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Scenario

Why volunteer organizations can become toxic

My volunteering group at the animal shelter has become incredibly cliquey and mean to new volunteers and I feel complicit in behavior I would never tolerate anywhere else.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The assumption that good intentions create good behavior can blind groups to their own cruelty and exclusion.

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

“Where Are You with Groupthink and the cost of belonging?”

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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