Happy New Year. Is it still ok to use the phrase at the beginning of February?
Read MoreA new year brings opportunity for worthwhile discussions and there is tremendous relief that comes with chatting about our setbacks and being our true selves when seeking solutions.
Read MoreIt's been a long year. I seem to say it every year despite the fact that they're really all the same length.
Read MoreEarly in my career, I had a job as an administrative assistant. I kept a manila file folder on my desk called “Excellent Lisa.”
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 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 MoreI’m taking a sabbatical. Rest shouldn’t be radical.
Read MoreAt the end of almost every week, I find myself reflecting on how hard this past week was.
Read MoreI’ve had a Harry Potter LEGO castle in the corner of my living room for about a decade.
Read MoreCOVID-19. It feels like it became COVID-20, then COVID-21, and now COVID-22.
Read MoreI have had the word ‘grace’ rattling around my brain a lot these days.
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 MorePrejudice against Asian-Americans is nothing new. Sadly it is as American as apple pie and Jim Crow.
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 MoreSubways are creeping back to pre-pandemic ridership levels, sports arenas have fans cheering on their teams, airplanes are full of travelers, malls have shoppers carrying bags filled with purchases, restaurants are bustling with energy, laughter, and happy tummies, and increasing numbers of people are back in their offices.
Read MoreFor philanthropy to have more equitable practices, we must examine and reimagine the way we do our work.
Read MoreSeveral weeks ago during a network committee checkin, I introduced myself to a consultant who had joined us in this way, “I’m Trish and I serve as the Sterling Network Organizer.
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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