When I first signed myself up to write this month’s blog post, I planned to share my vision for our organization and community for the year ahead. I planned to try to offer some hope and clarity on what the future might hold for the folks connected to our team and...

As we reach the final weeks of 2025, I’ve found myself reflecting on what it means to lead, toserve, and to stay rooted in values during a year that asked all of us to navigate more transition than any of us planned for. Change has been constant. Shifts in policy and...

At NEW, our Financial Services team offers a niche array of services to help mission-driven organizations grow and sustain their mission at market/below-market rates. Something that we continue to learn is how difficult it can be as a one-size-fits-all service...

I don’t know what you may have heard about this myth of self reliance, but none of it is true.  It never was.  Everyone, every single human being has needed, still needs, and deserves support and guidance and assistance on their path through this...

Like many of you, I’m thinking a lot about change these days. The pace of change. The direction of change. The source and catalysts of change. The price of change. I was about to type something like, “for the past nine months, we’ve all been experiencing an incredible...

As summer unfolds, the Learning Communities team steps into a sacred season. A season not marked by sessions and Zoom rooms, but by something quieter: pause, reflection, and restoration. From fall through spring, our calendars are full. Each week, we host and...

It’s a morning in the near future. You sit down to work and take stock of what’s developed since the evening. The news headlines are much the same, but as you scan them, you are more aware of your own energy: steady and calm, grounded in purpose.  Your heart is...