MFN offers two levels of membership. Memberships are for one calendar year, January through December. However, for the remainder of 2010, we are offering a half year membership for half price.

Regular Half Year Membership: $25.00

The Regular MFN Membership entitles the member entry to all MFN Regular Meetings at the pre-registration member rate of $15 or $20 at-the-door. Non-members may pre-register for $25 or pay $30 at the door.

MFN holds 5 - 6 regular meetings per year, which feature an important topic on facilitation, a speaker, networking opportunities with colleagues and a light supper. We meet at the St. Paul Area Council of Churches in St. Paul, MN. A typical meeting follows this agenda:

5:30 p.m. Supper & Networking

6:00 p.m. Introductions & MFN News/Business

6:30 p.m. Program Topic on Facilitation & Guest Speaker

8:30 p.m. End of Program, Networking & Cleanup

As an additional benefit, Regular Members also have access to all MFN Virtual Meetings and other MFN events. MFN members may attend meetings of partner organizations at their member meeting fee.

2010 Regular Meeting Schedule: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Central Time

Thursday, February 11
Thursday, April 29
Thursday, June 10
Thursday, July 22
Thursday, September 9
Thursday, November 11

Virtual Half Year Membership: $12.50

The Virtual MFN Membership entitles the member to join four virtual meetings (conference calls, webinars, etc.) per year. This type of membership is valuable to people who live outside the Twin Cities at a distance that prohibits them from attending Regular Meetings. Virtual Meetings occur about once per quarter. They feature a topic of interest on facilitation as presented by a respected expert in the field. Virtual Meetings last one hour from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Central Time in the USA on a weekday. Participation in virtual events is either by long distance phone call or in the case of a webinar over the web with a computer. The Virtual Membership does not cover access to Regular Meetings.

2010 Virtual Meeting Schedule: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central Time

Thursday, March 11 - Charles Feltman: Facilitating A Culture of Trust
Thursday, June 3 - Bev Lutz, Paula Hemming: Moving Past Blocks to Implementation
Thursday, July 22 - Marian Pitters, Toronto: Mutual Accountabilities
Thursday, October 21 - Steve Davis, Facilitator U: Speaker to be confirmed & Topic to be announced
One additional Virtual meeting the 2nd half of 2010 -- to be announced

The Membership Enrollment Period will end at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2010 (the next MFN regular meeting) because Eventbrite limits the amount of time a registration period can be open. We will create a new enrollment period after July 22 for future registrations.