Non-Profit Organizations

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There is some distinction between non-profit staff and professional development staff programming, yet organizational issues are often addressed in both. Each genre of programming requires the highest level of facilitation. Each includes the use of similar models. Each provides sequenced activities that assist participants in understanding the complexities of group interactions. Each yields new or refreshed understanding of oneself and one's co-workers.

Many of the ALC's non-profit clients are staffs from social and human services agencies, nursing and heath care homes, hospitals and educational facilities. What sets the staffs/faculty of these organizations apart from most businesses is the direct application of ALC programming concepts to both themselves and their clients/patients/students. In other words, understanding their own group dynamics leads to a much greater understanding of the actions and behaviors of their clients/patients/students. In fact, it is common to have staff participants bring their clients/students out to the ALC for a separate program at a later date.

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Oftentimes, social service agencies and municipal recreational programs have a need to provide experiential adventure-based activities to participants in their own programs. We employ experienced facilitators to deliver those activities with maximum effectiveness.

Non-profit agencies often struggle with communication issues due to the independent nature of job functions and the physical separation of offices and employees. Problems are often recurring because of the difficulty in "getting everyone on the same page." Many problems could be easily solved by utilizing the resources of the individuals-yet are much more challenging if the group is not aware of resources the individuals possess. In other words, the forest is made up of some pretty strong and unique trees. An ALC program helps you to see the trees through the forest. Participants often comment that by the end of a 6-hour program, they know their co-workers better than they had after working with them for years.

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Finally, there are several non-profit agencies that are engaged in educational programming such as job training and retraining. Often, participants in these programs are victims of business and manufacturing closings, and have a lower level of education. Sometimes, they are also victims of extremely challenging family backgrounds, and are beset with overwhelming life challenges and low self-esteem. The opportunities an ALC program provides to self-manage their group and self-discover personal strengths-regardless of shape, size, gender, sexual orientation, physical limitations, etc.-is often an exceptionally empowering and life-changing experience for these individuals.

You or your business may want to consider facilitator training with the ALC either as a separate program or as a participant in PHE 353, Teacher Training in Experiential Education, a 3-credit undergraduate course offered by USM through the College of Educations' Professional Development Center in conjunction with the ALC.

$65.00 per adult participant
$40.00 per student/youth participant
Student/Youth participants’ age and needs will be assessed to determine if additional facilitators need to be hired. An additional flat rate of $100.00 will be charged for each additional facilitator.
Overnight programs are available for an additional $10.00 per person.