Updates

A significant bright spot in this challenging year has been to follow the release of our Practicing Liberation report with a series of conversations hosted by Brigette Rouson. In this live conversation, RoadMap Executive Director Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz turned the interview tables to invite Brigette to reflect on key learnings from this year’s conversations. Be sure […]

What does healing-centered coaching look like? In this LinkedIn Live, Brigette Rouson interviews and reflects with Leslie Avant-Brown of Blooming Willow Coaching. They talk about the evolution of Blooming Willow, how coaching contributes to getting people free, the liberatory nature of pausing, and more.

We were so thrilled to host Color Congress Co-Founders + Co-Executive Directors Sonya Childress and Sahar Driver for a live conversation with Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz. In this broadcast, they talk about the challenges and opportunities Color Congress faces in these authoritarian times, the impact of liberatory and values driven capacity building, and more.

Do you want to learn more about how to share power in our organizations? In this LinkedIn Live, Brigette Rouson interviews and reflects with Mia Henry. They talk about the different ways power shows up, healthy conflict, building the muscles to do hard things, and more.

Are you wondering what it looks like to liberate human resources practices? In this LinkedIn Live, Brigette Rouson interviews and reflects with Mala Nagarajan. They talk about radical human resources, restorative compensation, working towards a thriving wage, and more. For additional resources, check out RoadMap’s Practicing Liberation report. And below are links to resources mentioned during the

How do we work for racial equity and justice initiatives when this essential work has become a target? In this LinkedIn Live, Brigette Rouson interviews and reflects with Maggie Potapchuk. They talk about operationalizing racial justice, the urgent need to de-silo movement work, moving past fear, and more.  For additional resources, check out RoadMap’s Practicing Liberation report.

Trainings are a crucial part of how we fortify movements. Last month, members of our incredible consulting bench shined bright in sharing their expertise through ongoing cohort programming work. Our multiyear partnership with Ms. Foundation has involved a series of training sessions, in addition to Direct Capacity Support Projects. Consultant Nijmie Dzurinko is leading RoadMap’s

I’m preparing to do a workshop about the role of capacity building in our fight for democracy and against fascism. You might be wondering, how can capacity building help us fight fascism? You might also be thinking as you read this…Lisa’s stretching it a bit. I promise you, I’m not! If you haven’t read Project2050 – Toward the Development of

How do we stay grounded and moving forward during these turbulent times? In this LinkedIn Live, Brigette Rouson interviews and reflects with Makani Themba. They talk about the power of place, holding people in relationship as whole beings, and more.  For additional resources, check out RoadMap’s Practicing Liberation report. 

As an ecosystem-builder with a membership of 114 organizations in the documentary field, Color Congress works to help their member organizations build collective power. And while these organizations have varied needs, one thing was clear: a key priority was to develop organizational strategy around a variety of capacity building issues such as growth, board development, and leadership