The Canoe Group

The Canoe Group enhances engagement and sells-out the Oregon Arts Summit (again!)

The Canoe Group guided collaborative design and event development for the annual 2011 Oregon Arts Summit which resulted in over 400 participants at the Oregon Convention Center, in Portland, Oregon on October 5, 2011.

The Canoe Group navigates interlocking initiatives for Salem Audubon Society

With The Canoe Group’s facilitation, the Nature Center planning team identified project criteria resulting in the selection of The Ankeny National Wildlife refuge as the site for the Nature Center and US Fish & Wildlife Department as the partner agency.

Hillsboro Community Foundation launches Hillsboro’s Legacy Endowments with guidance from The Canoe Group

The need to increase philanthropy in Hillsboro was the core of this new initiative. HCF was asked to undertake this goal as a result of the City’s Vision 2020 plan.

Oregon State Capitol Foundation chooses The Canoe Group for Capitol History Center planning

The Canoe Group has been selected to provide Strategic Planning services to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation to support their efforts to establish a history center at the Oregon State Capitol.

Broadway Rose Theatre Company hires The Canoe Group to lead Strategic Plannning

A highly focused four-month Board and Staff 2012-2015 strategic planning process provides focus for annual goals and budgeting for Broadway Rose Theater Company of Tigard, Oregon.

Planning tools: Guidelines for the roadtrip to Chicago

After the third day of long distance driving, yesterday’s events become our shared mythology. The three of us hone our stories of the road together. We want the adventure to have a myth of our making. Our travels are a demonstration journey, a test of optimism and imagination. Twenty-six hours in the car with husband, [...]

America Uninterrupted by The Great Disruption

Driving across the northern route (I-90) from this week, we couldn’t help but notice: A heck of a lot of America looks uninterrupted. Long stretches still unconnected by cell service. Ramshackle small buildings from a century ago still spot the dells and burrows. Grasslands and forests still stretch as far as the eye can see. [...]

Innovation: Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Jobs and your Nonprofit

photo credit: missmeng How many times has one of your nonprofit Board members started a sentence, “I had this idea….” In the innovative nonprofit organization, one trick is how you respond to half-baked ideas. Another trick altogether is how you know which one is worth putting back in the oven. The May 16th New Yorker [...]

The Canoe Group listed as a top Nonprofit News site on Alltop.com

As we head into the holiday weekend, I write to share a bit of good news. This afternoon, we received word that our blog will now appear on Alltop as one of the top Nonprofit News site on the web. It’s an exciting development and humbling to appear on this site with so many other [...]

Nonprofit Board Retreats: Sometimes Pursuing a Single Issue is Best

Continuing our series of musings on nonprofit board retreats: This year, consider the single-issue all-day retreat. photo credit: Elsewhere Artist Collaborative With all that high-priced brain power in the room, why not dig deep into one question for which there’s no “right or wrong” answers? Upside? Great opportunity to dig deep into a potential game-changing [...]