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Collaborative Solutions for Stronger Communities

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When Making a Difference Matters, We Can Help

Government, private, nonprofit, and civic leaders identify and address public problems and seize opportunities to improve their communities. Finding solutions that make a difference can mean engaging others to overcome obstacles, pool limited resources, and work through differences that get in the way. We provide collaborative conflict resolution, collective action, and community engagement that can help you make a difference.

We Guide Your Efforts Toward Collaborative Solutions

The programs of the National Policy Consensus Center at Portland State University bring together groups of people to find their own answers and implement solutions better, cheaper, and faster. We assess your situation, design and facilitate your meetings, and manage the collaborative project to achieve identified goals. For 30 years, we have helped hundreds of groups collaborate with others to find lasting solutions for their constituents and communities.

We share your desire to work together for a Better Future

Like you, we believe in getting things done. We can help you address public issues and achieve durable solutions that people with diverse views agree on. And we help you build the political and financial support for real action. Your relationships with other groups will be strengthened. You can create a legacy of solving problems, contributing to your community, and leading effectively.

Our Programs Serve Oregon and Beyond

Oregon Solutions

Oregon Consensus

Oregon's Kitchen Table

Oregon Solutions

Oregon Solutions is an NPCC state program that works with Oregon communities to implement solutions to local problems by fostering local commitments to provide services, financial resources, and best approaches to make the solution a reality.

Oregon Consensus

Oregon Consensus is an NPCC state program that provides an unbiased forum to help government entities and stakeholders resolve or avoid conflicts around contentious public policy issues in Oregon. Oregon Consensus facilitates group decision-making through consensus-seeking.

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Oregon's Kitchen Table

Oregon’s Kitchen Table is an NPCC state program that uses online tools to allow Oregon community members to give input to elected officials and participate in civic crowdfunding. These online activities are combined with other community organizing.

New NPCC Endowment for Collaborative Governance

Laurel Singer, former NPCC Executive Director, and Elaine Hallmark, founding Oregon Consensus Director, have launched the NPCC Endowment for Collaborative Governance and Consensus Building to bring collaborative solutions to all corners of Oregon.

Learn more and give!