Facilitation, Support and Training
for individuals and groups committed to social change
“Do good and be good,” my grandfather used to say: do good in the world while we are being good to each other. Successful social change today means bringing our whole selves to the projects and people we interact with — and that’s hard!
I work with individuals and groups to reflect, connect and strategize on effective forward movement based in a whole-systems experience.
Are you…
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- part of a group that’s juggling tricky interpersonal dynamics?
- starting or stuck in a project?
- feeling exhausted with your social change work?
- needing some good ol’ fashioned strategic planning or meeting facilitation?
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Do you want…
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- a super energizing meeting or organizational retreat?
- to learn effective group process and reflection skills?
- someone to talk to who’s been involved in a lot of well-intentioned community efforts and has deep compassion for the complexity of it all?
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From new and established non-profits to cooperative businesses to informal community networks — groups often need support to move through sticky interpersonal, personal and strategic moments. After 20 years of collaborative work, I have compassion for the common patterns and agility to respond to new situations.
Everyone — from visionary leaders to brand-new volunteers — needs to feel seen and included meaningfully in their groups. Without a sense of place as well as organizational commitment to healthy process, we too often find ourselves mired in conflicting strategic directions, interpersonal tension and burnout.
Let’s bring meaning and action together!
Note: I believe that a core piece of all social change work is to become versed in the patterns of oppressive systems and how we unintentionally reinforce and intentionally change them. As such, I recognize that I am a white, cis-gender, able-bodied woman on my personal journey of learning, practicing and integrating anti-oppression work into everything I do.
jennyleis@gmail.com
503-548-8459
