MSU Extension Facilitation

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• Breaking the cycle of grant funding dependency in economic development

  Published on December 8, 2015
  Economic development efforts that rely on grant funding to sustain their operations should proactively take steps to reduce their dependency through risk sharing.

• Voting procedures: Part 2

  Published on December 4, 2015
  Voting methods defined for better understanding of parliamentary procedure.

• Project fundraising without a non-profit designation

  Published on December 3, 2015
  When developing a community project, often it is necessary to secure contributions. Securing these funds can be difficult without a non-profit designation, it can be accomplished through a partnership with a local community foundation.

• Voting procedures: Part 1

  Published on December 1, 2015
  Voting defined for better understanding of parliamentary procedure.

• James Bond movies and effective meetings share something

  Published on November 25, 2015
  Both can create action, expectations and results!

• How formal do our board meetings really need to be?

  Published on October 1, 2015
  Customs of formality help keep order at board meetings.

• I appeal

  Published on September 30, 2015
  An often forgotten motion can help the meeting chair.

• Three simple decision-making tools

  Published on August 21, 2015
  Achieve high quality outcomes with appropriate decision-making tools.

• Don’t let difficult personalities derail your meetings

  Published on August 21, 2015
  Keeping a meeting on track can be difficult at times. It can be difficult to stay on one topic during a well-structured meeting, but can be especially hard when difficult personalities come into play.

• Demonstrating the impact of good versus poor facilitation

  Published on August 19, 2015
  Teaching youth how to use good facilitation tools helps them build life skills, confidence and leadership.