words mixed with tears mixed with rage

Thank you Fidelity Charitable® for inviting me to join the #charitablechat. Looking forward to the conversation!

Thank you Anne Wallestad for your insights and continued leadership. Grateful to be in community with you.

The ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ couldn’t have found a stronger leader for this moment. So excited to see ⁦Sonal Shah⁩ bring her vision, extensive depth and breadth of experience and, of course, her love of Texas into this role. texastribune.org/2022/10/26/son…

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This took my breath away. Thank you Trevor Noah. Yes 🙏🏽

Thank you, Melinda Miles. Sending you lots of love. And thank you WBUR for the opportunity to spend some time reflecting on the gifts that #paulfarmer left all of us.

Just take a listen

Monday morning tears 💗

Thank you Philanthropy NewYork for bringing attention to the #GlassCliff. “When the waves of BIPOC leaders [j]oining organizations experience intentional & thoughtful transitions, our organizations & sector have an incredible opportunity to better realize their missions and purpose.”

Thank you for sharing Gene Takagi- and for being such a great partner in this work. Grateful for your board leadership.

Being Black and poor in America should not be crimes punishable by vigilante death. Jordan Neely did not just deserve to live. He deserved to live a better life than what our society decided to afford him. We are devastated by his loss. African American Policy Forum's full statement:

This is for Maui, from a far away friend. I am so terribly sorry.

For my fellow nonprofit executives - we’d love to hear from you if you are in the midst of a leadership transition.

"Our team has remained focused on continuously meeting the moment by engaging in deep listening, refining our resources, and developing new programs." Read this message from our CEO Monika Kalra Varma. Thank you to the BoardSource community for an incredible year! hubs.ly/Q02dT9F60

This was definitely a 2023 highlight- sitting down with BoardSource chair Julia R Wilson (she/her) to reflect on our leadership transition and our organization’s DEI journey. Thank you Philanthropy NW and the Giving Practice for all that you do to support the evolution of our sector.

Today marks a milestone in BoardSource’s evolution. "[w]e are shifting to a partnership model where we bring together our 30+ years of governance experience w/the innovation of our sector’s leaders....We are [b]ecoming a listening & learning organization that centers community.