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Scenario

When grassroots groups face the formalization dilemma

Our neighborhood mutual aid group formed during the pandemic and we've been amazing at crisis response, but now we're trying to figure out how to sustain ourselves long-term and some of us want to formalize with grants and structure while others think that will kill what makes us special. Every planning meeting feels like we're choosing between effectiveness and authenticity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community that thrived in crisis mode must now choose between institutionalizing for sustainability or preserving its organic culture.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Code-switching and double consciousness?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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