We hope and intend that you do! We provide a free service for organisations needing facilitators for an event. On receiving details of the enquiry from them, we use the details that you provide to us to send a short list of candidates. We prioritise introductions of Accredited Members, partly as an additional membership benefit and also because their approach and practice is known to be in alignment with ours. Organisations will contact applicants and contract with facilitators directly. The Association of Facilitators is not part of the agreement, nor do we receive a fee from the organisations.
In return for this benefit, in addition to acting in alignment with the AoF Code of Practice, we would appreciate remaining informed about your experience. We may also seek client feedback directly. We request a 20% finders fee from facilitators on completion of the assignment (we will invoice you when you notify us) which covers our costs and also enables us to provide background support to you, as our member specifically on each assignment we introduce you for. For example, you would be welcome to call us for support and guidance on planning, preparation and at the review stage. We see this as a mutual, three-way benefit for you, us and the organisation.
More broadly, we promote facilitation as a profession through our research and events and promote AoF Accredited Facilitators as a skilled and supported group of professional facilitators.