The Leadership Cosmos: 25 Years of Expanding Possibilities

In an era of mounting challenges and transformation, how must leadership evolve to meet the urgency of our movements? We’re reflecting on Leadership Learning Community’s 25 years of learning, and holding the long arc of our movement and leadership work. Join us in conversation to expand our collective possibilities together. These virtual gatherings are designed for those who resonate with the core tenets of liberatory leadership, such as connection, equity, joy, love, and collective freedom. We invite you to bring your courage, your questions, and your commitment to building a more just and joyful world together.

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Centering Joy and Love in Times of Crisis

What if the keys to navigating crisis and leading with greater impact lie in love and joy? Join this interactive virtual webinar to engage with our liberatory framework, informed by critical love theory, that positions these values as essential drivers of resilience, connection, and meaningful change, especially when facing adversity.

Through engaging virtual activities and discussions, you’ll explore the framework’s components and reflect on how cultivating love and joy can strengthen your personal world, organization, and broader connections. 

Facilitated by Iman Mills Gordon and Shiree Teng, this conversation will explore:

  • Practical insights and actionable steps to actively cultivate love and joy as vital forces in your daily life and leadership practice.

  • How love and joy function as intentional elements of liberatory leadership—tools for sustaining movements, resisting oppression, and building connection.

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From Isolation to Liberation: Cultivating Constellations of Care 

The current moment demands that we build our capacity for acting in community and with solidarity. This is not a time well served by going it alone. In this conversation, we will explore ways to honor our collective humanity by adopting practices and mindsets that support collaborative action and care. In the Leadership and Race report, we discuss making a “call to each other” by moving away from individualistic “heroic leadership” models and towards collective and networked leadership that strengthens interdependence rather than isolation. 

Facilitated by Ericka Stallings, this conversation will explore:

  • Practices, tools, and resources that help resist isolation and burnout.
  • How to make space for joy, love, and care into their daily practices, communities, and leadership.
  • How are you building and supporting community differently these days?

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Beyond the Algorithm: Tech, Liberation, and the Human-Centered Leadership We Need

Join us for a critical discussion on the intersection of AI, race equity, and liberatory leadership. We’ll explore how AI tools, while increasingly prevalent, often provide responses that are harmful or fail to capture the nuanced experiences of BIPOC leaders. Alongside insights from experts like Beth Kanter, we’ll examine how to actively mitigate risks and biases in AI usage and ensure a human-centered approach, staying true to liberatory values and centering the voices of those with lived experience

Facilitated by Nikki Dinh and Beth Kanter, this conversation will explore:

  • AI technology is rapidly advancing. What is AI, and how is it related to leadership in the social good sector?
  • AI tools can provide biased or harmful responses, especially when it comes to issues of race and equity.  
  • It is important to be aware of the potential risks and biases of AI tools and to take steps to mitigate them.
  • Nonprofits can use AI responsibly and ethically by staying human-centered and actively mitigating risks and biases.

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