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Ground in ways to alchemize your fear into courageous leadership and cultivate community and connection as we navigate these uncertain times. This #BlackFuturesMonth, we look to the wisdom of Audre Lorde, who shared, "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” In our February #InsideProInspire newsletter, we discuss: - Curated resources to activate courage in your leadership - Where thriving leadership persists in our community - How we're responding in these uncertain times ?? Check out our February newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gnP26QjV ?? Subscribe for more news, updates, and resources: bit.ly/proinspire-signup ?? Artwork: Black Futures Month collage featuring some of the brilliant leaders in the ProInspire network and staff #BlackHistoryMonth #thriving #racialequity #racialjustice #socialsector #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipresources

We're gaining deep insights from our Fellowship program that's transforming how Black women and femme environmental and justice leaders approach wellbeing. Our partner ProInspire shares more in their latest blog: ?? Many leaders initially believed "their worth was tied to productivity" and saw rest as something to be "earned" rather than essential. How might we break out of this mindset? ?? Through community practice, flexible support, and creating identity beyond work, fellows are unlearning guilt around rest. This is the first step! And a daily practice. ?? Our emerging lessons show that boundaries, community connection, and experiential learning help transform rest from an ideal to an embodied practice. As one fellow powerfully articulated: "Unlearning guilt around rest and receiving support without justification" has been transformative. How might you incorporate rest as a leadership strategy in your own work? Which of these insights resonates most with you? #SustainableImpact #WellnessAtWork #NonprofitLeadership https://lnkd.in/eqcs9xFZ

This Valentine's Day, we offer these reflection questions to help ground #socialsector leaders, organizations, and their communities in the ways they can and are cultivating thriving in their work, even in the face of #DEI pushback. In the work to continue accelerating racial equity and justice, we invite you to reflect on the love, care, and support systems that are already within your grasp. These questions are grounded in our Thriving Leaders & Communities research report, which details the conditions necessary for BIPOC leaders to thrive within their communities and organizations. You can download it in the comments below. ?? #CultivateThriving #thrivingleaders #thrivingorganizations #communityleaders #racialequity

Don't miss this vital conversation as our Director of Research and Impact and lead researcher Ashley Bernal joins Green Leadership Trust to discuss their latest report, Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Financial & Cultural Challenges to Environmental Board representation. Board members, leaders, and advocates for protecting and advancing equity and inclusion in the sector, this one is for you! Register below: https://lnkd.in/ej57rwUa

Join Building Movement Project's "Meeting the Moment" webinar tomorrow, January 30th from 3:30-4:30pm EST/ 12:30-1:30pm PST as our own Director of Communications Rachel Leonidas and other sector leaders discuss key issues,?including nonprofit security and safety, movement repression and defense, and state and local responses of grassroots groups fighting back. ?? Register for this free webinar: https://lnkd.in/es5e6CRh In this moment, as we keep an eye towards the implications of the latest executive orders that may impact nonprofits, we are also thankful for the National Council of Nonprofits' helpful resource: https://lnkd.in/gXrv-VwD ?? Feel free to share more resources that have helped you meet the moment below.

As we navigate these challenging, transformative times for our sector, we offer the following reflection questions to ground yourself, your team, and your organization as you figure out a way forward. We are committed to meeting threats to equity and justice by leaning into community and courage. Stay connected as we share more resources, reflection prompts, and offerings to support leaders and organizations as we navigate this era together. Take care of one another. ?? Sign up for our newsletter: proinspire.org/signup #racialequity #justice #thrivingleaders

Meet the panelists for our upcoming webinar, "Meeting the Moment: Nonprofit Security and Infrastructure" ?? Thursday, January 30th ? 3:30 - 4:30 PM EST ?Shelby Chestnut - Executive Director - Transgender Law Center ?Rachel Leonidas - Director of Communications and Engagement - ProInspire ?Darakshan Raja - Founding Executive Director - Muslims For Just Futures The discussion, moderated by BMP's Executive Director, Janis Rosheuvel, will address key issues, including nonprofit security and safety, movement repression and defense, and state and local responses of grassroots groups fighting back. This conversation will highlight the resilience across movements with actionable insights to support strategies for safety and security in this moment. Thank you to our webinar co-hosts and co-sponsors: - Emergent Fund (co-host) - Women Donors Network (co-host) - Donors of Color Network (co-sponsor) - Resource Generation (co-sponsor) - Solidaire Network (co-sponsor) Register now to join this conversation: /https://lnkd.in/es5e6CRh

"Ancestral love moving us forward" was a strong underlying theme of 2024 for me. One huge highlight was that I was able to bring the ProInspire Leadership Institute: Managing People and Power (PLI MPP) training to Detroit this past August for our first ever in-person cohort! This happened amidst a literal storm, leading to a power outage at our originally booked location the morning of our very first day of training. ?? As our lovely rapid response crew of Isabelle Moses, Ha'Na Muhammad, and others so aptly put it, however, it was "a beautiful accident" because it led us to moving the training to the LOVE Building, which ended up being such an aligned space for our group. ?? Detroit is home to so much liberatory leadership theory and practice, and the LOVE Building itself is home to many such organizations. It was a joy to work with PLI MPP's newest graduates on skill-building for that subject in this space this summer. At one point, when I was able to pause after we settled in, I took a good look at the frames lining the walls and realized one of the ancestors pictured is Mama Lila Cabbil, may she rest in peace and in power. Her expertise is directly cited in the PLI curriculum and it did my heart good to see one of my mentors looking in during a PLI for the first time after I've delivered some 8+ cohorts of this exact training since 2021. ???? A special shoutout to Executive Director Kwaku Osei and the rest of the LOVE Building team for making this opportunity possible for ProInspire. You all went above and beyond and I cannot wait to be back to visit. #Detroit #PLI24 #LiberatoryLeadership #LoveBuilding #ancestors #MovementBuilding #leaders #ProInspire #ProInspireLeadershipInstitute

Happy holidays from the ProInspire team! Our?office will be closed?for our winter #DigitalDetox from?December 25 to?January 1 so our staff can unplug, rest, and reset ahead of the new year. We look forward to reconnecting with you?when our office reopens on?January 2, 2025. ?? While we're away, you can still support our work by: ?? Reading our growing body of work–the Thriving Leaders & Communities (TLC) report: https://lnkd.in/gVV5-gG6 ?? Making an impact before the year ends through a tax-deductible donation! Power our work to cultivate the #ConditionsforThriving in 2025 and beyond: bit.ly/Committed2Thriving ?? Subscribing to our newsletter to follow our #CommittedtoThriving series in the new year. Check out our latest release: https://lnkd.in/gb9-igP5

How do you resource yourself to be adaptable in transition??Through their creative medium of choice, our staff members Rosie Aquila, Neriel David Ponce, and Monica Biswas reflect on this question and share their practices to ground through change. Read more about how they transmute fear, uncertainty, and change into portals towards possibilities: https://lnkd.in/geJe_ppH ?? Thriving is not a zero-sum game. Transition and change are often part of the journey, especially for leaders and organizations. Learn how supporting transitions are a key part of fostering the conditions for thriving in our Thriving Leaders & Communities report https://lnkd.in/gVV5-gG6 and help sustain our work and cultivate thriving with leaders by making an end of year donation: bit.ly/Committed2Thriving #CommittedtoThriving #NavigatingTransition #LeadingThroughChange #AdaptToChange #LiberatoryPractices