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Leadership Development
The foundation of my work comes from the five years I served as founding Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. There’s one major theme that has emerged from both my work at the LACBC and my consulting … Continue reading
Book Review: Retreats that Work
I love facilitating retreats. I also enjoy building my own capacity to effectively facilitate retreats. I’m about halfway through reading a comprehensive book on facilitating retreats: Retreats That Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites, … Continue reading
Posted in Board Development, Facilitation, Retreats, Strategic Planning
Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Board Development, boards, Facilitation, Leadership, Retreats
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Board Development
The Board of Directors plays a critical leadership role for any nonprofit organization. General responsibilities of Board members include: Strategic planning – deciding mission, vision, goals etc Selecting, supporting and evaluating the Executive Director Financial oversight and fundraising
My 2011 Annual Report
In 2011, I’m pleased to report: I served 32 organizations as a consultant, the most organizations I have ever served in a year! (11 returning clients and 21 new clients – see the full list at the end of this … Continue reading
Posted in My Clients, Sustainability
Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Board Development, boards, Clients, Coaching, Facilitation, Fundraising, Leadership, Sustainability, Training
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Liberty Hill’s Leadership Institute
For the second year in a row, I served as the lead trainer and coach for the Liberty Hill Foundation’s Wally Marks Leadership Institute Board Development Track. I led a two-day Board Development training focusing on how to engage a … Continue reading
Posted in Board Development, Facilitation, Fundraising, My Clients, Training
Tagged #Nonprofit, Board Development, boards, Clients, Coaching, Facilitation, Fundraising, Training
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Effective Organizations —-> Sustainability
I remember first hearing the term sustainability while a student at the University of Oregon in 1994. I directed my urban planning studies towards the implementation of sustainable practices and have actively worked to make the vision of a sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Development, Sustainability
Tagged #Nonprofit, Board Development, boards, Facilitation, Leadership, Sustainability
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Ron Milam Consulting 