10 minutes at 10.
'10 minutes at 10' is a series of bite-sized episodes, each offering 10 minutes of professional development. Across 10 weeks in both 2023 and 2024, we explored skills, frameworks, and systems to enrich your Community Development toolkit.
10 mins at 10 is back for 2025!
Mondays, 10am. 14 July – 15 September
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Today’s session covers ‘Applying Participation Culture in Your Neighbourhood’. We’ll chat about how to apply Participation Culture in your community.
Today’s session covers ‘What Do We Mean by Systems Thinking?’ led by Cissy. We’ll look at ways to see the big picture and spot patterns.
Today’s session covers ‘Receiving Feedback’ led by Cissy. We’ll explore how to take feedback like a champ!
This year’s Camp Wired explores the changing nature of social justice talk in community work. Through a panel, a teaching session, and an interactive session, we’ll reflect, learn, and reconnect.
Today’s session covers ‘What Do We Mean by Social Justice’ led by Cissy. We’ll have a plain talk on what it means and why it matters.
Today’s session covers ‘Power Dynamics 101’ led by Cissy. We’ll look at what power looks like and how it shows up in our everyday work.
Today’s session covers ‘How to Make a Reel in Canva’. We’ll go step-by-step through making a reel using Canva.
Today’s session covers ‘Remote Working’ led by Harriet. We’ll share simple ways to stay focused, connected, and balanced while working remotely.
Previous Sessions
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Make the Most of Google Sheets
Formulas used:
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Social Media
In this session we go over how to use social media for your organisation.
Workshop Design
In this session we get clear about what you should consider with workshop design.
Proposal Writing
In this session we’ll delve into our top tips for successful proposal writing that leaves a lasting impression! We’ll cover key elements, structure and persuasive writing techniques needed to create winning proposals.
Mailchimp
Want to know how to craft newsletters that truly connect? In this session we will be diving into the art of impactful communication through Mailchimp!
Audience Management: Discover techniques to effectively organise and reach the right audience
Craft Compelling Campaigns: Get insights into creating attention-grabbing email campaigns from start to finish
Design Engaging Emails: Discover best practices for email design, including layout, fonts, and CTAs
Post-Send Glow Up: Find out what to do after hitting send to maximise your email's potential
Canva
In the previous 10 minutes at 10 session, we covered “Online Tools” and our audience told us they’d like us to go more in depth with Canva. In this session we shared some of our best tips for getting the most out of Canva Pro.
Online Tools
Do you keep hearing about the free software everyone’s accessing online that’s making their work easier and more professional? In ten minutes, we go over a few of the tools we use at Community Think, including Canva, Jot form, Doodle polls and Google forms.
Facilitation
Cissy has a simple framework lovingly called the 5 Ps of Facilitation. In this session she will take you through each “p” leaving you with a solid sense of what to consider when facilitating.
Project Management 101
Here are some ways to kicks off a project and tips and ideas to keep the project on track!
How to run an interesting Zoom session
Over the last few years, many of us have come to use Zoom a lot! Cissy will share five things she does to enliven a Zoom session to try to make it as engaging as possible.
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning—what it means, why it’s essential, where to start, and how to stay on track.