Upcoming Meetings
- Fall 2026 – Philadelphia, PA
Mon, Oct 26 – Wed, Oct 28- Members RSVP here.
- Spring 2027 – Location and dates TBD
New Member Referrals
Schedule an intro call w/ Stephanie Saladen here.
In-Person Info: Philadelphia, Fall 2026
For our Fall 2026 Council Meetings, we’re heading back to Philadelphia, PA!
This will be a *single* cohort model.
***Members can RSVP here***
Hotel and Meeting Venue:
Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
120 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Members can book their hotel room here!
***Note, members are responsible for booking AND canceling their reservations in the event they cannot attend the meetings.***
*Tentative* Council Meeting Schedule:
Mon, Oct 26, 2026
- 4:00pm General Session & Welcome Cocktail
- 7:00pm Private Council Dinners
Tue, Oct 27, 2026
- 8:00am Council Meetings Begin
- 4:00pm Choose Your Own Adventure
Wed, Oct 28, 2026
- 7:30am Council Meetings Begin
- 3:00pm Meetings end
Agenda Template/Meeting Manager
- Agenda Template – Coming Soon
- Meeting Manager Template – Coming Soon
AV
In-room supplies & experience:
- Digital Projector & 1 screen OR LCD Flat Panel Display
- Your audio & video source is an owl (if you opted in for remote attendance)
- Additional Laptop in each room, this runs the owl but can also be used by Mods if you’d like
- Ethernet cables to hardwire Mod only
- Power Strips
- Pens
- Notepads
- Fidgets
- 2 Flip Charts + Markers (or whiteboard depending on room)
Zoom Background
Instructions on how to set up a CG Zoom background can be found here. Please set it for yourself and ask your remote members to do so as well.
RSVP Yes List
To see a list of members who are currently RSVP’d as “yes, in person” go here.
Upcoming Moderator Dates / Deadlines:
- May – Sep: Hold Virtual Council Calls (include 365@collaborativegain.com as an invitee)
- Mid Sep: Begin Scheduling Council Meeting 1:1s (create Notes for each member)
- Sep 30: Begin weekly moderator meetings on Wednesdays at 1pm ET
- Oct 14: Send first draft mtg agenda (template will be above) in PDF to Phyl. You can also send draft to your Council if you’d like.
- Oct 20: HQ sends the “everything you need for next week” template to mods, who will then send to members when ready (If you’d like to send earlier, here is general template)
- Oct 22: Mods send “everything you need for next week” note to members (which includes final agenda)
- Oct 26 – Oct 28: Fall Council Meetings
- Week of Nov 2: Send member thank you notes to encourage attendance at the Fall 2026 meeting & schedule monthly VCC series (include 365@collaborativegain.com)
- Nov: Complete post-meeting debrief survey
- Nov – Mar: Hold your monthly VCCs (include 365@collaborativegain.com as an invitee)
Moments that Matter:
- Meeting a new member
- Holding a virtual conference call
- Preparing for Council mtgs
Tools:
- Intros/Ice Breakers
- Mindful Movement
- Energy Boosters
- Facilitating Interactive Conversations
- Storytelling Exercise
- Power of Constraints Exercise
- Storytelling Exercise
- Mnookin Two-Pager Exercise (Description for agenda here)
- Salary Transparency & Benchmarking
The Moderator Way:
- Member Interviews – The “Elizabeth Way”
- Engaging Challenging New Members – The “Melissa Way”
- Walk and Talks – The “Amber Way”
- Member Accountability & Commitment – The “Craig, Amber & Hope Way”
Positive Politics – Admire/Revile Exercise (Fall 2023)
Positive Politics – Worry List (Spring 2023)
- Pre-reading for Positive Politics exercise (this link is in the agenda too)
- What is Positive Politics? for new members (this is also linked in the pre-reading and in the agenda)
- Member Instructions
- Video of first test session (confidential and only for moderator viewing)
Positive Politics – Care More/Care Less (Fall 2022)
Key CG Contacts:
- Britany: Production & Hybrid/AV support- 303.917.6203 mobile, britany@collaborativegain.com
- Stephanie: CYOA Lead – 505.795.2923 mobile, stephanie@collaborativegain.com
- Charlee: Moderator Support – 719.494.6988, charlee@collaborativegain.com
- BJ: 917.428.1591 mobile, bj@collaborativegain.com