working
Targeted Universalism in coalitions
exploring the ant-raft model
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trying out a process
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President Trump's Executive Order on DEI
What it means for nonprofits, foundations, and the private sector
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constructive arguing amid crisis
This is a weird time to be alive. A while back I learned about an approach to conflict called arguing constructively. Author Liam Rosen compares this strategy to the destructive form of arguing we find all over. What is constructive arguing? Rosen says that arguments should be an opportunity to
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noticing injustice
My husband and I have a joke we tell each other before parties. “How long before we make the conversation about oppression?” It’s kind of a joke (we’re really fun at parties!) but there’s still some truth to it. Once you start to notice the racial injustices
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your facets will shine
Last week I spent a few hours a day attending AORTA’s Facilitation Skill-Up Intensive! course. I’m a huge fan of everything AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource + Training Alliance) does. I love their approach to facilitation and the insightful trainings they offer. Even their cooperative organization structure is something to admire!
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a task force with oomph
I’ve written about the advice process many times since I started this blog. It’s one of the most thrilling discoveries I made after I entered senior leadership. The advice process upended everything I hated about hierarchy and top-down decision making. In most companies major decisions fall to the
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understanding critical liberation theory
Last month I led a training where I invited attendees to imagine their future. I adapted a visioning exercise described by Tanuja Jaegernauth on a recent podcast. The exercise itself comes from Kristiana Rae Colón. She is an abolitionist, playwright, and co-founder of the Let Us Breathe Collective. My adaptation
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easy as ABCD(E), part 2
This is the second in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. * ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 * ABCD steps 4-7 + closing thoughts Last week, I started to explore the concept of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). ABCD also goes by Asset-Based Community Engagement (ABCE)
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easy as ABCD(E), part 1
This is the first in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. * ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 * ABCD steps 4-7 + closing thoughts Last week I wrote about my time working in public health during the covid pandemic. My team uses a place-based approach
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creating virtual space
this is a collaborative post: concepts by Christina Chan. words by josh martinez. I launched the new version of my blog, be the future, earlier this year. My friend Christina is a marketing and design consultant. She also owns her own business, Dyme Designs. About a year ago, I asked
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antiracism and the Transtheoretical Model of Change
I heard about the Transtheoretical Model of Change a couple weeks ago. I attended a training designed to help build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate vaccine education from encouragement to get vaccinated. Of course we want people to get vaccinated. With covid cases spiking around
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antiracism and the Transtheoretical Model of Change (intro)
Last week I attended a training designed to help people build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate vaccine education from encouragement to get vaccinated. Of course we want people to get vaccinated. With covid cases spiking around the world, vaccines are the only way we’ll
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