Psychologically, I think so many of us are still sort of operating in triage mode right now, and rightly so. While in many ways things have calmed down from the height of the pandemic, we still suffered the most deaths due to the virus by far of any state in the nation. People are still holding that trauma and will be for a long time.
Read MoreElisabeth: Tell me a bit about your professional background, and what led you to the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation.
Trish: My career reflects movement back and forth between a focus on deep individual leadership development and developing/supporting broader networks.
Read MoreI developed a case of math phobia in eighth grade, moving from the front to the back of the classroom and rushing through my homework in the cafeteria before school.
Read MoreI was on the phone with a friend the other day, catching up after a few months on each other’s work, communities, and families.
Read MoreWhen I am anxious or uncertain, I like to start a new project. Taking action makes me feel better — in the short run.
Read MoreOn the Friday evening of the first week of racial-justice protests, I saw a meme on Facebook — an image of a white woman slumped in her chair with a glass of red wine.
Read MoreWho would have thought Americans would be nostalgic for a week ago? Today I woke wishing that all we were managing was a global pandemic, more than 100,000 deaths in the United States, and a deepening economic crisis.
Read MoreTalking in public about toilet paper ranks right up there with jokes about “quarantinis” and Zoom Brady Bunch references on my list of pandemic pet peeves.
Read MoreThis is Part Two in my series about how organizational leaders are responding to and navigating COVID-19. This article is an attempt to reflect and organize the questions that leaders around the country are grappling with as they consider their organizations’ post-COVID resilience and stability.
Read MoreThis is a moment of great anxiety, and in my work with small and mid-sized nonprofits and social enterprises, everyone is on edge.
Read MoreAbout two years ago, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation launched the Sterling Network NYC as an exploration into the power of networks to catalyze system-level change around economic mobility at the intersection of racial equity.
Read More‘Tis the season…to be on the move. It’s that time of year when so many of us travel to be with our families and friends for the holidays.
Read MoreI’m happy to announce that there’s a new New York City Leadership and Professional Development Directory.When I began writing this blog post to share the news, I wasn’t sure where I would begin—but ultimately decided to tell my story first.
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