News & Noteworthy 2012

Facilitation & Process, LLC is Expanding
Over the last four months, my firm added new clients and several existing clients re-engaged my firm and/or provided referrals to new clients. For projects, I am now routinely partnering with other consultants and find myself managing larger and larger projects.  As a result of this growth, I have outstripped the capacity of my part-time consulting practice and am pleased to announce the expansion of Facilitation & Process, LLC.  Beginning July 1, 2012, Facilitation & Process, LLC will be a full time consultancy practice based in Portland, Oregon.  The goal of the expansion is to better serve clients in the Northwest region and nationally.  My commitment to clients remains the same.  To provide nonprofit agencies, government, and philanthropy with customized and tailored solutions to strategic planning and performance needs.  Productive meetings. Smart Strategies. Lasting Impact. A limited number of new clients being accepted. Call today for a free initial consultation to explore how Facilitation & Process, LLC can be your strategic partner for success.

SCRAP Strategic Planning Process
SCRAP’s stated mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.  A Portland-based nonprofit whose model is being replicated nationally is thinking forward and is embarking on a strategic planning process.  Facilitation & Process, LLC has been selected as the facilitator to lead SCRAP’s team through the strategic planning process.  We are excited to be partnering with SCRAP’s dynamic program as it seeks to impact communities both locally and nationwide.

Portland Human Rights Commission ‘s  Strategic Planning Process
Facilitation & Process was selected by the Portland Human Rights Commission to lead its strategic planning process. We are  very pleased to announce this new project that will require us to build upon the collective wisdom of this volunteer Commission and the Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights.   We are honored to be awarded this contract and and excited to collaborate with the Commission on creating a vision and strategy that fosters a strong community and government partnership to advance human rights in the Portland metro area.

Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE)   Strategic Planning session
Facilitation & Process has been selected to assist CORE, department of Providence Health & Service, in a day long exploration of organizational strategy in the changing environment of health care reform.  Facilitation & Process,  LLC was selected because of principal Mark Fulop’s two decade career in public health and the social sector.  We look forward to capitalizing on the energy of this team to move their strategy forward.

Facilitation & Process, LLC selected to Facilitate the Equity Foundation’s Strategic Board Retreat
Facilitation & Process has been selected by the Equity Foundation to support their annual strategic board retreat. The Equity Foundation is one of the top ten LGBTQ Public and Community Foundations in the US and annual aligns their programs and activities to ensure a focus on their mission, community awareness, and social impact.  Facilitation & Process has assisted this group in recent years and will provide facilitation services and strategic consultation. We are honored to partner with such a great organization and continue to support their strategy and performance improvement.

Voice for Oregon Innovation & Sustainability Alliance (VOIS)
Facilitation & Process has been selected by the Voice for Oregon Innovation & Sustainability Alliance  to assist them in facilitating a Strategic Planning board retreat in January.  With a focus on developing a goals and objectives for the coming year, this strategic planning process will help the VOIS  Alliance team focus, prioritize, and develop strategies that will be used as the basis of operational planning. Facilitation & Process welcomes the VOIS Alliance to our growing list of clients.

Partnering with Right Brain Initiative in Development Planning
Facilitation & Process has been selected by the Right Brain Initiative to assist them in facilitating a resource development planning meeting in January.  With a focus on developing a sustainable business model, this strategic planning process will help the Right Brain Initiative team focus, prioritize, and develop strategies that will be used as the basis of operational planning. Facilitation & Process welcomes the Right Brain Initiative to our growing list of clients.

Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods Continued Support
Last Fall, Facilitation & Process was asked to facilitate the board – staff strategic planning retreat for the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN).  Over the course of the year, I provided coaching to the executive team and in November will, again, be facilitating a Board Retreat for this great community resource.

Facilitation and Process Continues to Support the Portland Reading Foundation
Facilitation & Process continues to support the Portland Reading Foundation by providing coaching and board development services and part of my community service work with Social Venture Partners Portland.  I am please to be able to support this organization and is transitions from a founder led organization to a new leadership structure led by a new Executive Director.

Partnership with NPC Research Continues
Facilitation & Process continues to work with NPC research on the final six-months of a two (plus) year project that supports the evaluation efforts of ten local nonprofit organizations providing youth mentoring services that are funded by the Portland Children’s Levy.  Over the past two years we have supported the continuous improvement of data collection, tracking and evaluation efforts across the ten diverse agencies.  During this final period, efforts will be directed to supporting the institutionalizing of the changes made over the last two years.