Virtual organizing and meeting

How To Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings

Beth Kanter’s best tips and practices for managing and facilitating virtual meetings.

Beth Kanter

Poll Everywhere

Host interactive online meetings and bring powerful insights to your presentations.

Poll Everywhere

Padlet

Padlet is like paper for your screen. Start with an empty page and then put whatever you like on it. Upload a video, record an interview, snap a selfie, write your own text posts or upload some documents, and watch your padlet come to life.

Padlet

MURAL

A digital workspace for visual collaboration.

MURAL

Miro

An online whiteboard and visual collaboration platform for teamwork.

Miro

Mentimeter

Create interactive presentations & meetings with live polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&As.

Mentimeter

Tips for Online Retreats and Meetings

A thorough but easy-to-read presentation packed with tips on getting the most from online meetings and retreats, how to keep participants engaged, and facilitating open communication digitally.

North Star Fund

How To Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings

In light of the Coronavirus, many nonprofits are engaging in scenario planning. The list of conferences cancelled is growing, with some now being delivered a virtual gatherings. It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills.

Beth Kanter

Leading Groups Online

A down-and-dirty guide to leading online courses, meetings, trainings, and events during the coronavirus pandemic. Using their combined two decades of online facilitation, Jeanne and Daniel walk you through the basics of how to lead sessions online. They give you their top 10 principles for leading online groups, introduce you to interactive tools you can lead online, and answer commonly asked questions.

Jeanne Rewa and Daniel Hunter

SWITCH PATHWAYS

Pathway 1 | Preparing for Change

Pathway 2 | Awareness: Aligning Intention and Action

Pathway 3 | Analysis: Power

Pathway 4 | Action: Working on Structures

Pathway 5 | Action: Improving Team Health

Pathway 6 | Accountability: Testing Ideas

Pathway 7 | UWC Resources

GROW COMMUNITY

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