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Become a Member of FacilitatorU.com

After three years building our network of 7,000 readers in 94 countries, and our growing collection of virtual products and services for facilitator training, we're happy to announce the launch of the FacilitatorU.com annual membership offering!

This page quickly summarizes the benefits and features of your annual membership with FacilitatorU.com. We offer three different options outlined at the bottom of this page. We invite those of you working in facilitation, training, coaching, project management, or group leadership to join the FacilitatorU.com community.

I've been poking around on the site just a little and you've posted some wonderful resources there! I'm glad I signed up! I think you're doing the faciliation a great service, Steve, and I feel grateful to be included in the community of practice.
--Meri Aaron Walker, President, Between the Lines, www.btlines.com


What's in it for you?

  • Save a significant amount of time, travel expenses, and facilitator training costs by tapping into all of our "just-in-time" training, tools, and resources from the comfort of your own home or office.
  • Access an increasing array of facilitation tools, training, and resources to support your work with groups.
  • Tap into a community of fellow facilitators, trainers, group leaders, and change agents for collaboration, learning, and support.
  • The wisdom and experience of a growing number of recordings of specialized experts in the field.
  • Use our articles to augment your training programs and group work.
  • Access a growing library of online tools, ebooks, and other resources to make your job easier.
  • Make yourself visible to others who visit this site looking for your talent.
  • Keep your skills up-to-date and your passion enlivened with regular contact with other change agents leading positive change and constructive action worldwide.


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FacilitatorU Membership Features

Here are the benefits you'll receive as a member of FacilitatorU.com. These selections are growing and their value will increase over time as our collection of teleclasses, interviews, learning guides, and other products increase.

Training Resources

5-day Teleclasses
As a FacilitatorU Premium member, you'll receive 50% off the retail price of any live or recorded 5-day or multi-session teleclasss offered.
Retail Price: $90 per course; Savings: $45 per course
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Value: Receive training in facilitation, leadership, and training from your home or office saving time and money otherwise spent on expensive travel. Estimated savings taking one course/month = $600/year for premium members.
Micro-Skills Teleclasses
Free attendance in live teleclasses and interviews on a growing number of provocative topics of interest to group workers. Includes free access to real audio recordings and notes.
Retail Price: $18/course
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Value: Stay current in developments and best practices in facilitation, leadership, and training. Interact with to experts from your home or office. Estimated savings taking two teleclasses/month = $430/year for members.

MFJ Ezine Archives
Searchable database of over 200 past issues of the highly acclaimed Master Facilitator Journal ezine. Retail Price: $29/year ==> preview
Value: Printable articles to share with students, peers, clients, etc. Free to members.


Community

Membership Discount with the IAF
We've made special arrangements for a 30% discount on the yearly membership with the International Association of Facilitators--the world's only professional association for facilitators. Retail Price: $150; Discounted Price: $105  ==> preview
Value: This is THE association for facilitators on a global scale and I'm happy to be their partner. $1,600 worth of resources for $88/yr.
Monthly Facilitator's Round Table
Live one-hour tele-conferences each month with fellow facilitators, trainers, consultants, coaches, and leaders to collaborate and brainstorm professional challenges, opportunities, and potential collaboration. Retail Price: $200/year

Value: Executives pay hundreds of dollars month for this kind of opportunity. Brings the world into your home as you meet with peers around the globe. Get answers to your special issues, grow your business, find business collaborations, etc. Free to members.

Forums
Access to our Member-Only Specialized Topic Discussion Forums for knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. ==> preview
Value: Your own personal R&D team for each subject you're interested in. Bounce ideas and questions off hundreds of your peers with the click of your mouse. Free to members.


Tools

Facilitation Checklist Collection
25+ Checklists on many aspects of facilitation such as agenda development, intervention, participation, processing, etc.
Retail Price: $29.95
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Value: Running a group can get complicated and there's lots to forget. These handy checklists can really help refresh your memory and add to your effectiveness in no time. Free to members.
Facilitation Models
Collection
Access to a 20+ models that can be applied by facilitators and trainers. Retail Price: $29.95 ==> preview
Value: A good model that fits your style of leadership and your particular situation can be priceless. It's like finding a map you've been searching for and finally finding it. Free to members.
Facilitator Questions
Collection
20 sets of questions grouped according to the many themes upon which groups typically focus. Use these lists in preparation for working with a group or use them as catalysts for the development of your own questions. Retail Price: $29.95 ==> preview
Value: One of the greatest tools we have as group workers is "the question." A well-crafted question, dropped at just the right time, can shift the course of action in significant ways. Free to members.
Facilitator Guides Access growing list of Facilitator Guides covering major aspects of facilitation such as participation, intervention, learning facilitation, the inner game, business development, marketing, conflict resolution, and more. Retail Price: $18/guide ==> preview
Value: Instant access to a growing number of e-books focused on facilitation specialties to answer your questions and build your skills. Average six guides/year = $104/year. Free to members.


Marketing Resources

Referral Service
Include your photo, short bio, and a one-minute audio introduction in our Facilitator Referral Directory. Retail Price: $49/year ==> preview
Value: Have your image and your offer viewed by potentially thousands of prospective clients looking for facilitation and training services. Others charge as much as $375/year. Free to members.
Discount Ad in MFJ
50% discount on any Advertisement placed in the Master Facilitator Journal. Retail Price: $50/occurrence==> preview
Value: Reach over 7,000 of your peers in 94 countries with your ad. Free to members.



Bonus

Free to the next 25 members of FacilitatorU.com. My colleague and fellow coach, Laurie Geary has put together a great ebook for facilitators and trainers that lays out the basic theory and models of experiential activities and then provides a collection of over 75 of them organized by category to be used in your groups. "Gear Up With Games! Games & Initiatives for Networking, Energizing, Team-Building and Just Plain Fun!" is a great book to have in your collection. The experiential activities address all the stages of group development including theoretical models and suggested processing questions, and includes quotes and readings related to teamwork and a rich bibliography.


Membership Options

BASIC OPTION: Includes all features listed in table above.
[Estimated price if purchased separately: $1,100]
[Estimated value: $3,200]

Cost = $149/year



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PREMIUM OPTION
Includes all features listed in table above, plus a 50% discount on all FacilitatorU.com live and pre-recorded real audio teleclasses. (average cost per class is $89 and 10 classes/year, roughly $900 savings)
[Estimated price if purchased separately: $1,500]
[Estimated value: $4,700]


Cost = $299/year


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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP OPTION
Available for either of the above plans which includes a license for use by up to 10 employees within your organization.

Corporate Membership (Basic) = $745/yr.
Corporate Membership (Premium) = $1,245/yr.


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