We are excited to announce the launch of the PLACES Leadership Network, a new organized community created by and for PLACES Alums!

With the purpose of mobilizing the PLACES Alum Network to make equitable change in the philanthropic and social impact sectors, the PLACES Leadership Network will operate through collective care, community learning and resource sharing, ensuring the sustainability of the PLACES Fellowship and the alum community.

The Leadership Network is a restructuring of the PLACES Advisory Board and aims to honor and build upon their valuable accomplishments.

Leadership Network members will engage in task forces that will co-create efforts to advance our community’s learning and skills, build our collective leadership and influence, sustain our beautiful PLACES community, and organize the Places Alum Network into action.

Sign up to join as a member if you’re looking to:

  • Build community with your fellow alums and expand your network
  • Strengthen your leadership skills and influence
  • Design alum offerings for our collective benefit
  • Obtain peer-support to sustain you in the work to make change

As a member you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your perspectives, resources, skills and expertise to the PLACES program and alum community, and advance equity and justice at the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexuality, class and all other identities that have been systematically marginalized.

Task Forces currently include:

  • Community learning and skill building:
    • Creating opportunities to solidify our racial equity and community organizing education and share the abundance of our collective knowledge.
    • Building skills, resourcing opportunities and offering mentorship to strengthen our individual and collective leadership, and ability to bring about material change.
  • Collective care and community wellness:
    • Creating beautiful and accessible spaces to care for our community, ensure our well-being and honor our joy, love and grief to sustain us in the work.
    • Designing ways to bring our community together to create an engaged and responsive network of peer-support and nurture our shared purposes.

Read our member description document to learn more about member responsibilities and commitment. Our first PLACES Leadership Network meeting will be on Feb, 20 so be sure to sign up by Feb. 1!

Reach out to Talissa Lahaliyed at talissa@fundersnetwork.org with any questions or to schedule a meeting with her to learn more.