Hi Anna,

We all know that governing with our communities makes us stronger. That’s why over 50 local leaders and partners committed to shared governing power convened in Nashville, Tennessee last week to strategize and build community at the second-annual Leadership Collaborative! 

The Leadership Collaborative is a convening specifically designed for our member leaders – the heart and soul of our network who span our state organizing committees, issue steering committees, and caucus leadership committees. The Leadership Collaborative is a cross-organizational, multi-state, multi-issue, multi-racial space consisting of four convenings focused on key pillars of our strategic framework:

❤️ Racial Justice as a Beacon for All

🤝 Collaborative Governing to Build Power

⚡️ Adaptive Change from the Ground Up

🗳️ Elected Officials as an Organized Force

Our very first Leadership Collaborative last year focused on Elected Officials as an Organized Force. This year’s convening focused on Collaborative Governing to Build Power! As such, we spent two incredible days learning from one another to make our network’s collaborative ecosystem even stronger. 

It’s hard for me to put into words just how special this space for our member leaders was, so instead, I’ll share a quote from Nashville Metro Council Member At-large Delishia Porterfield:

“As Local Progress leaders, we lead with care. We are authentic, brave, and bold. We come together to recommit to our collective fight against the gatekeepers and for our communities.”

My big takeaway from our time together? Collaborative governance helps us build collective power. I left Nashville in awe of this inspiring group of LP member leaders and partners who are committed to building power by sharing it.

If you want to learn more about this convening, check out our recap blog post, tweet thread, and Facebook album! And if this makes you want to become a member leader (how could it not!?), you can learn more about leadership opportunities and apply here! 

Sí se puede,

Ivan

Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab work collectively to advance a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of government.

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