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Meeting Management Resources

A Guide to Constructing Effective Meetings | PDF

By Ann Becker, President of Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.

How to develop a meeting plan that fits your event and keeps your objectives in sight.

Facilitating a Small Group Meeting :
Principles and Techniques| PDF

This document was developed for CFSI
(Center for Financial Services Innovation)

NSF MEETINGS & DIRECTORY

Resources for Holding Effective Meetings | PDF

Resources for Holding Effective Meetings
Community Foundation Grantees Staff Training Program
Grand Victoria Foundation’s Community Works Program
By Ann Becker, President of Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.

The overall goal of this training program was to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the community foundations’ meetings in general, and their Advisory Committee meetings in specific, from planning through to post-meeting follow up. A listing of resources on how to hold effective meetings is included.

Articles from Meetings Today

A newsletter on meeting planning issues published by Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.:

	Juggling Roles: The Key to Being a Successful Meeting Leader

	Meeting the Small Group Challenge

	The Challenge of Familiarity: How to Keep Your Annual Meeting Enticing

	Spice Up Your Meeting With a Variety of Session Formats

	To Win an A+, Design Your On-Site Educational Sessions for Adult Learners

Green Meetings

Every day, meeting planners and site managers are embarking on exciting collaborations to develop new and better answers to the question “How can we make this meeting as ‘green’ as possible?” And they have a plethora of resources to guide them.

Here are links to four websites that offer the recent thinking in how to make your meeting green:
US EPA Green Meetings: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/greenmeetings/
Green Meeting Industry Council: http://www.greenmeetings.info/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_conventions,_meetings_&_events
Greenseal: http://www.greenseal.org Certifies hotels that comply with conservation

To learn more about a hotel’s green practices, check its web site or call before you book.

Strategic Special Events

Important Considerations and Lessons Learned | PDF

Workshop on Strategic Special Events
Host: Donors Forum of Chicago
Introductory Comments by Ann Becker, facilitator

The strategic issues one should consider when thinking about special events.

Board Development

Communicating Innovation and Change to the Board | PDF

Institute held by the Women’s Self Employment Project Ventures
Presentation by Ann Becker, President of Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.

Reflections on Ann’s experiences as a nonprofit board member and as a consultant to the boards of client organizations. A three-point checklist for effectively communicating innovation and change is included.