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In This Moment: Leading from the Now
There’s a lot on my plate in the coming months. In 2014, I will be traveling to Mexico, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, and will take a couple of trips within the U.S. And that’s only what is...
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Call for Applications: Nonprofit Leaders Serving Boys and Men of Color in...
In March, a team of Rockwood staff ran in the Oakland Running Festival and raised over $2,500 to create the Changing the Way Change is Run Scholarship Fund. The Fund will help more Oakland social...
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Change is the Work
As social change leaders, we are in the business of change. So, I find it interesting that even those of us who are at the forefront of the work can be resistant to the very changes we’re trying to...
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Guest Post: Four Takeaways from My Sabbatical Journey by Shaw San Liu
Shaw San Liu is the Lead Organizer for the Tenants and Workers Center of the Chinese Progressive Association. She leads the Tenants and Workers Center staff team in conducting low-wage worker/tenant...
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Embrace Leadership as a Team Sport
“We are not in the business of developing competitive leaders. Leadership is inherently relational.” ~ Rockwood’s President, Akaya Windwood, Pioneers in Justice: Building Networks and Movements for...
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The Art of Leadership for Racial Justice and Human Rights Leaders
“The training provided me with the necessary space for reflection about the vision I have for my organization and my leadership style. Thanks to this space, I was able to see more clearly how I could...
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Guest Post: In Between: 3 Tips to Transition From One Leadership Role to the...
At the end of May, I took time off between my previous job at Rockwood directing transformational capacity building work and a new role as co-executive director of The Whitman Institute. I was leaving...
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To be optimistic is to be wise
My heart is breaking over news from abroad and at home right now. It’s an easy time to think the worst of my fellow humans. However, I’ve come to see that pessimism is expensive. It robs us of our...
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Rockwood 2014-15 National Yearlong Fellows Announced
Rockwood is proud to announce our 2014-2015 National Leading from the Inside Out (LIO) Yearlong Fellows. Each year, Rockwood selects 24 nationally recognized leaders to participate in our...
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2014 Art of Leadership for Women in Racial Justice and Human Rights
The 8th annual Art of Leadership for Women Working in Racial Justice and Human Rights is coming up! The session will be held December 8-12, 2014 at the Garrison Institute in Garrison, NY. The deadline...
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Music to My Ears
I’m old enough to remember when music, dance, art and poetry were integral parts of social change. No one would even consider having a meeting that didn’t include some aspect of celebrating the human...
View Article[Video] Rockwood Reflections: Meaghan Calcari Campbell
oh haaay! My name is Kierra and I’m a Program Coordinator here at Rockwood, and I want to welcome you to our very first video series: Rockwood Reflections. I am so excited about this project and to be...
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6 Awesome Songs To Motivate and Inspire You
As a Rockwood trainer, I like to set the tone in the training room using music. Music is often seen as just a background thing, but it can actually help people shift their state of being. I put on...
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6 Leadership Reflections for Fall [worksheet]
It’s officially summer! Whether you’re closing out the fiscal year, getting back into the swing of things after vacation, or just enjoying the warm weather and longer days, this is a great time of...
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Our Favorite Posts: The Gentle Leadership of Tenzin Taklha
Today’s guest poster, Beth Rosales, has spent more than three decades in progressive philanthropy making grants that support social change and movement building. When asked what he did for the Dalai...
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4 Tips to Help You Raise Funds for Leadership Development
When Tiffany Eng became the Co-Director of Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (AYPAL), she didn’t want to have to “learn the hard way” like other young, new nonprofit...
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