Taking Another Look at “Work Culture”
To be totally honest, I’m tired, and not just because of daylight savings time. Is it because grassroots, nonprofit work is hard work, even when you love the mission and […]
Changemakers Blog
Breaking Generational Cycles Through Education and Prevention
Every new school semester, I find myself at the front of the class, looking out at the new faces of the 9th graders as we dive into our healthy relationship, […]
Community Leadership in Climate Action
The greatest threat to life on our planet right now is climate change, which is already taking place. Fortunately, there are numerous and well-recognized answers to the climate change problem. […]
Learning My Lessons, One by One
The greatest pride I have in my life is being a mother. Whenever I think about what it is that embodies my forever journey as a spirit in existence. It […]
Hi, my name is Penny, not Natalie
Let me explain. Most everyone who has ever known me calls me Penny. It’s how I introduce myself to the world and I’ve embodied and embraced not just this name […]
Fellow Highlight: Dayjha McMillan
Dayjha McMillan (they/she) is a fellow in the Community Impact Fellowship ‘22-’24 cohort. She’s also a recently published co-author of the essay, “ACAB Means Abolishing the Cop in Our Heads, […]
10 Steps Towards a Thriving Organizational Culture
Now that RVC has a formal Co-Executive Director structure, that tends to be what people focus on. While our Co-EDs are an important part of the picture, the truth of […]
Impact Stories…featuring RVC Staff!
These are the 3 conversations (in comic form!) we shared through our Holiday Year-End campaign. We reflected on our own experiences as staff, on the transformative nature of our work that shows […]
Annual Report 2021-2022
Read our 2021-2022 Annual Report to learn about RVC’s year of intentionality. RVC has been able to make possible with your support: ✨ 4th Cohort of Community Impact Fellows! ✨ […]
2022 Staff Learning & Celebration!
And, that’s a WRAP! 2022 was a year of big challenges, surprises, learning, and growth at RVC. We moved into a shared executive leadership and deepened our distributed leadership structure […]
Fund Our Futures 2022
✨Our annual year-end fundraising campaign is here!✨ This year, we put a little extra oomph into our campaign launch and got over our shyness to share a short video as […]
Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the Right Decision-Making Approach for Your Organizational Culture
“I’m almost scared to say this, but… sometimes it feels like in the social justice world it’s been decided that the most equitable way to make decisions is by consensus. […]