Last year, we adopted an investment policy that limits organizational reserves to six months of operating expenses, with any surplus funds going to the board for redistribution decisions. The policy reflects the organization's commitment to not hoard wealth and power, even during times of economic uncertainty.

Challenging traditional nonprofit leadership styles, Liberatory Leadership offers a fresh, authentic approach rooted in community and equity. Dive in to discover which leadership style truly aligns with your values and fosters genuine community engagement.

Navigating the decision between our two new courses, Liberatory Workplaces and Liberatory Leadership? Our latest blog provides an in-depth breakdown to help you choose the course that aligns best with your career stage and objectives for justice-centered growth.

A Liberatory Workplace is an organization that consciously divests from white supremacy culture and challenges dominant workplace norms. Instead, it embraces a culture of appreciation, trust, wellbeing, and liberation.

In December, our Systems Change Accelerator cohort and Racial Equity in Homelessness Fellowship cohort came together for a visioning exercise focused on creating a liberatory workplace. Together, they developed 12 organizational leadership strategies to build a liberatory workplace that you can begin today.

Each year, our Fast Pitch coaches act as key partners in amplifying the stories of our Accelerator leaders and embodying the values we wish to see in the world. Recently, we held a reflection session with our Fast Pitch coaches to build community and explore coaching norms to consider ways to take a more liberatory approach.

Quiet Time sounds simple enough, but the goal of Quiet Time is that it creates individual and collective renewal and doesn’t cause additional stress. We’ve learned some lessons about how to prepare for Quiet Time individually and as a team.