Bill Flood, Community Development Consultant
Facilitation and Planning
"Bill Flood has been a real friend to the community of Echo; he has seen possibilities for us that others often overlooked and has made us look at ourselves and appreciate our assets. Sometimes it is hard to focus and pull together ideas to make a vision; Bill knows how to do this and has helped us focus our vision of Echo."
Diane Berry, City Manager
Echo, Oregon
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Warm Springs, Oregon. Assisting with strategic planning and resource development for The Museum At Warm Springs. (2019-2020)
City of Molalla
Molalla, Oregon. Worked with the City of Molalla and multiple stakeholders in creating the Molalla Area Vision and Action Plan 2030. (2018-2019)
Maryhill Museum
Maryhill, Washington. Facilitated development of board-approved financial sustainability strategies for the Maryhill Museum. (2019)
Art in the Pearl
Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a board planning retreat for Art in the Pearl, an annual arts festival in Portland’s Pearl District. (2019)
Lincoln City Public Art Master Plan.
Lincoln City, Oregon. Facilitated with colleague Valerie Otani development of Beyond Beautification, Toward Engagement and Excellence: Lincoln City Public Art Master Plan. (2018)
Netzwerk Kulturberatung
Berlin, Germany. Worked with Dr. Patrick Föhl in facilitating workshops and advising for city-wide cultural plans in Nürnberg and Kassel Germany. (2017-2018)
Handwriting Success
Portland, Oregon. Assisted with planning and facilitating this company’s first advisory board retreat. (2018)
Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
Oregon City, Oregon. Assisted with development of the 2018-2021 Clackamas County Cultural Plan for Arts, Heritage, Humanities. (2017)
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association
Hood River, Oregon. Facilitated a strategic planning process resulting in CGOA’s first strategic plan. (2017)
Studioriley
Portland Oregon. Assisted this international strategic insights/planning firm with relevant, community and culturally-based ideas and research. (2016 and 2017)
City of Auburn, Washington
Worked with PARC Resources and City of Auburn on recommendations for investment in and operations of the Auburn Avenue Theater and renovation of the original Post Office into an Arts and Culture Center. (2016)
NeighborWorks Umpqua and City of Roseburg, Oregon
Worked with a local Steering Committee of downtown arts and cultural creatives to develop the foundation for a plan describing how Roseburg can grow creative workers, enterprises, and activities in its downtown core/cultural district. (2015)
Oregon Cultural Trust
Salem, Oregon. Organized and facilitated seven regional convenings with members of Oregon’s county and tribal cultural coalitions. (2014)
Multnomah Arts Center
Portland, Oregon. Assisted with planning and development of The Arts Cottages – shared facilities for small arts guilds and organizations. (2014)
Conservation Education Leadership Council
Portland, Oregon. Assisted in planning and facilitating a half-day strategic planning session. (2014)
Clatsop County Department of Public Health
Astoria, Oregon. Facilitated and developed a strategic plan. (2013)
Clackamas County Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Oregon City, Oregon. Developed with Write to Know Consultants a local heritage assets inventory, assessment and strategic plan (2013).
Port of Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks, Oregon. Facilitated with PARC Resources development of a strategic plan. (2013)
Chehalis-Centralia Steam Train
Chehalis, Washington. Facilitated with PARC Resources development of a strategic plan for this important community asset. (2013)
White Salmon Arts Consortium
White Salmon, Washington. Facilitated development of strategic plan. (2012-2013)
Portland Mayor’s Office
Facilitated development of Arts East: A Plan for Increasing Arts Equity, Access, and Resources in East Portland, Oregon. (2012)
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Portland, Oregon. Co-facilitated community capacity building trainings (Ford Institute: Pathways to Community Vitality Program) in Vernonia, Oregon. (2012)
Confluence Project
Dufur, Oregon. Assisted in planning and facilitating a community meeting to engage artists working with community and Tribal history. (2012)
Public Affairs Research Consultants and KBOO Community Radio
Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a planning process resulting in a board-adopted strategic plan for KBOO Community Radio. (2011)
Public Affairs Research Consultants and City of Sherwood, Oregon
Facilitated a strategic business planning process for the new Sherwood Cultural Center. (2011)
Oregon Heritage Commission and Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Facilitated two regional heritage conferences in Oregon City and LaGrande, Oregon. (2010)
Lewis and Clark College
Facilitated public discussion with folk artist Eva Castellanoz and writer Joanne Mulcahy. (2010)
Yamhill County Cultural Coalition
McMinnville, Oregon. Planned and facilitated a countywide summit engaging participants across arts, humanities and heritage. (2009)
Regional Governance and Culture Research Group
Cultural Management Program, Applied Sciences University (Potsdam, Germany). Consulted on development of a regional cultural development plan for three rural communities in the German state of Brandenburg that are struggling with issues related to a drastically shrinking population. (2009)
City of Hillsboro, Oregon
Worked with artist Valerie Otani to implement Hillsboro’s Public Art Master Plan which we developed in 2008. Specific tasks included writing a public art ordinance, developing incentives for public art in private development, and researching and drafting the foundation for a long-term arts and culture fund. (2009)
City of Beaverton, Oregon
Worked with artist Valerie Otani to develop a Beaverton Public Art Master Plan. The Plan includes an assessment of the existing public art program, recommendations for future program development, and a map of key site opportunities. (2009)
Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
Led update of the Clackamas County Cultural Plan. (2008)
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, Oregon. Organized and facilitated a panel discussion on “Portland’s Creative Economy” involving PNCA faculty and artists with participants of the Portland Business Alliance’s Leadership Portland program. (2007)
Southwest Music School
Beaverton, Oregon. Assisted staff and Board of Directors with development of a strategic plan. (2004-05)
Community Music Center
Portland, Oregon. Assisted in planning and facilitating annual board and staff planning retreats. (2002 and 2003)
Mesa Arts Center
Mesa, Arizona. Assisted in the early phases of developing a cultural assessment of Mesa. (2001)
Salem Art Association
Salem, Oregon. Facilitated a community workshop with artists and arts organizations to identify common needs and determine methods of providing services. (1995)
Portland State University Department of Mathematical Sciences
Facilitated a planning retreat. (1995)
Metropolitan Arts Commission
Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a key planning meeting of the Regional Arts Network. (1994)
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, Oregon. Assisted in planning a series of board development training sessions. (1994)
Columbia Business Community for the Arts
Vancouver, Washington. Assisted CBCA and the City of Vancouver in developing a local arts agency. (1992-93)
Mid-Valley Arts Council
Salem, Oregon. Assisted the staff and board of directors in developing a cultural assessment of Salem. (1992)
Metropolitan Arts Commission
Portland, Oregon. Assisted the Arts Council of Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood with the development of cultural planning strategies. (1992)
Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement
Planned and facilitated the morning session of a board planning retreat. (1991)
Central City Plan Steering Committee and Metropolitan Arts Commission
Portland, Oregon. Served as cultural planner with the Central City Plan Steering Committee and identified strategies to support local artists and arts organizations with downtown development. Provided research, organization and management toward: increasing Portland’s public percent-for-art ordinance; developing a private percent-for-art bonus program; boosting arts visibility; drafting arts and economic development policies; clarifying the vision and programs of the Metropolitan Arts Commission; and developed preliminary research and reports for Arts Plan 2000, a regional arts plan. (1985-90)
Stanford Research Institute, International, and the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education for the Portland Metropolitan Area
Organized a focus group on arts and culture and developed a corresponding issue paper. (1990)
City of Lincoln City and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
Lincoln City, Oregon. Served as the cultural planner on a design team which developed a master action plan for the visual and cultural revital¬ization of Lincoln City, a coastal community plagued with problems associated with strip development. (1988-89)
Oslund and Company/Dance
Portland, Oregon. Assisted the artistic director in developing a more effective Board of Directors and facilitated a planning retreat. (1989)
Northwest Artist Workshop
Portland, Oregon. Planned and facilitated a two-day board retreat. (1989)
Art Garden at Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, Oregon. Assisted with the planning and facilitation of a board and staff retreat. (1989)
Western Arts Management Institute
Ashland, Oregon. Assisted in developing short- and long-range planning strategies for the Institute. (1988)
West Coast Chamber Orchestra
Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a series of board planning meetings. (1988)
Echo Theatre
Portland, Oregon. Assisted in developing the organization's program goals and a strategic touring plan. (1987-88)
Portland Center for the Visual Arts
Portland, Oregon. Designed and implemented a survey of Portland arts organizations to determine interest in a shared facility. (1986)