The People That Make Up the Root Cause Team

When Root Cause recently conducted our own strategic planning, this is how we articulated one of our four core values:?

People: We value the people who work for and with Root Cause; and therefore, we build our organizational structures, policies, norms, and culture with our people at the center. The people who work at Root Cause are the source of our creativity, productivity, and quality; our people drive our mission achievement and create everything we produce with our partners.?

To truly be working towards our mission and goals, we know we must live it from the inside out. On our projects, we work to center people and communities. Similarly, within our organization, we center our people and the community that is Root Cause.?

During our strategic planning process, we worked with Caravan Brand Partners to obtain feedback from our clients and partners. These conversations brought back quotes like “Everyone there really LISTENS” and “When you work with Root Cause, you’re on a learning journey together, from beginning to end.”? My favorite one of all was “Amazing humans” because that’s how I feel about the people that make up Root Cause.???

In this newsletter and all over our website, you’ll find examples of just who these amazing humans are and what they help our clients accomplish.? If you have an organizational challenge we can help with, please reach out to one of our amazing humans here.? ??

Wall of Wonder: Community Engagement in Springfield, MA?

Our collective action partner North End Community Connects is hosting a community engagement event on October 28.?The Wall of Wonder is an immersive experience that invites Springfield residents to explore its past and present—and imagine our future. Learn more!

Say hello to the Root Cause team!?

Root Cause has been called “a catalyst for the nonprofit sector,” “suited for groups really committed to change,” and “purpose-driven consultants.” Learn more about our team!

MA Nonprofit Network Conference?Roundtables?

Root Causers Erin, Bre, Consuela, and Lucas led two roundtable discussions at the MNN conference last week: "Developing DEIJ Strategies: Initial Steps'' and “How to Implement Your Strategic Plan.'' For information and resources from these conversations, click?here!

Aligning values and setting purpose-driven goals

Bre Anna Clinkscales?joined Root Cause in 2022 to advance systems change and help us implement our new strategic plan. Read about why value-aligned work is important to Bre and her advice on purpose-driven goal setting. Read here!

Welcome Ashley Lee!

Ashley Lee joined Root Cause in July through the co-op program at Northeastern University. She works on the marketing and communication team and helps with project research work and business development. Learn more about Ashley here!

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We've recently launched a Medium account! Give us a follow and read some of our learnings, insights, and reflections about our social sector work and projects.?

If you are interested in learning more about?the work we're doing, please contact our Managing Director?Abby Fung?or visit?rootcause.org.?