentionally limit creativity and emergence

  • Practice adaptive techniques that encourage group-led insight and co-creation

  • Build a supportive learning community committed to reflection, experimentation, and unlearning

  
  

  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 series. All 3 sessions will be held from 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST. 

  
  

  Speaker: 

  

  Amy J. Wilson is a nationally recognized expert in facilitation, organizational innovation, and systems change. A former Presidential Innovation Fellow and author of Empathy for Change, she has over 20 years of experience helping public, private, and nonprofit organizations rethink how they work and lead. She is the founder of Culture Shift Studio and Healing for Work, and creator of The Steps to Unlearning—an interactive storytelling project that supports facilitators and leaders in embracing emergence. Amy has facilitated hundreds of workshops, leadership retreats, and participatory design sessions that turn bold ideas into practical action.

  
  

  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 1:00PM 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 Online Workshop: Do you mind? Introduction to Neuroinclusive Facilitation

  • When
    01/23/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  How can we create workshops that work for diverse minds, bring out the best in everyone, and don’t require people to “endure” modalities that exhaust them? 

  With neuroinclusive facilitation, we aim to create workshop experiences that work well for people with neurological differences like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, and dyslexia. Importantly, many of the design elements that work for these individuals improve the experience for everyone. We will clarify concepts and terminology, share principles for neuroinclusive facilitation, engage in adapted approaches, and explore how to integrate neuroinclusive design choices in facilitation plans and scoping discussions with clients. 

  
  

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Recall concepts related to neurodiversity and how it shows up in the context of facilitation design

  • Explain the value of integrating neuroinclusive design principles in facilitation for all participants

  • Demonstrate the ability to modify a facilitation plan to integrate neuroinclusive design elements

  
  

  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 EST.

  
  

  Speakers:

  

  Eva Shiffer – With over 20 years of professional experience as a facilitator, trainer, qualitative researcher, poet and organizational change facilitator in the public and private sector, Eva focuses on bringing people together to make progress on their most vexing challenges. She enjoys creating processes that allow for the unexpected to emerge, holding space for difficult conversations and inviting the whole person (mind, heart and body) into the room. Her career in international development has honed her skills in intercultural facilitation, and she passionately strives to create facilitated spaces that work for people from different contexts and with different needs. 

  
  

  
  

  

  Samantha Levine-Finley - With over 26 years of professional experience, including 16 years as an executive coach, trainer, facilitator, mediator, and organizational learning expert in the federal, nonprofit, and international development sectors, Samantha specializes in developing and implementing solution-focused strategies. Her work emphasizes adaptive management, learning, strategic planning, and collaboration. As an ICF-Certified Coach, she is known for fostering inclusive environments, promoting peer-to-peer learning, and implementing innovative practices to drive positive change and healthy workplaces.
  

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop: Help! I’ve Lost My Neutrality: Lessons from Deep Democracy

  • When
    02/13/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Neutrality is something many value about facilitation. However, neutrality can be difficult, especially when the group is engaged in conflict or, even more challenging, when conflict is directed at us.

  In this lively, engaging session, we will explore the concept of neutrality, what it means for us as facilitators, and how to navigate issues of neutrality when surrounded by conflict. We'll draw insights from Deep Democracy, a form of facilitation, conflict resolution, and group process that emerged in South Africa as apartheid was beginning to be dismantled. We'll also consider challenges to neutrality, such as those brought by Bernie Meyer and Jackie Font-Guzman in their book, The Neutrality Trap. 

  Participants will leave with a more nuanced understanding of neutrality and how to remain grounded and effective when surrounded by conflict.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • A more nuanced understanding of neutrality and  its implications for individual facilitators

  • Insights on how to remain grounded and effective when facilitating amidst conflict

  • Experience with two Deep Democracy tools that can be used with groups experiencing conflict

  
  

  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 EST.

  
  

  Speakers:

  

  Maya Townsend develops human-centered, conflict-positive organizations that bring out the best in people and allow them to collaborate productively across differences. She works with corporations, nonprofits, and coalitions to help identify strategies, mobilize networks, lead change, and resolve conflict. Co-editor of Handbook for Strategic HR (AMACOM), her writing on networks, change leadership, and business ecosystems has appeared in strategy+business, People & Strategy, Nonprofit Quarterly, and other publications. Past clients include the Austin Healthy Adolescent Initiative, Bayer, Biogen, Cambridge Community Development, Fidelity, Hanover Insurance, Headspace, and Open Sky Community Services. She holds an MSOD from American University and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Leadership & Change through Antioch University.

  
  

  
  

  

  Ipek Utun’s passion is to contribute to a world where people dare and commit to live and lead with their full potential, with love and strength. Ipek is an ICF-certified PCC-level Coach, ORSCC Certified Relationship and Systems Coach, Certified Shadow Work Group Facilitator and Personal Coach, and Certified Deep Democracy Facilitator, Trainer, and Elder. She has extensive experience in coaching and training C-level executives, senior leadership teams, women’s leadership groups, as well as facilitating small to big group processes, which hold an emotional charge, polarization, and divisiveness. Ipek’s differentiating edge is her capacity to work with the deeper patterns driving complex situations and enabling personal or systemic transformation.

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop Series: In The Moment: Embodied Tools for Agile Facilitation

  • Start
    03/04/2026
  •  
  • End
    03/25/2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes for sessions 1, 2, and 3; 120 minutes for session 4 to allow enough time for facilitation lab.

  • Session 1: 03/04/2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
  • Session 2: 03/11/2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
  • Session 3: 03/18/2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
  • Session 4: 03/25/2026 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

  
  

  About the workshop: 

  As facilitators, we’ve all had moments when the agenda goes off the rails. How do we stay grounded when plans shift—or conflict arises? This 4-session small-group series helps facilitators develop the embodied skills to stay present, responsive, and aligned with group needs in real-time. Through somatic practices, reflection, and facilitation labs, participants will explore tools for self-awareness, navigating automatic reactions, and adjusting their presence under pressure. Designed for facilitators who want to lead with more resilience, integrity, and impact—especially in moments that test them most.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Develop embodied awareness of how they impact and are impacted by group dynamics.

  • Practice somatic tools for navigating conflict, tension, and uncertainty in facilitation.

  • Strengthen their ability to stay centered, regulated, and choiceful under pressure.

  
  

  NOTE:

  • This 4-part series will NOT be recorded.
  • March 4, 11, and 18 are 90-minute online workshops. 
  • March 25 is a 2-hour workshop.
  • All four sessions begin at 11:00am Eastern.

  
  

  Leah Landry (she/her) is a somatic coach and social justice facilitator who helps individuals and organizations create more just, equitable, and connected communities. Trained by the Strozzi Institute for Somatics, she supports facilitators in becoming more grounded, present, and effective—especially in moments of conflict or uncertainty. Leah’s own journey through anxiety and activism taught her that lasting change requires more than ideas; it requires embodiment. She now coaches mission-driven people who feel stuck in their heads and want to lead with clarity, care, and resilience.

  
  
  

  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 11:00AM Eastern.  Please log on at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure your internet connections, audio and other settings are functioning properly.

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

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• MAFN Online Workshop: Remix Challenge: A New Play Experience for Your Toolbelt

  • When
    03/27/2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Join Peter Williamson from Barometer XP to co-create a new game or activity that you can use in your practice! Working in small breakout groups, we'll dive into the science of play, unpacking game mechanics and dynamics in order to draw connections to target learning outcomes. After the session, you'll be invited to follow up with Peter to refine any of the brainstormed ideas to better fit your facilitation style and needs.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Better understanding of games and how to dissect them

  • Experience remixing games/activities to make them more useful for learning

  • Practice collaborating with other facilitators in the design process

  
  

  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: 

  Peter Williamson is a lifelong game designer and former pro athlete who harnesses the power of play to encourage people to reach higher, learn better, and connect in innovative new ways. He is the Head of Product at Barometer XP and leads regular facilitator certification trainings around the science of play in the workplace.

  
  

  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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• MAFN Networking: Connecting Differently: A Play-Based Networking Experience

  • When
    04/02/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the event: 

  Let’s face it: even the best facilitators can find traditional networking... less than inspiring. Awkward intros, surface-level small talk, and that familiar “what am I doing here?” feeling. We've all been there.

  This virtual networking event is designed to connect through play, not pressure. We’ll engage in light, structured activities that spark real conversation, fresh ideas, and potential collaborations.

  No awkward icebreakers. No forced small talk. Just a space to show up as you are, connect with others who do what you do, and leave feeling energized — not drained.

  Come curious, come playful — and leave with new connections that matter

  
  

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  1) Get to know other MAFN members and guests.

  2) Explore shared interests and best practices related to facilitation.

  3) Learning a few games you can incorporate into your facilitation engagements.

  
  

  NOTE:

  • We will NOT be recording our Networking sessions.
  • These sessions are FREE for everyone.

  This is a 90-minute online networking event. It will take place at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT.

  
  

  Speaker:

  

  Alex Suchman is the CEO and co-founder of Barometer XP, whose mission is to create cultures where people are excited about their work because they feel a strong sense of purpose and belonging. She uses games and play to strengthen interpersonal dynamics, such as trust, accountability, and psychological safety, in the workplace.

  
  

  ONLINE EVENT REMINDERS

  • 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.

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

  
  

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• MAFN Online Workshop: Facilitating Meetings with Clients Dealing with Adversity

  • When
    04/24/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  Many organizations are facing adversity due to cuts in federal funding and other changes in federal policies. This means that many clients are facing ongoing hardship. Adversity can cause leaders and staff to become indecisive, hopeless, or unmotivated, thus lessening the impact clients seek to have. 

  
  

  Addressing adversity must be part of our work with clients. Facilitators need to consider the challenges that clients may face to provide effective support and ensure that project outcomes are successful. 

  The workshop will explore what happens to organizations when they encounter adversity, and learn strategies and approaches to enhance consultant effectiveness and client satisfaction.

  
  

  Learning Objectives

   

  In this session, participants will:

  
  

  • Gain a deeper understanding of how adversity appears in individuals and groups

  • Learn a tool for supporting clients to deal with adversity

  • Learn strategies that can help clients facing adverse hardship

  
  

  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:

  

  Valerie Graff offers 40 years of working successfully at a senior level, advising and influencing leaders, collaboratively working with senior executives in the areas of organizational change, leadership development, strategic and long-range planning, improving communications and teamwork, assessing culture, strategy, leadership and people processes in meeting organizational mission and goals.  Additionally, she has coached senior executives and executive teams to enhance their performance.  Valerie has been responsible for developing and implementing culture change, communications, leadership and team initiatives that changed entire agencies and organizations.

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop Series: Facilitation Skills for Peacebuilding Wherever You Are

  • Start
    05/05/2026
  •  
  • End
    05/19/2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  3-part Series, 90 minutes each. 

  • Session 1: 05/05/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
  • Session 2: 05/12/2026, 1:00 AM - 2:30 PM EDT
  • Session 3: 05/19/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

  About the workshop: 

  The United States stands at a pivotal moment. We’re living through a time of deepening political divides, strained relationships, and fraying trust in democratic systems. But amid these challenges lies an opportunity — to choose connection over conflict, curiosity over contempt, and courage over fear. Facilitators — in workplaces, communities, classrooms, congregations, and beyond — have a unique power to guide people through difficult conversations, toward shared understanding, and into collective action. 

  Join us for a highly engaging, experiential training series designed to equip facilitators to lead groups wherever they are with practical and proven methods that promote resilience and peace.

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Discover how neuroscience and bias influence facilitation 

  • Determine how to get grounded and centered to lead with clarity

  • Practice deliberative facilitation methods through a hands-on Citizens' Assembly simulation

  • Learn and practice a Facilitated Dialogue Approach rooted in mediation to help groups listen deeply, find common ground and move forward together

  • Develop an action plan to apply peacebuilding skills to your work 

  
  

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

  This is a 90-minute online workshop series. All 3 sessions will be held from 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT. 

  
  

  Speakers: 

  Susan Levin is the founder and president of Dialogue for Solutions, a global consulting firm dedicated to amplifying individual and organizational strengths to create lasting, impactful results. As a certified PCC coach and certified mediator, she has worked in more than 40 countries providing facilitation, strategic planning, teambuilding, leadership development and change management services. Some of her clients include Daimler/Mercedes-Benz, , U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the United Nations, National Institutes of Health, Women in Aerospace and the former U.S. Agency for International Development. Susan is an instructor at Columbia University in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution graduate program, and holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

  
  
  
  

  Danielle M. Reiff is a peacebuilder, writer, and editor of the upcoming book “Overcoming Information Chaos: A Guide to Building Peaceful Communities in the Digital Age.”  Before retiring from the U.S. diplomatic corps, she specialized in supporting democratic transitions and peace processes around the world. She is the founder of the non-partisan Peacebuilders initiative to promote empathy, dialogue, consultation, and other forms of nonviolence as essential for advancing peaceful social change. Danielle earned a graduate degree in International Relations and Peace as a member of the first ever cadre of Rotary Peace Fellows. She was a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso (West Africa) from 1998-2000. 

  
  

  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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• MAFN Online Workshop: From Stress To Success: The Power of Laughter

  • When
    05/15/2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

  Register

  Duration:  90 minutes

  About the workshop: 

  From Stress to Success is a high-energy, interactive session that uses humor to tackle workplace burnout. It begins with a comedic personal story, then dives into the impact of stress on teams, backed by science and real-life data. Participants learn actionable humor-based tools to reduce stress, boost morale, and foster connection. 

  Learning Objectives 

  In this session, participants will:

  • Understanding the Impact of Laughter on Team Dynamics – Explore how laughter cultivates trust, builds rapport, and strengthens bonds, creating a more resilient and cohesive team.

  • Reducing Workplace Stress through Laughter-Based Activities – Learn practical laughter exercises and techniques that help lower stress, enhance well-being, and create a healthier workplace environment

  • Enhancing Employee Engagement and Morale – Dive into the role of laughter in making work environments more enjoyable, inspiring employees to engage more fully and bring their authentic selves to work.

  
  

  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.

  
  

  Speakers:

  

  Stefano Iaboni is the founder of Smile Solution LLC, a company dedicated to enhancing workplace creativity, bonding, and well-being through humor-driven experiential training.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  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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• 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

  Register

  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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