Given the demands of our everyday work, it is easy to become absorbed in our own way of thinking: of looking at solutions myopically, going through the motions just to get something done, or  hiding from second opinions because it might stymie a project or simply add onto the work. All of these tendencies are very human and an understandable product of demanding work environments. Unfortunately, they are to our community’s detriment.

Every professional development plan needs honesty, a support assessment, and follow-through. Without these components, you will not see your staff improving in their professional development plan.

Burnout in social justice work is pervasive. Here are some tips that can help you through it.

Let’s take a look at some of our business highlights from the past year.

It may seem odd to apply a business world term like "marketing" to the nonprofit sector, where the "product" people are delivering is an intangible concept like "social change" or "improving lives." However, even after you have devised a perfect program that WILL change lives, you need marketing to reach those you wish to serve and those whose support you need.

Here are some highlights from our first year in business!

Language justice is about making your information and dialogue accessible to non-English speakers. Here are some tips on how to hold a successful training with two or more languages.

A quick pause for those of you in nonprofit and social justice spaces.

Check out our participants' shared materials for fair chance hiring and retention, as well as our speaker bios to learn more about all their amazing work around equitable employment!

In transformative justice work, we cannot cultivate a healthy movement if our workplaces are unhealthy.  Here are some critical questions to consider around your nonprofit’s internal culture.

What does “decarceration” actually mean, and how might we hold these ideas with thoughtful consideration?

"Nothing blooms 365 days a year." In our personal lives, it means we're not always "on," not always winning, not always exhibiting greatness. Sometimes we go through phases of "doing," and then there are phases of learning. In business, it means that sometimes we are advancing, and other times we are storing up our reserves. Anything to the contrary would be unrealistic, yet we are often held to that expectation by family, work, and society.