Tag Archives: Facilitation

Collaborating for Change along the Los Angeles Riverfront

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Ron Milam

A Riverfront District in Los Angeles? Absolutely! How do we get there? Collaboration. I just facilitated a retreat for the recently launched North East Los Angeles Riverfront Collaborative, “a holistic, collaborative urban planning effort to take advantage of the River … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Retreats | Tagged Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Retreats, Sustainability

A Collaboration Exploring Culture Change: Los Angeles Bike Movement History

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Ron Milam

What starts a social movement? How does it grow? How do people work with each other and inspire others to join? I’m excited to facilitate a dynamic discussion on Friday, April 12th: Building a Bike Movement in Autopia: An Experiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Sustainability | Tagged Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Sustainability

Collaborating for Sustainability in SoCal

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ron Milam

Transitioning Southern California into a sustainable region is beyond the capacity of one organization to accomplish alone. The challenges are too big and complex. Instead, “large scale social-change comes from better cross-sector coordination rather than from the isolated intervention of … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration | Tagged #Nonprofit, Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Sustainability, Team Building

Valentines Day Retreat with Pablove

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Ron Milam

It’s not everyday you get to facilitate a team building retreat on Valentines Day with an organization that has “LOVE” in their name. That’s exactly what I did recently with the Pablove Foundation, an fantastic organization “fighting childhood cancer with … Continue reading →

Posted in My Clients, Retreats | Tagged #Nonprofit, Facilitation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Retreats, Staff, Team Building

Collaborative Retreat: ARC + STAR

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Ron Milam

Why host a retreat for one organization when you can share it with two? This is exactly what we did for a retreat I facilitated for two organizations working to improve the lives of people with diabilities: The ARC and … Continue reading →

Posted in Retreats | Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Board Development, Board Recruitment, boards, Facilitation, Retreats, Team Building

Everyone Walks in LA: LA Walks Retreat

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ron Milam

I’m a big believer in the mission of Los Angeles Walks and am pleased to report after a fun, engaging two-day retreat, their board decided goals for what it wants to accomplish, both in 2013 and over the long-term. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Retreats | Tagged Board Development, boards, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Retreats, Strategic Planning, Team Building