Bill Flood : Community Consultant

Organized Oregon Pathways to Advancement Academies in 2005 and 2007, symposiums for leaders from all seventeen Oregon community colleges to explore innovative approaches to serving today's students and workforce.

Strategy:
Worked with a Steering Committee to identify desired outcomes, develop curriculum, identify and contract with presenters, market the Academy, manage proceedings, and evaluate outcomes.

Result:
Successful Oregon Pathways to Advancement Academies for Oregon community colleges and their workforce partners.

Planned and facilitated board and staff planning retreats in 2002 and 2003 for the Community Music Center (Portland, Oregon).

Strategy:
Worked with Board and staff leadership to plan all elements of the retreats, facilitated retreats, and prepared follow-up reports with recommendations.

Result:
Improved understanding and communication between Board and staff; clarity on the mission, purpose, and programs of the organization; development of an organizational strategic plan.

"Bill is a compassionate listener. Working with a team of five community colleges across Oregon, Bill coordinated a successful statewide event bringing a team from each of Oregon's 17 community colleges to focus on innovation. His approach in working with organizations collaborating together is to focus on their strengths and finding common ground. His ability to keep the big picture in mind while attending to the details is a striking balance. And we had fun working together at the same time. Not an easy combination."

- Mimi Maduro,
Development Director
Portland Community College

Facilitated a six-month faculty self-study group at Portland State University focused on issues of cultural diversity. Most participants were younger faculty from across the University who were seeking to improve their understanding and skills in this area.

Strategy:
Worked with faculty participants to identify issues and approaches, facilitate monthly sessions, and continually assess participant satisfaction with the process.

Result:
Faculty learned from one another, enhanced their understanding and skills, and left better able to work with issues of diversity in the classroom.

Have served since 1996 on the University of Oregon's Arts and Administration Program Professional Resource Council. This group, made up of professionals in arts management and community cultural development, advise faculty and students around key areas.

Strategy:
Consult with faculty and students, supervise practicum students, and guest lecture in core program courses on areas including arts and community development, cultural planning, and fund development.

Result:
I am called on almost weekly to advise students and faculty.

Evaluated the Idaho Arts Commission's Building Community Bridges grants program and documented the twelve projects funded through this program in 2002 and 2003.

Strategy:
Developed evaluation and documentation strategies in collaboration with Arts Commission staff; conducted on-site interviews with representatives from all grant-funded projects; developed report which documents both the individual projects and collective learning about building and managing partnership projects; and, advised Arts Commission staff on this grant program's strengths and weaknesses.

Result:
Formal documentation of the strengths and weaknesses of both the Building Community Bridges grants program and of grant-funded projects; documentation of collective learning on what to expect when planning and managing arts partnership projects; stengthened relationships between the Arts Commission and grant-funded organizations as a result of the evaluation/documentation process.

Developed and now managed the Arts Build Communities grants program for the Oregon Arts Commission.

Strategy:
Provided initial development of the program, based on consultation from key arts and community development partners. Developed key funding partnerships, provide ongoing management based on continual program evaluation and re-design.

Result:
An innovative, community-based program that has served over 500 Oregon communities since 1996, has distributed nearly $1 million in project funding, and has attracted positive attention from state and national funders.



Program Development and Management Organized Oregon Pathways to Advancement Academies in 2005 and 2007, symposiums for leaders from all seventeen Oregon community colleges to explore innovative approaches to serving today's students and workforce. Strategy: Worked with a Steering Committee to identify desired outcomes, develop curriculum, identify and contract with presenters, market the Academy, manage proceedings, and evaluate outcomes. Result: Successful Oregon Pathways to Advancement Academies for Oregon community colleges and their workforce partners. Planning and Facilitation with Public Agencies and Private, Non-profit Organizations Planned and facilitated board and staff planning retreats in 2002 and 2003 for the Community Music Center (Portland, Oregon). Strategy: Worked with Board and staff leadership to plan all elements of the retreats, facilitated retreats, and prepared follow-up reports with recommendations. Result: Improved understanding and communication between Board and staff; clarity on the mission, purpose, and programs of the organization; development of an organizational strategic plan.				"Bill is a compassionate listener. Working with a team of five community colleges across Oregon, Bill coordinated a successful statewide event bringing a team from each of Oregon's 17 community colleges to focus on innovation. His approach in working with organizations collaborating together is to focus on their strengths and finding common ground. His ability to keep the big picture in mind while attending to the details is a striking balance. And we had fun working together at the same time. Not an easy combination." - Mimi Maduro, Development Director Portland Community College
Multicultural Competence Facilitated a six-month faculty self-study group at Portland State University focused on issues of cultural diversity. Most participants were younger faculty from across the University who were seeking to improve their understanding and skills in this area. Strategy: Worked with faculty participants to identify issues and approaches, facilitate monthly sessions, and continually assess participant satisfaction with the process. Result: Faculty learned from one another, enhanced their understanding and skills, and left better able to work with issues of diversity in the classroom. Teaching and Training Have served since 1996 on the University of Oregon's Arts and Administration Program Professional Resource Council. This group, made up of professionals in arts management and community cultural development, advise faculty and students around key areas. Strategy: Consult with faculty and students, supervise practicum students, and guest lecture in core program courses on areas including arts and community development, cultural planning, and fund development. Result: I am called on almost weekly to advise students and faculty. Program Evaluation, Writing, Documentation Evaluated the Idaho Arts Commission's Building Community Bridges grants program and documented the twelve projects funded through this program in 2002 and 2003. Strategy: Developed evaluation and documentation strategies in collaboration with Arts Commission staff; conducted on-site interviews with representatives from all grant-funded projects; developed report which documents both the individual projects and collective learning about building and managing partnership projects; and, advised Arts Commission staff on this grant program's strengths and weaknesses. Result: Formal documentation of the strengths and weaknesses of both the Building Community Bridges grants program and of grant-funded projects; documentation of collective learning on what to expect when planning and managing arts partnership projects; stengthened relationships between the Arts Commission and grant-funded organizations as a result of the evaluation/documentation process. Grants Development, Management, Evaluation Developed and now managed the Arts Build Communities grants program for the Oregon Arts Commission. Strategy: Provided initial development of the program, based on consultation from key arts and community development partners. Developed key funding partnerships, provide ongoing management based on continual program evaluation and re-design. Result: An innovative, community-based program that has served over 500 Oregon communities since 1996, has distributed nearly $1 million in project funding, and has attracted positive attention from state and national funders.