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2020 is going to be a critical, challenging, and transformative year for many of us. As leaders, we know that times like these require not just the ability to plan and think ahead, but the ability to dream.

Goals, strategic plans, theories of change… these are all essential, key pieces of the work. But they all rely on one thing: vision.

What’s your vision for 2020? What world are you dreaming into being this year? What’s in your heart that feels impossible, but is calling to you to make it possible?

Download the Vision workbook to help you articulate a clear vision for your work, share it with others, and make it a reality:

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Not sure if you’re ready to craft your vision for 2020? Check out “132 Of The Best Questions To Help You Reflect On Your Purpose” to find or reconnect with your purpose.

Alum in the News

• Jessica González-Rojas, Pamela Merritt, and Ilyse Hogue were featured in “How a Divided Left Is Losing the Battle on Abortion” for The New York Times
• Judith Leblanc, Mia Birdsong, Alexis Flanagan, Aparna Shah, Abigail Reyes, Jacqueline Patterson, and Kelly Miller were featured in Movement Strategy Center’s “Leading With 100 Year Vision: Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the Future”
• Alicia Garza and Ai-Jen Poo have teamed to launched Sunstorm, a new podcast about staying powerful and joyful amidst the chaos of life in America today
• Phillip Agnew spoke at a rally for Bernie Sanders in Iowa City, IA
• Yamani Hernandez, Pamela Merritt, Jill Adams, Amy Hagstrom Miller, and Erin Matson were featured in “Abortion After the Clinic” for The Cut
• adrienne maree brown was interviewed by Future Primitive
• Pia Infante, Carrie Avery, Solomé Lemma, and Phillip Li have partnered with others to launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
• Pamela Merritt was featured in “How the Internet Killed Feminism” for Jezebel
• Isa Noyola was the subject of “Meet Isa Noyola, the Women’s March board member shining light on trans immigrant issues” for HelloGiggles
• Farah Diaz-Tello, Pamela Merritt, and Colleen McNicholas were featured in “How Women Are Training to Do Their Own Abortions” for Vice
• Mónica Ramírez was featured in “Political Activists Share Their New Year’s Resolutions for 2020” for Teen Vogue
• Dr. Madhavi Colton was named Executive Director of Coral Reef Alliance
• Yance Ford appeared on Democracy Now! discussing a South Dakota bill that would criminalize lifesaving healthcare for trans youth
• Darakshan Raja was part of the “Deconstructing Islamophobia” panel at The University of Maryland
• Jacqueline Patterson was featured in “N.A.A.C.P. Tells Local Chapters: Don’t Let Energy Industry Manipulate You” for The New York Times
• Aisha Nyandoro was featured in “Universal Basic Income Tested In Jackson, MS To Help African American Women” on NBC Nightly News
• Imani Rupert-Gordon was named the new executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights
• Michelle Tremillo, Jennifer Epps-Addison, Linda Sarsour, Anathea Chino, Andrea Mercado, and Lorella Praeli were included on Elle’s “20 Women Of Color In Politics To Watch In 2020” list
• Alicia Garza was interviewed by Healing Justice Podcast for Yes! Magazine
• Alejandra Gomez co-authored “How to Turn Anger and Fear Into Political Power” with Tomas Robles, Jr. for The New York Times

Tips & Inspiration

• “Transformational Weaving In The New Year And Decade” by June Holley
• “How To Say ‘I Don’t Know’ With Grace And Authority—A Leadership Lesson From Ta-Nehisi Coates”
• “We Were Made For These Times” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
• “It’s 2020. Be bold or get the hell out of the way” by Vu Le
• “Burnout: What It Is and Some Ways to Address It In Ourselves and In Organizations” by Dean Spade
• “What Does It Look Like to Support Women of Color to Lead?” by Cyndi Suarez

Leadership Opportunities

Jobs

• Washington, DC: The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center is searching for a Director of Operations & Finance
• New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice has several openings, including Senior Staff Attorney and Organizing Director
• New York, NY: The Opportunity Agenda is seeking a Vice President, Program Impact & Strategy
• Remote: Freedom For All Americans is hiring for a Communications Strategist and a Director, Individual & Corporate Giving
• SF/Bay Area: Larkin Street Youth Services has several positions open, including Director of Impact, Grants Accountant, and STEM Instructor
• Durham, NC: The Laughing Gull Foundation is seeking a Program Officer, LGBTQ Equality
• Washington, DC: SEIU is hiring a Director for the BOLD Center
• Bay Area: The Tides Center and Haas Leadership Initiatives are looking for a Director of Fair Work Capacity-Building Program
• Berkeley, CA: Buddhist Peace Fellowship is searching for an Interim Executive Director
• New York, NY: Demos is seeking a Director of Policy and Research
• Remote: Move to End Violence has an opening for a Director of Operations
• Remote: State Innovation Exchange has a few open positions, including Digital Director, Legislative Affairs
• Remote: If/When/How has several open positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate, Reproductive Rights
• Indianapolis, IN: Planned Parenthood is seeking a State Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana & Kentucky

Fellowships

• Washington, DC: Peace & Security Funders Group is now accepting applications for its Summer 2020 PSFG Fellowship
• California: The Women’s Foundation of California’s 2020-21 WPI-Local Fellowship is now accepting applications