Community Building
Group Decision Making Handbook
Table of Contents
Communication
1 What do you do when a dispute arises?
2 Communication Styles
Meeting Roles
3 Positive Group Roles
4 Negative Group Roles
5 Effective Meetings: Designated Meeting Roles
7 Influence in Groups
Meeting Process
8 Sample Agenda
9 Meeting Evaluation Sheet
Facilitation
10 The Four Roles of a Facilitator
11 Facilitation Tools
Transformative Justice and Sexual Assault in Co-ops
This is from Philly Stands Up! at NASCO Institute 2010.
Staff Supporting Members
The PowerPoint and two scenarios were part of a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.
Safe Space in House Council Workshop - Description, Outline, Brief Notes
This document contains a cover letter describing the intention and purpose of the workshop, the workshop outline, and some notes on what the group brainstormed. This workshop was created by Kate "Sassy" Sassoon for 10-30 participants.
Reducing Staff Workload Through Effective Member Participation
This is a PowerPoint presentation and handout from a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.
How to Design Successful Community Workshops
Cooperative Business Planning
This resource includes several templates for cooperative business plans from actual housing cooperatives in North America. Other references provided are a blueprint for the development process, of which the business plan is a part, and a cooperative business plan presentation given at the 2009 NASCO Institute.
Conflict: Fight, Flight, or Opportunity?
Developed by CANBRIDGE - a process collective - (Consensus And Network Building Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)
Table of Contents
1. What this workshop is; what it isn’t
2. What is conflict?
3. Why work on it at all?
4. Why work in the dynamic moment?
Being an Ally
A useful handout that covers the following areas: What is an ally?; How to be an ally; and Action ideas and tips