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Project
for School Innovation - Brainstorming
- Date: 8/1/02
- Meeting Description:
Seeking best input from senior advisors, while increasing their
understanding and commitment to the role
- Client Comments:
"Bill helped to define exactly what I
was looking for from my Advisory Group and to present the questions
in a way that proved to be focused, thought-provoking, and productive."
Michael Rothman, Director
Community
Music Center of Boston - Board Development
- Date: 5/4/02
- Meeting Description:
A Board Retreat designed to increase Board leadership and effectiveness.
Objectives: renew Board focus and commitment following capital
campaign, elicit thoughtful participation by all members of a
diverse Board, and think big picture about the next ten years.
- Client Comments:
"You maintained everyone’s highest
level of energy for the entire day and succeeded beyond my expectations
in generating full participation. You gently led the board to
consider what it could do better, particularly with respect to
accountability and committee structure. You also did a terrific
job of getting us to think strategically with an eye towards our
100th Anniversary. Five months later, I’m still impressed
by the amount of leadership generated by that single day.”
David Lapin, Executive
Director
Topf
Center for Dance Education - Board Development
- Date: 2/13/02; 11/17/01
- Meeting Description:
A half-day board retreat to update the Strategic Plan followed
by another half-day with the broader group it will take for implementation.
- Client Comments:
"Hats off to Bill Nigreen of Facilitation
for Social Change who walked the Board through a very challenging
agenda and helped the Board generate a list of important next
steps in committee development! What a pleasure to have an expert
facilitator like Bill to keep the tempo and content of our retreat
right on target." (from the Topf newsletter)
Jari Poulin, Executive Director
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Boston
Chamber Music Society - Brainstorming
- Date: 1/31/02
- Meeting Description:
Two hours to welcome a group of new Overseers and create plans
for building the BCMS audience.
- Client Comments:
"Thank you for getting us started, keeping
us focused, and sending us out on time and with concentrated tasks!"
Susan Werbe, Overseer
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Design Industry
Cluster Initiative (Part of Creative
Economy Initiative) - Brainstorming
- Date: 1/18/02
- Meeting Description:
A convening of design leaders from throughout New England to form
a council to advocate for New England's design industry.
- Client Comments:
"In just two hours, 20 designers and design
educators agreed on a clear set of outcomes and committed to next
steps; everyone felt at ease and included in the discussion. Great
work, Bill!"
Katherine Sloan, President Mass College of Art
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Boston Foundation - Brainstorming
- Date: 12/12/01
- Meeting Description:
As part of the Boston Indicators project, measuring quality of
life variables in the 16 neighborhoods of Boston, the Foundation
convened 450 people for community meeting on a vision for Boston
in 2030. I facilitated the small group focusing on "fostering
the creative economy."
- Client Comments:
"We had to train over 25 facilitators
and Bill stepped forward to demonstrate some natural ways for
them to be effective with their small groups."
Geeta Pradhan, Director
of New Economy Initiative
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Boston
Children's Museum - Board Development
- Date: 10/29/01
- Meeting Description:
At annual board retreat, we brainstormed elements of a "case statement"
for a new capital campaign, while at the same time building board
member support. Then the Board broke into six groups to create
pitches to different types of community leaders who had influence
over funding or campaign success. Then the full board elaborated
on each of the six presentations.
- Client comments:
"Thank you so much for such a wonderful
job last night. It is so important to engage and energize all
the trustees at the beginning of the year (esp. this year), and
you did just that."
Lou Casagrande, President
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Jeannie Lindheim's
Hospital
Clown Troupe - Brainstorming
- Date: 10/25/01
- Meeting Description:
Ten people, newly interested in the Troupe, met with the board
to hear about a new fundraising plan.
- Client Comments:
"I couldn't believe it - 40 minutes later
we had 22 commitments and a plan for follow up and communication.
Thank you for eliciting a powerful discussion that brought energy
and synergy to our meeting."
Beth Regan, Executive Director
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First
Night - Futuring
- Date: 10/25/01; 6/28/01
- Meeting Description:
After 25 years of spectacular New Years Eve celebrations, the
board of First Night, along with key partners, imagined what the
next 25 years should be like.
- Client Comments:
"Bill created an engaging, focused and
motivated atmosphere that brought out the best from a diverse
group of stakeholders. His enthusiasm was contagious as he successfully
led the group to a shared vision for First Night's future."
Geri Guardino, Executive Director
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Citizen
Schools - Teambuilding
- Date: 10/19/01; 10/2/01;
9/11/01
- Meeting Description:
Task-oriented teambuilding over three half-day sessions for twelve
members of the senior leadership team. We clarified mission and
organizational roles, updated departmental goals, and developed
clearer communication processes, while welcoming new members to
the team.
- Client comments:
"Bill did magical work with our Leadership
Team: helping us clarify our vision, sharpen our goals, create
a shared action plan, and get to know and trust each other more
in the process. Six months later the results still shine through
- our team works more efficiently than ever and we often credit
Bill's work with helping us get on track."
Eric Schwarz, CEO
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Boston
History Collaborative - Brainstorming
- Date: 10/8/01; 3/16/01
- Meeting Description:
Facilitated many brainstorming sessions of the Advisory Committee
over several years. Topics included: increasing attendance at
Dreams of Freedom museum, collaboration amongst history tourism
organizations, and the impact of 9/11 on history tourism. The
most recent meeting was to brainstorm the development of a customized
tour bus for the Innovation Odyssey tour.
- Client Comments:
"Bill knows where the energy is in a diverse
group of stakeholders, and unlocks it with his facilitation. In
the process, he has helped us to create a new model for the way
history organizations work together."
Bob Krim, Executive Director
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Creative
Economy Initiative - Strategic Planning
- Date: 10/3/01; 8/12/01
- Meeting Description:
Steering Committee retreat to develop an implementation plan for
the Creative Economy Blueprint.
- Client Comments:
"Bill organized our meeting to focus on
the most important issues, and made sure we left the meeting with
specific plans and commitments. It was an exciting and productive
morning!"
Michael Greco, Partner, Hill & Barlow; Chair, Creative Economy
Initiative
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England Foundation for the Arts - Focus Groups
- Date: 5/18/01
- Meeting Description:
Conducted focus groups of arts funders in New York and New Haven
to aid in design of a NEFA conference on building community through
culture.
- Client Comments:
"Bill worked with a diverse group of participants
and complex material that got us to a really successful outcome.
His work allowed us to build a consensus with this content without
compromising its potential."
Sam Miller, Executive Director, New England Foundation for the
Arts
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