Tag Archives: Leadership

10 Reasons Why I’m Voting for Eric Garcetti

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Ron Milam

I first met Eric Garcetti when he first ran for city council over 12 years ago. I remember him sharing his vision for transforming Los Angeles into a more sustainable city. I was impressed then and I have appreciated his … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainability | Tagged Community, Leadership, Sustainability

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

Growing the LA Community Garden Council

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ron Milam

Did you know there are over 80 community gardens in Los Angeles County? Did you also know there’s a fantastic nonprofit called the Los Angeles Community Garden Council working to connect people to community gardens? I’m currently helping the Garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainability | Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Clients, Community, Leadership, 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