About Us
Alluvium refers to sediments brought together by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta. Just as these sediments come together to create fertile soils, gatherings bring people together to deepen relationships, cultivate possibility, and inspire ideas that add up to a larger whole.
Alluvium Gatherings cultivates movements committed to thriving communities, ecosystems, and economies by designing gatherings that build trust, inspire participation, and motivate collective action.
Faced with a growing climate crisis, social injustice, and political divisiveness, thousands of people are creating solutions to these challenges and, as a result, new ways of being. In order to help these solutions scale at the rate required to create meaningful change, this work needs to be interconnected, interdisciplinary and locally focused.
Our belief is that gatherings are an essential part of ensuring that people, ideas, and actions can come together to build momentum and attract resources. There is nothing more powerful than sharing space with others who enable you to feel a sense of belonging, empowerment, and motivation. Cultivating this deep trust is essential in the work of building movements.
As a partner in your work, we bring your purpose and impact to your community to help you gain support and awareness. Our work is grounded in reciprocity and collaboration, allowing all parties to bring their gifts and experience forward.
We do our work in constant collaboration with others. All of our projects would not be possible without the amazing work of other individuals and organizations who make valuable contributions. To learn more about our work and partners, check out our past projects.
Kel Moody,
Founder of Alluvium Gatherings
Kellen (Kel) Moody (they/them) is a community cultivator and placemaker. As the Founder and Director of Alluvium Gatherings, they build and uplift movements through the design, planning, and implementation of gatherings. Kel is also one of three co-founders of Place to B, a purpose-driven collective office space in SE Portland.
They have a passion for convening communities and leading teams to create meaningful experiences. Through their deep networks rooted in authentic relationships and trust, they have led dozens of small- and large-scale summits, festivals, retreats and conferences. They have served on several local nonprofit boards including Build Local Alliance, B Local PDX (now known as On Purpose Oregon), and currently serve as the Vice President of Oregon Pride in Business (ORPIB).
Kel deeply believes that developing a strong sense of place is one of the most meaningful pathways to purpose and that gatherings have the power to motivate collective impact that leads to real and meaningful change. They currently live in the traditional homelands of the Cowlitz and Chinook Nations, or what is now called Vancouver, WA with their daughter, cat, and cornsnake.
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Relational Commitments
As a way of deepening trust and building long-term relationships with our partners, Alluvium Gatherings commits to the following:
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Grounded in Reciprocity
Relationships are always best when there is mutual respect and benefit from engaging with one another. It is key to make sure there is a balance between giving and receiving.
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Always Learning
We acknowledge history, culture, and protocol all have a huge impact on the success of our collaborative work. The more we learn, the more we are able to add value.
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Make It Joyful
Bringing play and joy into work is also key to its success. We will always find opportunities to find joy in our collaborations and make time to rest, have fun, and be in community.
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Be A Whole Person
It is vital for us to be in partnership with people with whom we can show up fully and bring our whole selves (the wonderful, the hard, and the in-between). We honor authenticity and vulnerability.
Photos (top-bottom): Mountains by Olivia Leigh Nowak of Le Colibri Studio; Kellen’s headshot by Katie Marchant; Footer illustration by Jessica Hayworth