Facilitator Benefits and Requirements

NOTES FOR THE VIRTUES PROJECT™ FACILITATORS

- Become familiar with all the aspects of the website along with The Virtues Project™ Leaders’ Manual and the resources. They are all valuable references to help you in your work.

- Login to the Virtue Shop for facilitator discounts. At the virtues shop are many resources for facilitators. Knowing what they are will help you order wisely. https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=74

- Get on the VPFE google group to share with other facilitators world-wide: Click on the link and follow the prompts.  https://groups.google.com/d/forum/vpf   

- Become a Friend of VPIA through the official Virtues Project International Association (VPIA) Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/TheVirtuesProjectOfficialPage/ Send an invitation to join  to all your friends, family, and associates.

- To post your event on the website follow the prompts at: addevent@virtuesproject.com

- Read the guidelines on the web site. They are a valuable source of information for the processes in working with The Virtues Project™ including naming Master Facilitators. They are also in your Leaders’ Manual.  http://www.virtuesproject.com/guidelines.html

- Award-winning videos produced for The Virtues Project™ - information attached.

MANUALS FOR FACILITATORS & MASTER FACILITATORS: (from Virtues Shop)

#1 - On becoming a Facilitator it is required that you have The Virtues Project™ Leaders’ Manual. The Virtues Project™LEADERS’ MANUAL DOWNLOAD (PDF VERSION) or CD is for purchase at the shop only by Master Facilitators for their workshop participants.

#2 - Master Facilitators can order the MF 5-day workshop manual, which will help you in preparing your presentations for the 2-day and 3-day workshops. MASTER FACILITATOR 5-DAY WORKSHOP OUTLINES (PDF) outlines complete lesson plans by Master Facilitators Heather Acres, Pamela Auffray & Betsy Lydle Smith. Only available for Master Facilitators. (N.B. 2-day outlines can be purchased by Facilitators; 3-day outlines only by MF’s)

#3 - To further your own deepening in the virtues and the five strategies and as self-directed learning, you may wish to purchase and work through the manual, MASTERING THE 5 STRATEGIES OF THE VIRTUES PROJECT (DOC) It is a journal with daily activities and questions to help individuals deepen in the five strategies of The Virtues Project™. (A downloadable in Microsoft Word format with space to write personal reflections)

Facilitator Registration with VPIA Here is the link to register new Facilitators. Kindly complete this short form and I will add her to the IAC database and register her for VPFE, the Facilitator Bulletin, etc.

https://forms.gle/szkyDwKKs77diV1UA

VIRTUES CONNECTION (VC)

To have it posted on the website, please, send this information to Steve Snyder webmaster@virtuesproject.com  Also, knowing about it will prepare you to advise people about it.   https://www.virtuesproject.com/tvpVC.html

The established "standard" data for a new VC website listing is:

VC Name = "Virtues Connection "Location Name" (for example: Virtues Connection Calgary - see "Contact Us" on the website for a list of all current VC names)

Contact person's (first/last) name and 1 or 2 ways to contact them (phone, e-mail, website, etc. - as they might prefer)

Provide the following information (each item can have up to 50 characters):

Country: Upper/Lower case country name.

State/Prov: Upper/Lower case State or Province or District name.

VC Name: The name of the Virtues Connection. It should always begin with "Virtues Connection" and end with the designation chosen by the VC (e.g. Virtues Connection Calgary)

Full Name: The VC contact full name as might appear on some official record, somewhere. (e.g. Dakota Hardin McIllroy) - this is the name that will be displayed

First Name: Usually the VC contact's first name.   & Last Name: The VC contact's last name.

Link: Full URL to an external VC website OR their e-mail address OR phone number etc.