What words or phrases come to mind when you hear the term ‘onboarding’? For too many of us, ‘onboarding’ is synonymous with long lectures, mundane compliance trainings, and an ever-present pressure to get ‘up to speed’ with an organization’s ‘way’ to dive into the...
Finding yourself making a case for DEI and antiracism…AGAIN? Collecting and sharing out strong metrics to demonstrate the impacts of DEI investments on staff culture and mission outcomes can help. But beware of the common pitfalls! Here are three challenges we often...
In our work at Promise54, we regularly hear leaders - at all different levels within organizations - struggle with challenges related to performance management systems: Direct feedback is not shared throughout the year in real-time, leading to surprise and...
First, let’s set the stage - let’s say an organization is at the point in its DEI journey where team members understand how everyone is susceptible to implicit bias. As a next step, leadership is preparing to run a series of staff development sessions on identifying...
This week, we witnessed the Supreme Court roll back decades of both precedent and progress. All of these decisions serve the opposite of liberation - they are about controlling others and preserving power. And those who already face systemic oppression in this...
We are thrilled to announce three promotions on our team! Cornelius Lee and UnSuk Zucker have been promoted to Partner, and Jaime Grimsley has been promoted to Associate Partner. Cornelius (he/him) joined Promise54 as an Associate Partner in 2018, and the accuracy of...
As we prepare for a pivotal moment in our political history, social sector leaders are grappling with the uncertainty of this election as they plan for an imminent new reality this week (and beyond) and the looming impact that will have on their teams.What do I say?...
In this moment many organizations are scrambling to articulate commitments to DEI, anti-racism, and racial justice and to do the hard work of living and leading in alignment with those commitments. As leaders work to figure out how to do all of that, there is often a...
This list was initially written by one of our teammates, Vanessa Douyon, as a resource for her friends and family. We are re-publishing here to share with our networks as well. It is intended to serve as a starting point for leaders contemplating where to go from here...
Two notes for readers: At Promise54 we’re navigating a tension. First, we feel a critical need and desire to amplify Black voices (always, and in particular right now). And, our people are tired so we’re all pitching in to disperse the burden where possible. One of...