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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

August 17, 2021 by Beth Kanter Leave a Comment

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. A recent McKinsey survey suggests that 90% of organizations will adopt some version of the hybrid workplace. The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Hybrid meetings are where some participants participate remotely through a video conferencing platform like zoom, while the rest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Facilitation, Online Meetings, Remote Work

Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

May 15, 2020 by Beth Kanter 1 Comment

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme.Here's an overview the tips and resources I shared. Online Meeting Tips Don’t wing it alone It’s easy to wing meetings with no formalised planning or an agenda. According to Beth, a good meeting is based on good design. You can plan the topics, the minutes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Facilitation, Meeting Design, Online Meetings, Remote Work, Virtual Facilitation

Five Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Virtual Fatigue

April 30, 2020 by Beth Kanter Leave a Comment

It is uncertain exactly when we will be able to work together in our offices, although it is clear that our work will involve primarily digital connections with others for a while longer   While the cloud of the global health and financial crisis are weighing on us, the technology we are using as our life line is prompting a new ailment - exhaustion.  Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. Why Remote Work Is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Wellness, Online Meetings, Remote Work

Ways To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms To Increase Meeting Engagement

April 8, 2020 by Beth Kanter Leave a Comment

We are only about one month into the world's largest work from home experiment.  This means spending a big part of our day sitting in front of a screen that looks like the Brady Brunch. It has surfaced a new technology affliction:  Zoom Overload.  There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. It isn’t just the huge uptick in back-to-back virtual meetings we are hosting or attending, many times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Wellness, Facilitation, Online Meetings, Virtual Facilitation

Virtual Meeting Check-Ins & Icebreakers During A Pandemic

March 24, 2020 by Beth Kanter Leave a Comment

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web.  My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings.   As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. This post is #2 in … [Read more...]

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