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 "Rockwood understands
non-profit organizations and the problems that confront
groups and impair their effectiveness. I would recommend
any group concerned about board/staff dynamics, good organizational
operations, and effective planning to talk to the Rockwood
Leadership Program."
Brent Blackwelder, President
Friends of the Earth
"I thought we were one of the most successful organizations
in the movement before Rockwood got involved. I had no
idea how much our potential effectiveness was blocked
by our individual issues, inability to operate as a team,
and lack of clear organizational vision. I can't wait
to see what we accomplish this year working together with
the vision and tools they helped us develop."
Michael Marx, Executive Director
Forest Ethics
 "The
Rockwood retreat proved a turning point for Redefining
Progress. It enabled us to transform the organization
into the best vision of our work and our mission, as well
as made us into an effective team. Thanks for helping
us see what we can do and what we want to be, and also
how to get there."
Joanne Kliejunas, Executive Director
Redefining Progress
"Several months ago, our organization was about to
enter a new era. It was clear that we would need guidance
to give us some necessary boundaries and benchmarks in
order to navigate our way through the next stage. Rockwood
was the guide. Their facilitator helped us anticipate
what lay ahead while bringing out the differing points
of view in an atmosphere of safety and enthusiasm. We
each opened up and then united around a common vision.
The entire process was enlightening and surprisingly easy.
Without Rockwood's guidance we surely would have been
second-guessing our options and so our decisions, leading
each other on an uncertain and potentially dangerous path.
We went into this process timidly and full of uncertainty,
and we came out with abundant enthusiasm as a united force,
full of energy."
Jaynie Chase, Chair of the Board
Friends of the Earth
"I have a renewed sense of hope. I was feeling burdened
by a sense that we were caught in behaviors and attitudes
that might not change. It had gotten to the point where
showing up at work made me feel bad. Well, I haven't felt
like that in days. I sleep well, wake up clear, and leave
for work with a sense of peace. I have seen an energy,
clarity and beauty in my colleagues that had been stifled
and turned inward. This is the organization I saw when
I interviewed here, and this is the organization I want
to give my energy to."
Michele Gale-Sinex
Redefining Progress
"Rockwood has changed everything about the Rainforest
Action Network. We are more focused, more effective, faster
and more skillful. And we are having a better time doing
it than we thought possible."
Christopher Hatch, Executive Director
Rainforest Action Network
"The direct action work I have dedicated much of my
life to pales in comparison to the deep inner organizational
work that we have done this year. Everyone thinks we're
radical. This is truly radical."
John Sellers, Executive Director
Ruckus Society
"It took the Rockwood facilitator one day to help us
see that there was no "we"-that we had each been watching
from the sidelines, hunkering down to do our own work
with the hopes that everyone else would get their act
together. It was an exhilarating process, and by the end
of four days we had given birth to a new organization
and to a good game plan and some key pieces of a larger
vision. I can honestly say that for the first time since
I became staff here, I feel part of a team and confident
that we are going to kick ass."
-(name and organization withheld by request)
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