
Bring creative writing into your workplace! Write Around Portland’s acclaimed model works incredibly well for teams. For years, we have been proud to offer companies and organizations access to writing in community. From building trust to facilitating belonging and inclusion, our workshop model is flexible enough to accommodate many different outcomes in the workplace.
What is a Workplace Roundtable?
Workplace Roundtables follow the Write Around Portland model, a proven program designed to celebrate strengths, honor creativity and individuality, and knit groups together.
All roundtables include:
Select a Roundtable for Your Needs Choose a prebuilt roundtable -- or customize your own!

Roundtables for Leaders and HR Professionals

Roundtables for Creative Professionals

Roundtables for Equity and Inclusion Strategists
Testimonials

Pricing
Pre-Built Roundtable
$1,000
2 Hours
Up to 18 participants
Select any prebuilt roundtable
Available virtually or in-person
Dedicated Write Around facilitator
Hourlong preparation call with Write Around staff member
Custom Roundtable
$5,000
2 Hours
Up to 18 participants
Program is fully customized to your needs
Available virtually or in-person
Dedicated Write Around facilitator
Unlimited preparation time with Write Around staff member
Add-Ons
Additional Participants: +$1,000
Roundtables are designed for 18 or fewer participants. For each additional group of 18, we will add another facilitator and the associated fee.
In-Person Roundtable: +$500
Discounts
Nonprofit Discount
Nonprofits receive 25% off any workplace roundtable! If you’re a nonprofit that’s been an agency partner in the last five years, you’ll receive 50% off any workplace roundtable.
Ready to Get Started? Have Questions?
Email Chris at cmcdonald@writearound.org
Your Primary Facilitator Chris McDonald, Write Around Portland Executive Director
Chris McDonald (he/him) facilitates team roundtables at workplaces throughout the Portland Metro area. He has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2009, and has facilitated workshops for Write Around Portland since 2013. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Oregon State University and a Bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of California Davis. He has taught writing, remedial writing, creative writing, and business writing at Oregon State University and Chemeketa Community College. Chris writes under the name Chris Yamashita and has been published in Weave, Your Impossible Voice, and Compose Journal, and he won the diFilipis-Rosselli award for writers of color.
Organizations we’ve worked with
AHA
Easterseals
Home Forward
Metropolitan Family Service
Oregon Labor Candidate School
PGE
…and more!
Ready to Get Started?
Email Chris at cmcdonald@writearound.org!