Great partnerships mean everything to us. Facilitation Corps is here to help you get to your highest ambition

PREVIOUS CLIENTS

  • Building Healthy Communities, South Kern

  • Cal State University, Los Angeles

  • California State University, Long Beach School of Social Work

  • Century Housing

  • Century Villages at Cabrillo

  • City Fabrick

  • City of Carpinteria

  • City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services

  • City of Los Angeles, United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council

  • City of Santa Monica

  • Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

  • County of Ventura

  • Disability Rights California

  • East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

  • Economic Policy Impact Center

  • Housing Authority City of Los Angeles

  • Housing Authority, City of Long Beach

  • Japanese American Citizens League

  • Jewish Family and Children’s Services

  • Long Beach City College

  • Long Beach Community Action Partnership

  • Long Beach Community Foundation

  • Long Beach Gray Panthers

  • Long Beach Non-Profit Partnership

  • Mental Health America Los Angeles

  • Museum of Tolerance

  • National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)

  • National Conference on Race and Equity (NCORE)

  • Orange County Environmental Justice

  • Pacoima Beautiful

  • Partners in Housing Solutions

  • PathPoint

  • Promise Zones Arts South Los Angeles, Cultural Treasures

  • Public Counsel, Immigrant Rights Project

  • Santa Barbara Zoo

  • State of California, Department of Toxic and Substances Control

  • The Funders Network/Smart Growth California

  • The Peace Studio

  • TO Arts

 

TESTIMONIALS

  • “René is one of the best in his field. His preparation is excellent and his ability to present and facilitate is exemplary.”

    — Bob Stemler, Shareholder at Keesal, Young & Logan

  • “René's facilitation skills were tremendously helpful at our recent staff retreat, where he guided our staff through a valuable Shared Values exercise. Of particular importance, René asked relevant and probing questions that helped our team understand where our individual core values intersected and how we can memorialize and utilize the information to strengthen our organization. I would most definitely recommend René.”

    — Marcelle Epley, President & CEO, Long Beach Community Foundation

  • “René is able to recognize which groups need to be at the table and, in his hallmark community coalition building manner, convince those groups to attend. For example, one crucial partner was still apprehensive to participate. René continued to reach out to them, liaise between that group and the rest of the collaborative, communicate that group's remaining concerns to the collaborative, which in turn helped the collaborative to respond. Now that initially apprehensive group is one of our strongest partners. That would not have happened without René! I highly recommend René for community coalitions, program development and grant collaboratives, group facilitation, and advocacy!”

    — Tiffany Cantrell-Warren, MBA (She/Her) Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Bureau Manager at City of Long Beach

  • “René was an amazing facilitator for us recently. He was able to take our Board through a topic that might have taken years to debate and discuss, and we had basic strategic direction in a little over an hour thanks to his grace and thoughtful process. Thanks René!”

    — Casey Sklar, Executive Director, American Public Gardens Association

  • "Rene served as the lead facilitator of the 2023 Program Retreat for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. In this role, Rene brought professionalism, energy, and strategy, which transformed our retreat experience from being a simple get together to a really special moment that continues to resonate among the attendees. Our partnership with Rene was the defining point in adding real value to our annual retreat. For any organization, that is seeking someone who will bring a balanced and illuminating perspective, I recommend you connect with Rene Castro. - Jeffrey Forrest, The Hilton Foundation"

    - Jeffrey Forrest, The Hilton Foundation

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