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Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Businesses, Community, Economy, Local, Nonprofit, People, Planet-Profit, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Emergent Process for Unpredictable Times

“The most successful networks and movements are defined not by their strategies for action, but by a common purpose informed by shared values and principles. By a process of collective sensemaking and discovery, informed by work happening on the ground,…

Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Community, Jobs, Nonprofit, People, , Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Some Reflections on Disrupting the Path in New Mexico

Graphic illustration by Taslim Van Hattum It’s been a little over a month since we hosted and facilitated four discussions as part of Disrupting the Path: A New Way Forward for New Mexico’s Social Sector in early December 2024. These…

Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

Stats and Facts the Shop Small Campaigns Don’t Bother to Share

We are well into the December holiday shopping season and it’s time to talk about supporting locally owned independent businesses – again. I know, I know . . . I’m a little late this year and probably should have mentioned…

Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

So. What Now?

Resources and Reflections after the Election We are a woman immigrant owned, and queer, woman, and disabled led company and the outcome of the recent election was, well, the worst. Leaders are now empowered to create a world centered on…

Eileen Everett In Community, Nonprofit, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Your Conversation about Equity Shouldn’t Exclude People – But Probably Is

A few months ago, I saw a social media post thanking a federal agency for bringing together “communities” for a day of conversations around outdoor equity to increase access in New Mexico. The word community was thrown around quite a…

Staci Golar In Community, Nonprofit, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Connecting the Dots and Disrupting the Path: Resources and a Vision for the Future of Nonprofits

For years, good people who are trying their best to do good work in nonprofits have told us about the obstacles they face when trying to really change things for the better within the nonprofit system. This includes frustration with…

Vicki Pozzebon In Community, Nonprofit, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

“Help! We Need a Strategic Plan” and Other Things We Hear Midway through the Year

Every nonprofit consultant has heard it – the desperate tone in an executive director’s voice when they call, breathlessly asking for help with a strategic plan. “And, we need to do it in the next 90 days.” Ah, that's a…

Vicki Pozzebon In Community, Nonprofit, People, , Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Six Months of Community Engagement: What Have We All Learned?

As facilitators who love to design community engagement processes, you know we love a good check-in! And, since we can’t stop talking about community engagement this year, we thought we’d host a mid-year check-in on our community engagement work and…

Vicki Pozzebon In Community, Nonprofit, People, , Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Community-Centered vs. Regular Strategic Planning. What’s the Difference?

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a strategic planning process that reinvigorates your team, inserts lots of space for creativity, supports deeper thinking like finding and addressing root causes, and centers the needs and priorities of people and communities?…

Staci Golar In B Corporation, Community, Economy, Ethics, Jobs, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, Published Works, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Vicki’s Guest Spot on the Impact Boom Podcast

Impact Boom, a B Corp and certified social enterprise that is focused on the support and development of social enterprise globally, hosted Vicki on their podcast this month. She was grateful to spend some time chatting with host Indio Myles…

Staci Golar In Community, Economy, Nonprofit, People, Published Works, , Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Nonprofit Boards: Yes, We Have a Problem

Vicki's op-ed, "Nonprofit Boards: Yes, We Have a Problem," was published in the Santa Fe New Mexican this month. In it she responds to an earlier piece ("The Pleasures and Perils of Nonprofit Board Service in Santa Fe") that explores…

Staci Golar In Community, Economy, Nonprofit, People, Published Works, , Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

NPQ: How to Do Community Engagement Right

Vicki authored "How to Do Community Engagement Right" for NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly) this month. In it she asks: What is community engagement and how do you really, actually center a community in your social impact conversations? She also offers plenty…

Vicki Pozzebon In B Corporation, Community, Economy, Ethics, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

Doubling Down on Community Engagement: What is It?

It’s only a few weeks into 2024 and we’ve been seeing a lot of organizations and foundations looking to community engagement as a way to renew their impact efforts. So, what is community engagement and how do we do it…

Vicki Pozzebon In B Corporation, Buy Local, Community, Corporations, Economy, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

We’re the Real Deal

Twice in my professional life I have been asked if I was the real deal. The first time was over lunch with a theatrical colleague who I pitched a social justice theater project to, back in my theater directing and…

Vicki Pozzebon In Businesses, Buy Local, Community, Corporations, Drink Local, Eat Local, Economy, Ethics, Living Economy, Living Wage, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Talking Radical Business with David Gaines

Social entrepreneur, author, current chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance board, and long time friend and colleague of Vicki’s, David Gaines visits the Impact Out Loud podcast this month for a lively talk about all things social enterprise. In part…

Vicki Pozzebon In Be Green, Businesses, Buy Green, Buy Local, Community, Drink Local, Eat Local, Economy, Living Economy, Local, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Give Good Gifts in 2023

We know this time of year is one that is full of lists, and ... well ... we're giving you one more! Here's a short and sweet gift guide featuring a few small and social enterprise businesses we've worked with…

Vicki Pozzebon In Businesses, Community, Eat Local, Economy, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog

Baking for Good

Special guest Martin Sorge, the 2023 Great American Baking Show Winner (with Social Impact Roots). Impact Out Loud a podcast powered by Prospera Partners.

Economic development consultant, home baker, and winner of the Great American Baking Show, Martin Sorge says it wasn’t that long ago that he wasn’t very good at baking. “I had always cooked and I was known for being the person…

Staci Golar In Community, Nonprofit, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Recentering for Real Change

The CEO of Girls Inc. of Santa Fe, Kim Brown, believes that nonprofit strategic planning should not be centered on what an organization needs, but rather, it should be about asking what an organization needs to be doing for its…

Staci Golar In Buy Local, Community, Drink Local, Economy, Ethics, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Sharing a Social Impact Success Story

Tudor Montague's small business journey is a social impact success story. Montague had been working for tribes in the environmental field, and while it was a rewarding career, he had always dreamed of starting his own business. In 2015, after…

Guest Author In B Corporation, Buy Local, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Social Impact Shouldn’t be Exclusive, It Should be Transparent

The other day we were scrolling through one of our social media feeds and saw this: “What if I told you there is a secret club working on changing the New Mexico economy for the better through encouraging social enterprise?”…

Guest Author In Community, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

An Awareness of Systems & Self: Checking in with Naveen Kanithi, a Prospera Partners Program Alum

Naveen Kanithi This month our blog features a Q&A with Naveen Kanithi, the Director of Operations for Reading Quest, a non-profit with a mission to support literacy for the children of Santa Fe and West Las Vegas, New Mexico through…

Vicki Pozzebon In Nonprofit, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Need a Little Support? We’re Here for You!

If you know us and our consulting work, you know we like to stay in it with you and check in often. We believe that consulting is like a good partnership, built on trust and support. (Fun fact: it’s one…

Guest Author In Community, People, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Saying Yes to Investing in Professional Growth: Reflections from a BIG – Bold Impact for Good Program Alum

Woman posing with lake and mountains behind her

Mariah Harrison, current Nonprofit and Philanthropy Coordinator for the City of Albuquerque Office of the Mayor and past participant of BIG - Bold Impact for Good workshops facilitated by Prospera Partners Mariah Harrison, MCRP, was born and raised in New…

People

Your Conversation about Equity Shouldn’t Exclude People – But Probably Is

Connecting the Dots and Disrupting the Path: Resources and a Vision for the Future of Nonprofits

“Help! We Need a Strategic Plan” and Other Things We Hear Midway through the Year

We’re the Real Deal

Saying Yes to Investing in Professional Growth: Reflections from a BIG – Bold Impact for Good Program Alum

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