In their beautiful piece, “The Call of Leadership Now: BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era,” authors and long-time organizers Neha Mahajan and Felicia Griffin name the current context that so many…
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Leadership Alumni Networks Making a Difference
For all justice-loving people who are curious about networks or what leadership program alumni can and are accomplishing by using network strategies, I am happy to share a recently released…
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A Bold Experiment in Relationships, Power & Imagining Leadership Otherwise
A Sterling Network NYC ReportReport written by Judy Pryor-Ramirez – Independent Research Consultant and shared here by Phil Li & Trish Adobea Tchume – Robert Sterling Clark FoundationSince 2016 when…
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We need to talk about leadership
Visionary collective leadership to build a world where everyone belongsWhat is the quality of leadership we need to build a world where everyone belongs?I’m specifically interested in that ineffable quality…
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Coaching for Awareness-Based Systems Change
In the fall of 2019, a few of the founders of the Illuminate network (including CoCreative, Garfield Foundation, McConnell Foundation, and Academy for Systems Change) collaboratively hosted a gathering of…
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Experimenting Towards Liberated Governance
Over a year ago, Vu Le published an article about the current models for nonprofit boards. The title “The default nonprofit board model is archaic and toxic; let’s try some new…
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THE TAPESTRY: Weaving Life Stories
You are invited to listen to The Tapestry Podcast.The podcast is about bringing people together to explore the rich, woven textures of our narratives. Our stories are impactful and in…
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Businesses without Bosses: from hard-nosed leadership to sustainable, self-managing systems
As many of you know, I’m very passionate about helping people understand and experiment with self-organizing. Joella Bruckshaw and Julian Saipe are executive coaches who have a wonderful podcast series called ‘Behind…
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Understanding Movements
What follows is an excerpt from the Understanding Movements report, researched by Kapil Dawda, commissioned by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. You can access the full report and the accompanying Understanding Movements…
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The Web of Change
Creating Impact Through NetworksThe following post is excerpted from the introduction of Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change, now available in print, as an audiobook, and as…
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