Facilitation Training
In a time when teams are navigating complexity, polarization, and big decisions, facilitation isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential. That’s why this training goes beyond just skill-building. It helps you think like a facilitator.
Understanding the mindset behind facilitation—how to hold space for disagreement, make room for uncertainty, and guide groups without taking control—is what makes facilitation powerful. Tools are only useful when applied with intention. This training equips you with both.
You’ll walk away with:
- A new framework for thinking about your role when guiding groups
- Core skills like active listening, asking powerful questions, and managing group dynamics
- Real-time facilitation practice with feedback
- Strategies for designing inclusive, purpose-driven meetings
- A deeper understanding of how to stay grounded in difficult conversations
Who this is for: Facilitators, team leaders, nonprofit staff, educators, organizers, and anyone responsible for helping people move forward together.
Next Offerings
We offer this course as a two-day training in our office in Denver, Colorado. Join the waitlist to be notified when the next registration period opens.
Training Details:
- Location: Denver, CO (venue shared after registration)
- Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM each day
- Includes: Light breakfast, lunch, materials, and a certificate to honor the completion of course
Pricing
The two-day course costs $1,050 for a single registration. This rate includes course materials, breakfast and lunch, and a certification of completion. For groups of 3 or more, groups receive 25% off registration.
For questions, reach out to Kale McMonagle at [email protected]
Meet Your Instructors
Sheffy Minnick
Collaboration Director
Sheffy is a sociologist with a demonstrated history of teaching Facilitation Skills across the globe. She has spent over a decade studying effective dialogues that lead to change, discovery, and engagement with diversity. Sheffy is an experiential trainer. She brings ideas and lessons to life through storytelling, curious workshops, and divergent conversations. She has a Masters in Organization Development and Leadership and likes to run an insane number of miles for fun.
Kale McMonagle
Collaboration Director
Kale manages Canopy projects that provide capacity building for individuals, organizations and coalitions. This includes providing training, facilitation, coaching, and project management for collaborative initiatives across the state. Kale brings brings 15 years of facilitation experience after receiving her BA and MA in Communication Studies, Deliberative Studies Specialization from Colorado State University.
Canopy Learning Online
Canopy Learning Online (CLO) provides on-demand training you can access and watch when it’s convenient for you. There are a variety of workshops available on topics such as Sustaining Commitment with Community Partners, Strengthening Decision-Making, and Systems Change. Each course includes additional take-away tools and resources you can use to apply what you have learned. Start today by accessing our free training, Introduction to Systems Change.
I would recommend a partnership because of the amazing guidance and compassion shown. I felt completely lost at first, but Civic Canopy leadership not only coached me and motivated me, I was also connected to invaluable resources.
Training and Coaching
In addition to these pre-built offerings, we can provide custom training and coaching to your organization. We provide training that increases partners’ ability to:
- Create effective collaboration
- Engage diverse stakeholders
- Foster dialogue
- Take a results-based approach
- Work with data
- Reflect on past practices to improve future work
- Take the next steps on your project