As a foundation, at the beginning and end of every day, we’re clear that our purpose is to provide resources that promote leadership development toward an equitable, vibrant New York City — and to do so in a way that is directed by our partners.
Read MoreIt’s vacation season. I’m a planner, so mapping out travel is great fun (for me!) and full of discovery.
Read MoreDo you see what I see? Yes. And no.
Read MoreHappy New Year. Is it still ok to use the phrase at the beginning of February?
Read MoreSocially awkward. That’s how I captured my feelings at the closing of an in-person convening a few weeks ago.
Read MoreI don’t like conflict. I’ve never been good at it, and I’ve grown into someone who is decidedly not a fan.
Read MoreWhile there are many ways one can describe liberation, in its simplest terms, liberation is the experience of wholeness, freedom, justice, and thriving.
Read MoreI was hired by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation in early 2020, primarily to bring my skills as a network organizer, facilitator, and racial justice practitioner to the Sterling Network NYC.
Read MoreAt the end of almost every week, I find myself reflecting on how hard this past week was.
Read More“Talk to John and Pia.” I did. It’s some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
Read MoreI spent a good part of my career working on the grant seeking side of the equation, where I went through all the hoops of funding cycles.
Read MoreThey should be set up to do meaningful work that helps repair the world, while still living whole, happy, joyful lives.
Read MoreIn 1990, I traveled to the USSR including Ukraine, which was still a republic of the Soviet Union (and St Petersburg was known as Leningrad).
Read MoreElisabeth Rapport (ER): Tell me a bit about your professional background and what led you to The Advocacy Institute.
Read MoreAlthough the New Year came in without much fanfare, amidst the pandemic and uncertainty, I did make a few resolutions that will guide how I do my work and live my life this year.
Read MoreI am feeling something like hope these days. After many dark months and unthinkable trials, New York City is seeming more like itself again, or maybe like a wiser version of itself.
Read More…Vacation, have to get away. Those lyrics, from the aptly named “Vacation” classic summer anthem by The Go Gos, feel spot on for this moment in time.
Read MoreFor philanthropy to have more equitable practices, we must examine and reimagine the way we do our work.
Read MoreHere in New York City we’re enjoying a verdant and vibrant Spring season – leaves in all tints of green, magnolias, cherry blossoms, forsythias, daffodils, tulips, bluebells and hostas are all poking out of the soil.
Read MoreLast year I spent the first Passover of the pandemic quarantined in my bedroom racked with a fever and body aches.
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