2019-2020 Cohort
Follow Up Resource Page
General Information
Program Road Map | Program Description
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Gathering 1 | Gathering 2 | Gathering 3
Virtual Retreat: June 2020
Virtual Retreat: August 2020
Webinar 1 | Webinar 2
Opening Gathering
Our Stories: Inspirations and Respirations
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Pre-reading
- What is Reproductive Justice? from SisterSong Collective
- An Interview with Loretta Ross from bluestockings magazine
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A Reproductive Justice Framework Chart by Black Women for Wellness (this chart is an excerpt from a larger piece titled Respect Us: A Manifesto for Reproductive Justice)
Retreat 1 Materials and Exercises
- Retreat 1 Agenda
- Leadership Journey Mapping exercise
- Creating a Storyline: Part 1 (notes on Leadership Journey Mapping)
- Characteristics of a Story from Storytelling: Imagination and Faith, by William J. Bausch, and adapted from the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership
- Creating a Storyline: Part 2 (What Makes You a Leader? Drafting your storyline worksheet)
- Purpose and Values activity
- Draft Storyline, Purpose, and Values worksheet
- Chalk Talk activity instructions
- Understanding Oppression article summary and Strategy for Liberation graphic (both adapted from Understanding Oppression: Strategies in Addressing Power and Privilege by Leticia Nieto and Margot F. Boyer)
- Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown (includes the Radical Gratitude Spell poem that we read in our closing activity)
Videos
- Elizabeth Acevedo performs Rat Ode
- Know Your Why by Michael Jr.
- Interview series with Loretta Ross from Makers
- Dr. Joy DeGruy: A Trip to the Grocery Store (from Cracking the Codes series)
Gathering 2
Self-Care and Sustainability
Pre-reading
- When We Fight, We Win - Chapter 1: Reclaiming Wholeness
- Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies - Chapter 16: Healing Circles as Black Feminist Pedagogical Interventions
- Harriet’s Squad: Black Women using Ancient Healing Methods as Resistance from Elle Magazine
- “You Do Not Exist To Be Used”: Why Your Life Purpose is Bigger than Capitalist Productivity from The Body is Not an Apology
Retreat 2 Materials and Exercises
- Retreat 2 Agenda
- Self-Care: The Journey Back to Self - Increasing Existential Awareness (IWES workshop)
- Self-Care as a Radical Act of Liberation
- Reflecting on 360 Assessments
- Action Plan for Developing Your Daily Practice of Self-Love
- Peer Coaching Session Worksheet and Reflection Questions
Videos
Additional Resources and References
Gathering 3
Relationships
Pre-reading
- Reinventing Organizations: An Illustrated Invitation to Join the Conversation on Next-Stage Organizations - p. 42-51
- Reinventing Organizations: An Illustrated Invitation to Join the Conversation on Next-Stage Organizations - p. 81-105
- Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds - p. 60-66
- Community: The Structure of Belonging - p. 85-92
Retreat 3 Materials and Exercises
Additional Resources
- Facilitation Skills resources (from CompassPoint workshop)
Virtual Retreat: June 2020
Resources
Pre-reading
Resources Retreat Materials
Virtual Retreat: August 2020
Resource Mobilization
Pre-reading
- Brown Bois Building A Sustainable Future by Dolores Chandler and B. Cole
- 9 Principles of Community-Centric Fundraising by Vu Le
Resources Retreat Materials
- Resource Mobilization Recording (see email from Emily for password)
- Resource Mobilization Retreat Slides
- Growing Our Resilient Roots: A Brief Training On Fundraising from APIENC
- Nonprofit Revenue Model worksheet
Additional Resources
- Grassroots Fundraising Journal Archive (from GIFT: Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training))
Webinar 1
Peer Coaching
Resources
Webinar 2
Manage Your Time and Energy
Resources