2025 Learning Programs

~ Open To The Public ~

To register for a workshop open to the public

contact services@CommunityAtWork.com

February 4-6, 2025 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Open To Public ~ In Person ~ San Franciso, CA
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in San Francisco —

DATE:

February 4-6, 2025
8:30am – 5:30pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA
WHERE:
Community At Work office,
San Francisco (Dogpatch).
COST:
$1,995
Discounts available for nonprofits and self-employed.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to the public.
MORE INFORMATION:

services@CommunityAtWork.com

March 4-6, 2025 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Open To Public ~ Online Edition
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— Online Edition —

DATE:

March 4-6, 2025
8:30am – 5:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Sarah Fisk PhD.
WHERE:
Online via zoom.
COST:
$1,695
Discounts available for nonprofits and self-employed.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to the public.
MORE INFORMATION:

services@CommunityAtWork.com

March 25-27, 2025 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Open To Public ~ In Person ~ San Franciso, CA
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in San Francisco —

DATE:

March 25-27, 2025
8:30am – 5:30pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Diamond Lee, MSW
WHERE:
Community At Work office,
San Francisco (Dogpatch).
COST:
$1,995
Discounts available for nonprofits and self-employed.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to the public.
MORE INFORMATION:

services@CommunityAtWork.com

Dates for Q2 and Q3 2025 will be added in March.

2024 / 2025 Sponsored Programs

If you are eligible to attend

one of the workshops listed below,

contact the workshop sponsor for more information.

January 22-24, 2025 ~ Participatory Decision-Making ~ Sponsored Program ~ Athens, Georgia
WORKSHOP:
PARTICIPATORY DECISION-MAKING
Tools for Supporting Groups To Do Their Best Thinking
DATE:
January 22-24, 2025
8:30am-5:00pm Eastern Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA. MPA.
WHERE:
Athens, Georgia.
SPONSOR:
Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
ELIGIBILITY:
University of Georgia Faculty and Colleagues.
MORE INFORMATION:
Greg Wilson gjwilson@uga.edu
November 25-27, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Canberra, Australia
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in Canberra, Australia —
DATE:
November 25-27, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm AEDT.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Paul Barrie, M. Mgt, ACMC, MAICD
WHERE:
Australia Institute of Sport, Canberra.
SPONSOR:
Australian Sports Commission.
ELIGIBILITY:
ASC employees and colleagues.
MORE INFORMATION:
Paul Barrie: paul.barrie@pblc.com.au
OCTOBER 28, 2024 ~ DESIGNING AND MANAGING MEETINGS ~ Sponsored Program ~ St. Louis, Missouri
WORKSHOP:
Designing and Managing Meetings
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice
— In Person, in St. Louis, Missouri —
DATE:
October 28, 2024
9:00am-5:00pm Central Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center
St. Louis. Missouri
SPONSOR:
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellows Program.
ELIGIBILITY:
FFAR Fellows by invitation.
October 15-17, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Dallas, Texas
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, Dallas, Texas —
DATE:
October 15-17, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm Central Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Homecare Homebase Training Facility, Dallas, Texas.
SPONSOR:
Homecare Homebase.
ELIGIBILITY:
HCHB employees.
MORE INFORMATION:
Denise Brubaker, dbrubaker@hchb.com
August 5 2024 ~ FACILITATION TRAINING ~ Sponsored Program ~ Los Angeles, California
WORKSHOP:
Facilitation Training
All-Staff Input Meetings,
Strategic Planning 2024
— In Person, in Los Angeles, California —
DATE:
August 5 2024
9:00am-5:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Sarah Fisk PhD.
WHERE:
GCI Dining Room
Los Angeles, California
SPONSOR:
Getty Conservation Institute
ELIGIBILITY:
GCI Strategic Planning 2024 facilitators.
July 22-24, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Canberra, Australia
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in Canberra, Australia —
DATE:
July 22-24, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm Central Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Paul Barrie, M. Mgt, ACMC, MAICD
WHERE:
Australia Institute of Sport, Canberra Australia
SPONSOR:
Australian Sports Commission.
ELIGIBILITY:
ASC employees and colleagues.
MORE INFORMATION:
Paul Barrie: paul.barrie@pblc.com.au
Sponsor: Kable Kellaway, ASC High Performance Division
July 9, 2024 ~ FACILITATION TRAINING ~ Sponsored Program ~ Los Angeles, California
WORKSHOP:
Facilitation Training
All-Staff Input Meetings,
Strategic Planning 2024
— In Person, in Los Angeles, California —
DATE:
July 9, 2024
9:00am-5:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Sarah Fisk PhD.
WHERE:
Museum Studios A and B, GCI,
Los Angeles, California
SPONSOR:
Getty Conservation Institute
ELIGIBILITY:
GCI Strategic Planning 2024 facilitators.
June 25-27, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Canberra, Australia
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in Canberra, Australia —
DATE:
June 25-27, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm Central Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Paul Barrie, M. Mgt, ACMC, MAICD
WHERE:
Australia Institute of Sport, Canberra Australia
SPONSOR:
Australian Sports Commission.
ELIGIBILITY:
ASC employees and colleagues.
MORE INFORMATION:
Paul Barrie: paul.barrie@pblc.com.au
Sponsor: Kable Kellaway, ASC High Performance Division
June 25-27, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Alhambra, California
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, Alhambra California —
DATE:
June 25-27, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Almansor Court, Alhambra California
SPONSOR:
Office of Violence Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath.
ELIGIBILITY:
Los Angeles County DPH staff and community partners.
June 11-13, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ San Mateo, California
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, San Mateo, California —
DATE:
June 11-13, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Sarah Fisk PhD.
WHERE:
San Mateo Union High School District Training Facility, San Mateo, California
SPONSOR:
San Mateo Union High School District
ELIGIBILITY:
SMUHSD employees
June 11-13, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Alhambra, California
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, Alhambra California —
DATE:
June 11-13, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Almansor Court, Alhambra California
SPONSOR:
Office of Violence Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath.
ELIGIBILITY:
Los Angeles County DPH staff and community partners.
May 14-16, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Alhambra, California
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, Alhambra California —
DATE:
May 14-16, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Almansor Court, Alhambra California
SPONSOR:
Office of Violence Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath.
ELIGIBILITY:
Los Angeles County DPH staff and community partners.
May 8-9, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Los Angeles, California
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Putting Participatory Values into Practice
— In Person, in Los Angeles, California —
DATE:
May 8-9, 2024
8:00am-3:30pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes, MBA, MPA .
WHERE:
3530 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles California
SPONSOR:
Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity Program,
Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath.
ELIGIBILITY:
Nutrition and Physical Activity Program staff.
May 1-3, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Merced, California
WORKSHOP:
Designing and Managing Meetings
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice
— In Person, in Merced, California —
DATE:
May 1-3, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
University of California at Merced Training Facility, Merced, California
SPONSOR:
Strategic Planning, Infrastructure, and Institutional Effectiveness, UC Merced
ELIGIBILITY:
UCM staff
MORE INFORMATION:
Andrew Boyd aboyd2@ucmerced.edu
April 10, 2024 ~ DESIGNING AND MANAGING MEETINGS ~ Sponsored Program ~ St. Louis, Missouri
WORKSHOP:
Designing and Managing Meetings
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice
— In Person, in St. Louis, Missouri —
DATE:
April 10, 2024
9:00am-5:00pm Eastern Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center.
St. Louis, Missouri
SPONSOR:
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellows Program.
ELIGIBILITY:
FFAR Fellows by invitation.
MORE INFORMATION:
Rebecca Dunning PhD rddunnin@ncsu.edu
March 5 and April 1, 2024 ~ GROUP LEADERSHIP SKILLS ~ Sponsored Program ~ San Francisco, California
WORKSHOP:
Group Leadership Skills
Putting Participatory Values Into Practice ,
— In Person, San Francisco, California —
DATE:
March 5 and April 1, 2024
9:00-5:00pm Pacific Time.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Community At Work office
San Francisco, California
SPONSOR:
Department of Early Childhood, City and County of San Francisco.
ELIGIBILITY:
DEC Managers.
January 26, 27 and February 3, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Los Angeles, California
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS
Three Steps To Good Advising
— Online via Zoom —
DATE:
Friday January 26, 5:00-7:30pm Pacific Time
Saturdays January 27 and February 3, 9:15-11:45am Pacific Time
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Nelli Noakes MBA, MPA.
WHERE:
Online via Zoom
SPONSOR:
Positive Youth Development Initiative, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath
ELIGIBILITY:
PYDI Youth Advisors and staff.
January 23-25, 2024 ~ GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS for TEAM DYNAMICS ~ Sponsored Workshop ~ Canberra, Australia
WORKSHOP:
GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS for TEAM DYNAMICS
DATE:
January 23-25, 2024
8:30am-5:00pm AEDT.
WORKSHOP LEADER:
Paul Barrie M.Mgt., MAICD
WHERE:
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
SPONSOR:
Australian Institute of Sport.
ELIGIBILITY:
Coach and Athlete Development Specialists.
MORE INFORMATION:
Jessica Smith, jessica@pblc.com.au