2026 ASAE Annual Meeting

Aug 15

Indianapolis, IN

Facilitation for Impact: An Intensive for Association Leaders

Meetings are where strategy lives or dies—and facilitation is the difference. Over three hours, association leaders, partners, and consultants will step into the facilitator’s chair to learn the mindsets, methods, tools, and resources that transform meetings from updates into breakthroughs.

Drawing on the FACILIT8me association facilitator framework, you will experience live simulations, small-group practice, self-reflection, and peer feedback designed specifically for association environments—boards committees and staff teams alike. You’ll learn how to design, flow, spark engagement, manage dynamics, and guide conversations toward shared decisions and lasting momentum. Whether you lead, serve, or support, facilitation is the multiplier skill every association professional needs to elevate impact and culture.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply core facilitation techniques to amplify diverse voices and drive alignment.
  • Design meetings and sessions that generate participation, ownership, and outcomes.
  • Evaluate and refine your own facilitation, presence, and process for higher impact conversations.