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Visions for Human Rights & Progressive National Security Reform
It was truly my pleasure to stand with Rockwood alumni leaders standing tall in Austin, TX – at the close of a 4-day retreat to envision possibilities for US human rights advocacy and progressive...
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State of the Movement: 10 Ideas for How to Move Forward
What is the state of U.S. activism for progressive social change? Longtime community organizers, and Rockwood alum, NTanya Lee and Steve Williams, spent the last year interviewing over 150 organizers,...
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Inspiration for the Weekend: 10 Nonprofit Leadership Nuggets
“I can guarantee you that well-rested, joyous, fun-loving people who think, ‘I love this work!’ are going to get far more done in less time.” ~ Akaya Windwood In May, Rockwood’s President, Akaya...
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Putting a Network to Work with Akaya Windwood and Deb Nelson at SXSW Eco
Tuesday, October 8th, Rockwood’s President, Akaya Windwood, and Social Venture Network’s Executive Director, Deb Nelson, will co-lead, Putting a Network to Work, at SXSW Eco in Austin, TX. This...
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The Emergence of a “Movement of Movements”
A big congratulations to the Movement Strategy Center on their new blog, Let’s Talk: At the Heart of Movement Building. The following guest post, What Do We Want? Synchronicity! When Do We Want It?...
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I’m Mad
Really mad. Madder than I thought I’d be. This isn’t the first time I’ve been disappointed with our government, nor will it be the last. I’m not sure what will happen in the next days and weeks, but I...
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The Art of Collaborative Leadership with Akaya Windwood (audio)
“We need to get better at crossing boundaries and actually caring about what each of us cares about. That requires new tools, new ways of being. It means that we’re going to actually be different, if...
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…and sometimes it’s just hard
Recently, four friends of mine lost parents and siblings. Rockwood has had a few unanticipated challenges this year. The ripples of the 2008 recession are still affecting the nonprofit sector, and...
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(Guest Post): A Charter for Creating Sustainable Social Change
Today’s guest poster, Miriam Persley, is currently the Operations Manager at the Leadership Learning Community: a diverse group of funders, practitioners, and consultants engaged in leadership...
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Can I Dislike You and Still Be Your Partner?
Everybody seems to be talking about partnership these days. There are funder partners and organizational partners and strategic partners and sector partners. We in the social benefit business love to...
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For Better Collaboration, Leave Space For People To Contribute
There are a lot of reasons someone might not speak up in a meeting: they might feel like their idea is “not good enough”, they might be uncomfortable speaking in front of others, or they might just...
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5 Ways to Connect with Your Coworkers (and Take Care of Yourself, Too!)
As you stare at your to do list for the day, you start to feel that familiar pinch — you have a lot to do, and not a lot of time to do it in. And because you know how valuable personal ecology is, you...
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