ODN OREGON

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Events

Facilitator’s Playground Showcase – January 8, 2020

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Back by Popular Demand--Facilitator's Playground Showcase!

“Share, Learn, Practice, Connect”

Do you facilitate, train, speak, consult, lead, or just enjoy learning new ways of doing things?
Fantastic! Then this opportunity is for you:

  • Bring your favorite facilitation tool or technique, to share with others
  • Learn about new ones
  • Try out a few that you know about but have not experienced
  • Experience what it is like to participate

Join us for an evening of fun and experimentation. As a facilitator, trainer, consultant, or leader you may have a special tool or technique or new social technology that you would like to share, practice, and/or experience. This evening is your chance!

If you wish to facilitate in the showcase, please come prepared with everything you need to both share and run your tool / technique. Our Programming Committee is available to answer questions about the amenities available at the event (contact programs@oregonodn.org).

This event will also feature a Facilitator’s Bookshelf where participants are encouraged to display one of their favorite resources. We will have post-its and markers available to make sure everyone gets their book back at the end of the evening.

Where the night takes us depends on you! We will self-organize into clusters and do concurrent facilitations or, if it is a smaller group, we will organize the evening to try out as many different tools/techniques as we can.

Details

Date:  Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Time:  5:30pm-6pm – networking; 6pm-8:30pm – program
Location:  Neyborly, 205 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Parking:  On-street parking and paid parking lots are available.
Food:  Complimentary refreshments and beverages available.
Cost:  Chapter Members and Partner Organizations (ATD, PHRMA): $10; Guests: $25
Register:  Through Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the morning of the event. Registration will also be available at the door if space available. Space limited to 40 attendees.
Questions: Helen Spector, programs@oregonodn.org

Mastermind Meeting – December 19, 2019

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Internal and external OD professionals have been meeting monthly to discuss the profession and specific challenges and opportunities. Join us!

Date:  Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time:  5:30 - 7 pm
Location:  Lewis Brisbois Law Firm, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97204
Refreshments:  Light refreshments provided. Soft drinks and water available.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the day of event. Registration at door may be available depending upon space. Space limited to 25.

Holiday Party – December 11, 2019

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It's a party with a purpose!

Celebrate - Connect - Craft New Horizons

Join us for an evening of delicious food, friendly conversation, program celebration and playful exploration of our future!

Let’s Celebrate
We will applaud the impactful work of our Community Consulting Program (CCP), recognizing the year’s efforts of both clients and consultants. Jen Birk and Dan Vetter are our emcees, showcasing our collaboration.

CCP is an outreach program sponsored by our network. It connects dynamic teams of Organization Development (OD)/Training professionals to provide free consultation to Portland area non-profit organizations unable to afford consulting services.

Let’s Envision: Craft New Horizons
ODN wants to hear from you! Imagine attending this party in five years. What has kept you engaged? Questions like these and your answers are part of designing our future as a professional network. Helen Spector and members of the OD Network’s Visioning Design Team will guide us in thoughtful, small group conversations.

Let’s Connect
Given human connection is at the heart of OD, join us for vibrant holiday networking. Fun activity will stimulate our conversations.

There is much to celebrate, so please join us!

Our Facilitators 

Jen Birk has experience in the nonprofit and corporate sectors, with roles at IBM and Propeller Consulting. She has a master’s certificate in organizational leadership from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Portland State University. She's worked in a variety of industries and is currently managing change at a local utility. She loves traveling, dogs, and being outside!

Dan Vetter runs an e-learning design company that specializes in creating engaging custom online learning experiences for organizations. Throughout his career he has been actively involved in leadership and mentoring roles in both the OD Network and in the Association for Talent Development. Dan helped launch the Community Consulting Program (CCP) in 2004, and continues to serve as a volunteer coordinator for the program.

Helen Spector has worked as an organizational consultant for over 40 years, providing team building, executive coaching and strategic planning support for diverse clients. Mrs. Spector serves on the OODN Board and works as Board liaison with the Programming Committee. In addition to her consulting, Helen taught for 6 years at the John F. Kennedy School of Management in the Organizational Psychology Masters Program. She lives in an intentional community where she facilitates consensus decision-making and project proposal development and cooks delicious community dinners from time to time.

Details

Date: December 11, 2019
Time: Registration and networking begins at 5:30 pm and the party lasts until 8:30 pm.
Location: Neyborly, 205 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Parking:  On-street parking and paid parking lots are available.
Food: Complimentary appetizers and beverages
Pre-Registration cost: $10 for all. CCP clients free. $15 at the door.
To Register: Through Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the morning of the event. Registration will also be available at the door if space available. Please register early so we can ensure adequate snacks! Space limited to 50 attendees.

Mastermind Meeting – November 21, 2019

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Internal and external OD professionals have been meeting monthly to discuss the profession and specific challenges and opportunities. Join us!

Date:  Thursday, November 21, 2019
Time:  5:30 - 7 pm
Location:  Lewis Brisbois Law Firm, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97204
Refreshments:  Light refreshments provided. Soft drinks and water available.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the day of event. Registration at door may be available depending upon space. Space limited to 25.

Challenges, Misconceptions, and OD Solutions: A Non-Profit ED Panel – November 12, 2019

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PLEASE NOTE:
This program is scheduled for TUESDAY, not Wednesday (just for November).

Please join us for a lovely evening featuring a rockstar group of nonprofit Executive Directors discussing the unique needs of nonprofits and the challenge of introducing OD solutions and approaches.

How do the needs of nonprofits differ from for-profit companies? What are common misconceptions and difficulties for external consultants walking into a nonprofit? What do Executive Directors need?

Do you work (or want to work) with nonprofits? You will leave with a better understanding of the context of “problems” wherever you show up. This is the perfect event for both a seasoned OD practitioner and a What-The-Heck-Even-Is-OD professional.

Nonprofit needs we will be exploring:

  • Board/Governance
  • Operations: Programmatic
  • Operations: Administrative
  • Funding

Our Speakers

Details

Date:  Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time:  5:30pm-6pm – networking; 6pm-8:30pm – program
Location: Neyborly, 205 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Parking: On-street parking and paid parking lots are available.
Refreshments: Complimentary refreshments and beverages available.
Cost:  Chapter Members and Partner Organizations (ATD, PHRMA): $10; Guests: $25
Register:  Through Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the morning of the event. Registration will also be available at the door if space available. Space limited to 40 attendees.

Mastermind Meeting – October 17, 2019

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Internal and external OD professionals have been meeting monthly to discuss the profession and specific challenges and opportunities. Join us!

Date:  Thursday, October 17, 2019
Time:  5:30 - 7 pm
Location:  Lewis Brisbois Law Firm, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97204
Refreshments:  Light refreshments provided. Soft drinks and water available.
Cost:  Free to all.
Register:  Click here to register on Eventbrite. Online registration available until 8 am the day of event. Registration at door may be available depending upon space. Space limited to 25.