Invest in “The Middle”: Why We Need Intermediaries Like IISC
What happens when funders stop investing in the organizations that connect, convene, and support the ecosystem? Curtis draws on energy systems science to explain why the missing middle matters — and what's at stake if we keep losing it.
Facilitative Leadership™ for Social Change
This beloved training will give you the practical tools to tap into collective creativity, navigate power and identity dynamics, design effective meetings, and make decisions that actually stick. Join us to become a facilitative leader.
Planning for Multiple Futures: Staying Grounded While Preparing for Uncertainty
This is the second post in our follow-up series to Strategic Planning in 2025:... Read More
Quotable IISC
When the path forward feels uncertain, facilitation is the bridge. Essential Facilitation™ provides leaders with simple, yet powerful tools to guide groups toward tangible results.
Simone John
Senior Associate
Gathering to Rise: A Lineage of Care, Courage, and Collective Leadership
In 2020, the world had shut down, and George Floyd’s murder had sparked a global “racial reckoning.” Nonprofit organizations rushed to release statements about racial justice, boards scrambled to diversify their leadership, and suddenly, Black and brown women were being... Read More
