Facilitation
Designing Strategic Events at Scale
Lessons from Global Impact Work
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With Alise Green
Alise Green leads strategic events and planning at the Ford Foundation, where the stakes and scale are a world apart from most facilitators' day to day. In this session, she'll walk through how she approaches event design for high-impact, mission-driven work, from early planning through execution, and share practical takeaways facilitators can apply regardless of the size of their own events.
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Agenda
Opener
An attendee will lead us through an engaging opener
Practice & Role Play
Attendees take turns role-playing as facilitators and participants as we practices different methods
Debrief
After some quiet reflection we’ll debrief the role-play and key learnings
Closer
An attendee will lead us through a purposeful closer
Who Should Attend
Experienced & New Facilitators
Who want to level up their facilitation skills and enhance their ability to effectively engage participants
Chiefs of Staff
Who want to align initiatives across departments and ensure strategic projects are implemented successfully
Product & Project Managers
Who want to steer stakeholders to the best outcomes and learn best practices in stakeholder management
Teachers & Trainers
Who want to design the most impactful learning and create engaging learning experiences
Key Takeaways
Gain hands-on experience with a spectrum of facilitation techniques, from classic to cutting-edge.
Receive immediate, constructive feedback in a nurturing environment to refine your facilitation skills.
Explore the depths of your existing facilitation knowledge and boost your confidence through low-stakes practice sessions.
Realize the potential to learn from anyone, appreciating the value of diverse experiences and perspectives.
Featured Facilitators
Alise Green
Alise Green is an Event Strategist and Producer at the Ford Foundation with more than a decade of experience in event strategy and production, including six years focused on strategy and design for the social impact sector. In her current role, Alise leads large-scale, international, and cross-functional teams to design and produce experiences that bring together leaders, experts, and cultural voices to advance equity and justice. Bridging vision, alignment, and execution, Alise helps teams transform ambitious ideas into meaningful, memorable experiences that drive meaningful impact.
As a first-generation American Afro-Latina, Alise brings a deep commitment to equity and accessibility to her work. She holds a BA from Columbia University and an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics.
Outside of work, Alise enjoys culinary exploration, travel, dancing, live music, running, and exploring her home city of Brooklyn.
As a first-generation American Afro-Latina, Alise brings a deep commitment to equity and accessibility to her work. She holds a BA from Columbia University and an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics.
Outside of work, Alise enjoys culinary exploration, travel, dancing, live music, running, and exploring her home city of Brooklyn.
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