"Leaders tend to kind of dive in and adopt this sink-or-swim mentality. What I noticed was yes, there's a lot of chaos and things happening, but there are also obstacles that are not only by the opposition, but also that we have to grapple with from within the movement. And there's just increasingly now so much demand on our time and our effort. And because everything is urgent, I think leaders tend to kind of dive in and adopt this sink-or-swim mentality."
"As you mentioned, nonprofit funding is being threatened. Leaders are particularly [at risk]-immigrant rights leaders and trans justice leaders, leaders working for Palestinian liberation. And then there's self-censorship that's happening. So there are a lot of challenges that folks are facing. And these challenges are only going to get worse. You know, over the course of my two decades as an ED, I was fortunate to work with a lot of really powerful and inspirational leaders who are still right on the front lines."
Nonprofit funding is increasingly threatened and leaders working on immigrant rights, trans justice, and Palestinian liberation face heightened risk and self-censorship. Urgent external pressures combine with internal movement obstacles, producing overwhelming demands on leaders' time and energy. Many leaders adopt a sink-or-swim mentality, responding to constant urgency rather than strategic planning. Building leadership capacity requires creating internal and external conditions that enable sustained strategic action. Expanding collective courage and developing practices that distribute leadership can increase resilience and long-term effectiveness in chaotic and hostile environments.
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