[re]generative
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Nonprofit work should be regenerative—not just for communities, but for the people driving the mission. Let’s ensure those who serve feel nourished, inspired, and empowered.
Seeds Germinate in the Dark: Rethinking Our Posture in a Time of (Poly)Crisis
We tend to think of change as a process of building or adding something new. That can be misleading though ... because often, change actually begins with subtraction.
It can be more about what breaks down, what gets composted, and what takes root far beneath the surface, in areas we cannot see. And that kind of change begins in the dark.
A Network of Mutuality & Why Interdependence is the Future of Nonprofits
Injustice anywhere, Dr. Martin Luther King advised, is a threat to justice everywhere. We are bound together in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. What affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
These words, spoken in a different era describe much of what we are feeling and processing today: the work of justice is never isolated. It is a collective endeavor…
Nonprofit Burnout Fix: Real Talk on Retention & Revolutionizing Work
The SISR report—Social Impact Staff Retention Report—represents a bold call to action for the nonprofit sector, shedding light on the critical challenges and opportunities within staff engagement and retention. With striking findings such as 74% of respondents actively seeking new roles and two-thirds uncertain about their long-term future in the sector, the findings offer a grounded perspective from in-house nonprofit leadership.