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Gladiator Consulting

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We believe in the power of community-led initiatives that transform systems to achieve equity.

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Since our inception, Gladiator Consulting set out to be a different type of partner. One that not only celebrated reaching a fundraising goal, but also one that strategically partnered with organizations dedicated to creating a more equitable St. Louis. We are more than consultants. We are an extension of your internal team. Get to know our team and you’ll see: we are so much more. We partner with you in shared success and regional growth. We make sure everything we do is through the lens of racial equity - from our commitment to the highest quality work, to the way we engage with our clients and community to do business responsibly.

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https://www.gladiatorrds.com
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2-10 人
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St. Louis，MO
类型
合营企业
创立
2015

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    3407 S. Jefferson Ave., #10

    US，MO，St. Louis，63118

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  • Join Rachel D'Souza on April 10th for a Bringing CCF + Antiracist Principles to Event Planning Bloomerang webinar. Learn how to create events that truly reflect and uplift the communities you serve—while challenging the status quo. Get ready to rethink how you plan, allocate resources, and center equity in every event. This isn’t your average webinar—it’s a call to action for justice-driven, community-centric event planning! ?? ?? RSVP now at https://lnkd.in/gjPZfx4c

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    Could not be more proud of Gladiator's Fractional COO, Christy Maxfield, MBA, CEPA, who was named a 2025 Enterprising Woman of the Year – widely considered the most prestigious global award recognition for accomplished women entrepreneurs. Anyone who has had the chance to work with Christy and her company, Purpose First Advisors, knows full well how brilliant, strategic, and passionate she is – and it is such a thrill to see her recognized by her peers around the world. We love you, Christy! Enterprising Women #EnterprisingWomen #EWAwards2025

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  • NEW START DATE! Our next Community Centric Fundraising Peer Learning Cohort is starting on FEBRUARY 20 THIS COHORT IS FOR YOU IF: **You're deeply worried about how the barrage of attacks and sweeping policy upheaval will impact the communities you are part of and/or work with **You're ready to stop wringing your hands and start building concrete strategies for surviving and thriving in this new normal **You want to build relationships with other change-makers around the country There are a few seats left, so grab your spot now! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZnzTMeq or contact Coco at [email protected]. See you soon, friends! #CCF #FundraisingForChange

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    Imagine this: You are in a room full of people you don't know. All of a sudden, someone gets up on stage and proceeds to tell everyone a story – YOUR story. And not just any story — it's the story of the worst thing you've ever experienced in your life. Sounds pretty terrible, huh? For years, nonprofits have been told that a heartbreaking story is what gets donors to open their checkbooks. But when we worry more about a story's impact on the people hearing it than we do about the person who lived it, we do real harm, robbing people of their agency, perpetuating systems of exploitation, and even retraumatizing the very people we're trying to support. Ethical Storytelling is a paradigm shift in the way we collect and share stories. It's a practice built on trust and transparency; it honors and centers the storyteller's dignity, voice, and ownership of their story; it's about telling stories with people, not about them. Now, non-profits have a powerful new resource to help them understand and implement Ethical Storytelling strategies. The 2024 Ethical Storytelling Report was produced by our friends at MemoryFox, and includes input from 30+ contributors, including Gladiator Founder Rachel D'Souza. This *free* report explores the state of ethical storytelling and offers keen insights, tips from experts, and real-life case studies. Click the link below to download your free copy now! https://lnkd.in/gCuY8NTT

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    Imagine this: You are in a room full of people you don't know. All of a sudden, someone gets up on stage and proceeds to tell everyone a story – YOUR story. And not just any story — it's the story of the worst thing you've ever experienced in your life. Sounds pretty terrible, huh? For years, nonprofits have been told that a heartbreaking story is what gets donors to open their checkbooks. But when we worry more about a story's impact on the people hearing it than we do about the person who lived it, we do real harm, robbing people of their agency, perpetuating systems of exploitation, and even retraumatizing the very people we're trying to support. Ethical Storytelling is a paradigm shift in the way we collect and share stories. It's a practice built on trust and transparency; it honors and centers the storyteller's dignity, voice, and ownership of their story; it's about telling stories with people, not about them. Now, non-profits have a powerful new resource to help them understand and implement Ethical Storytelling strategies. The 2024 Ethical Storytelling Report was produced by our friends at MemoryFox, and includes input from 30+ contributors, including Gladiator Founder Rachel D'Souza. This *free* report explores the state of ethical storytelling and offers keen insights, tips from experts, and real-life case studies. Click the link below to download your free copy now! https://lnkd.in/gCuY8NTT

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  • This year was all about joy as an act of resistance—a unifying force that built community, fueled resilience, and kept us moving forward. From collaborating with incredible clients to uplifting our community and celebrating the beauty of our shared work, 2024 was filled with moments that reminded us why we do what we do. As we look back on this year’s highlights, we honor the wins, hold space for the challenges, and embrace the joy that sustains us. Here’s to more laughter, wonder, and awe in 2025. Let’s keep building together. ???#JoyAsResistance?#2024Highlights

  • Who's in #STL for the 2024 Race Forward Facing Race Conference?? We're so excited to see so many friends from around the country – please find us and say hello! And don't miss the sessions being led by some of Gladiator's incredible partners and current/former clients – they are all doing amazing work, so be sure to give them a follow! 1. Look for Gladiator founder Rachel D'Souza at the Conference – she served on the National Advisory Board and will be there Thursday and Friday! 2. Charli Cooksey, Founder & CEO of WEPOWER: Sustaining Movement Beyond the Moment: Lessons from St. Louis @ 11am 3. Claire Schell: Cultivating Psychological Safety by Interrupting White Supremacy Culture @ 11am 4. Thomas Savage, Director of Learning Innovation and Design for Creative Reaction Lab (CRXLAB): Artwork for Equity: Leveraging Artistic Talents Toward Transformative Change @ 11am 5. Dr. LJ Punch, Executive Director of The BRIC (Bullet Related Injury Clinic) and Power4STL: Five-4-Five @ 2pm 6. Forward Through Ferguson: Annissa McCaskill, Executive Director; Faybra J., Lead Racial Equity Capacity Catalyst; and Sarah C. Murphy, Racial Equity Support Catalyst: - A Decade of Activism: Reflections and Future Directions @ 2pm; - Building Racial Equity Capacity: Justice Philanthropy @ 2pm; - 10 Years After Ferguson: What the Movement Taught Us, Where We Go From Here @ 4pm

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  • How do you tackle a #polycrisis? Some thoughts from Gladiator founder Rachel D'Souza:

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    It's time to name that the nonprofit sector in the US is facing a #polycrisis. Attributed to French sociologist Edgar Morin, polycrisis describes a complex situation where multiple, interconnected?crises?converge and amplify each other, resulting in a?predicament?which is difficult to manage or resolve. Unlike single crises which may have clear causes and solutions, a polycrisis involves overlapping and interdependent issues. For decades, the culture in our sector - more often than not - perpetuates and overvalues concepts like scarcity, linear solutions, either/or scenarios, wealth inequality, harm reduction over systems change, perfectionism, sense of urgency and progress is more/bigger. The data is telling us that trust in our work continues to decline along with our numbers of donors and volunteers. The statewide and federal policies and law that govern our work are in a continued state of flux. And now, a variety of federal legislation seeks to infringe on our free speech and advocacy. So if you are feeling ill-equipped to manage/handle/lead in this current chapter of your work, I SEE YOU and confirm what your gut might be telling you - that the individuals and institutions that make up our sector may not possess an understanding of what practices, tools and relationships are needed to meet and move through this polycrisis. We have much work to do to reimagine our path forward while bringing our communities of volunteers, donors, marginalized voices, and beneficiaries along. Embracing the values and principles of the #CommunityCentricFundraising is a useful entry point for testing change in your work or organization. CCF isn't a framework or transactional practice - it is a movement that calls us to shed what isn't serving us, to lean hard into unlikely community and to reimagine how we steward the resources vital to a thriving social sector. The CCF movement is one community of resources we can use to meet this moment. But it requires us to give up the culture we are comfortable with and accustom to- which is really, REALLY hard to do alone. Luckily, our sector roots itself in generosity and #philanthropy - the love of humankind. If this resonates with you, consider this 1) an invitation to connect with me and the Gladiator Consulting team about #ChangeManagement and #ScenarioPlanning and 2)some encouragement to email/text/call that individual or organization whose facing the same worrisome reality you are and make a plan to meet! We will move through this #polycrisis TOGETHER.

  • ??ACTION ALERT?? Urge your Members of Congress to vote NO on H.R. 9495! Please help stop the House of Representatives from their latest attempt to sneak in a power grab for the incoming Trump Administration. H.R. 9495 would give unprecedented authority to the Executive Branch to strip nonprofits of their tax exempt status, without transparency or due process. It is ALREADY illegal to provide material support to foreign terrorism – but under this bill, the Administration could label ANY nonprofit as a "terrorist supporting organization" – without sharing their evidence, and providing only 90 days for the accused to clear their name. Most at risk: Law-abiding organizations providing humanitarian assistance in conflict zones. ??MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD?? 1) Read the attached joint statement from the Council on Foundations, the Independent Sector, the National Council of Nonprofits, and the United Philanthropy Forum to learn more. 2) Call your representative today and ask them to vote NO on H.R. 9495!

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