RON MILAM CONSULTING  

Facilitation

Ron Milam is a skilled, experienced and effective facilitator. His listening skills, enthusiasm and understanding of the group decision-making process have helped numerous groups grow.

What Facilitators do
Facilitators play a key role in supporting groups as they make important decisions.  They help create a safe environment where everyone's input is valued and contributes to the decisions made.

Why have a Facilitator
An outside facilitator enables everyone within the organization’s leadership to actively participate in the decision-making process. Ron’s goal as facilitator is to move the group towards making decisions. As a facilitator, Ron is neutral in the decision making and can therefore create a space for all viewpoints to flourish. 
 
Ron has worked with numerous nonprofits to facilitate the following
  • Board and/or staff retreats
  • Community meetings
  • Project management meetings
  • Peer learning sessions
  • Focus groups
  • Discussion/activities during trainings
  • Groups using a consensus decision-making model
 
Ron has facilitated groups to decide the following
  • Mission, vision and values
  • Short and long-term goals
  • Fund development plans
  • Board development plans

Some groups Ron Milam has facilitated
Green LA Coalition, Los Angeles Audubon Society, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Bicycle Kitchen, Beverly Vermont Community Land Trust, Cultivating Sustainable Communities, Remap LA, Ballona Creek Renaissance and the Echo Park Film Center.
 
If you are considering bringing on a facilitator, please contact Ron Milam. He generally schedules retreats a few months in advance so he has time to work with the organization's leadership to develop an agenda and prepare for the meeting.