I believe that meetings can be both effective and fun, that trainings can be both educational and inspiring and that retreats can build strategy and be rejuvenating…at the same time. And I believe that the MORE inspiring a training is, the more learning happens; the MORE rejuvenating a retreat is the more effective the strategy you design together will be.
I’ve been honing my skills in the art and science of facilitation for over 20 years. My approach is grounded in Freirian and Boalian theory and practice and my “specialty” is in tailoring – I am a strong advocate of creating agendas that are relevant to everyone in the room. I began facilitating my peers in high school, then in youth leadership movements. Later I worked as a teacher, facilitator and curriculum writer for organizations locally, nationally and internationally. I’ve trained and facilitated thousands of people from all age groups in most US states, Eastern Europe, Central and South America and East and West Africa. I train in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
The primary types of facilitation I’m offering at this time are:
- Strategic planning retreats
- Stakeholder summits and community engagement trainings
- Equity, inclusion and accountability workshops and coaching
- Staff team-building and visioning retreats
Some of my past clients include:
Social Justice and Human Rights organizations
Ashoka
The Center for Political Education
Communities United Against Violence
CoreAlign
The Cultural Conservancy
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Global Youth Action Network
Instituto Paulo Freire – The Paulo Freire Institute
International Accountability Project
Praxis Peace Institute
El Teatro Campesino
Environmental organizations and coalitions
Alliance for Climate Education
Bay Localize
The Center for Deep Ecology
Energy Action Coalition
Greenpeace
The Humane Society
Jatun Sacha
The Post Carbon Institute
Rainforest Action Network
YES!
Foundations, government and government partnerships
Alameda County Public Health Department
Code for America
The Fetzer Institute
The Max & Anna Levinson Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
Public Profit
The San Francisco Department of Children Youth and Families
Currently, I train and facilitate as an independent consultant, and as an associate with the following organizations:
Beautiful Trouble
Movement Strategy Center
Organizational Development for Social Change
Partners for Collaborative Change
The Ruckus Society
White Noise Collective
Contact me at levana.saxon @ gmail.com if you’d like to chat about partnering to facilitate your next retreat, training or summit.