In 2004, the Garfield Foundation funded twenty-seven non-government organizations and seven foundations in the upper Midwest to collaborate on revamping the energy sector in their region. The group asked us to facilitate four task forces of ten to twelve people each to complete strategic plans for how to clean up old coal, stop new coal, increase energy efficiency and increase renewables. We facilitated dozens of face-to-face meetings, web conferences and several cross-group meetings, all supported with Grove Storymaps™ and other materials. We also created the final reports.

The Renewable Energy Alignment Mapping Project (RE-AMP) has grown to more than seventy non-government organizations and eight foundations working in collaboration with one another. The Project now supports a digital commons, an annual gathering, a media center, ongoing working groups and a steering committee. Several months ago, five Midwestern governors signed global-warming accords vowing to reduce pollutants in their states. RE-AMP members were intimately involved in this process.

To learn how we can help you, or for additional details on what we did for Garfield, please contact us.