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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

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Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Leading Boldly Series Highlights Four Leaders Working Toward Equitable Society

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Four remarkable leaders, whose life experiences give them inspiration and strength, share their personal stories and reflect on their leadership journeys in conversations with Fred Ali, the retired President and CEO of the Weingart Foundation, and a former nonprofit leader.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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Here are some of my reflections and top takeaways from the conference. While the research revealed a disappointing reality, it also highlighted opportunities for foundations and HBCUs to work together to make a greater impact. She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children.

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Salesforce.org CEO Rob Acker’s Year-End Reflections

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But at Salesforce.org, every day we work to create change in the world — to help overcome challenges and improve people’s lives everywhere. We partnered with organizations like UNICEF in their critical work to prevent depression and anxiety in children. We worked remotely while continuing to work together.

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Unconscious Whiteness in Philanthropy: Week 1 Reflections

John Kenyon

There is a need for white men to work with other men, especially in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Men can be powerful messengers and examples in racial justice work. I am seeing how this is related to the good work of Efrain Gutierrez and others around how toxic masculinity impacts these sectors.

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Power in Solidarity: Reflections from AAPIP and NAP’s joint convening

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I’ll be honest that I was a bit nervous—this was my first work trip in over two years, and I was not sure if I was ready to be jammed indoors with hundreds of people. Grounding our work in culture and values : Almost every session I attended brought attendees back to who we are and what values we hold.

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

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The following is an excerpt from How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back A Practical Guide for Taking Care of Yourself While Changing The World by Meico Marquette Whitlock and a foreword by Beth Kanter 3 Ways to Thrive When Your Work Doesn’t Love You Back You’re committed to making a positive difference in the world.

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