How to Get Started FAQs
How do I get access to Resilience Initiative (RI) Offerings?
To be able to sign up for our programs, you must be invited by one of our philanthropic partners such as the Packard Foundation, the LeadersTrust, the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity, Hewlett Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. If you’re not sure if your organization has received an invitation, please contact info@resilienceinitiative.org
Once your organization is invited into the Resilience Initiative, you can fill out the request for access form. A Resilience team member will reach out to you, within 48 hours, via email with next steps and login information. We also encourage you to sign up to receive bi-weekly email to stay up to date on new offerings.
Is there any cost to participating and signing up for Resilience Initiative?
Good new! The philanthropic partner who invited you covers the costs of your organizational participation including: coaching, workshops, cohorts, and more. So there is no cost to you to participate in our offerings.
From time to time, we do have some exciting partnerships with values-aligned capacity building organizations whose work we admire and whose offerings complement ours. Members are eligible to receive deep discounts off our partner’s sliding scale fee structure. You will find all this and more information in our members only website platform. Remember to fill out our “Request Access” form to gain access.
Who can sign up for Resilience Initiative Offerings?
All member organization staff are eligible to sig up! Our programs are designed to serve EVERYONE on staff regardless of your role. We welcome all staff at all levels regardless of title, position, tenure, or role to most of our offerings with a few exceptions.
We will note when an offerings is suited for folks in certain roles like development / resource mobilization or communications, others may be designed for EDs, etc. Please also note that our cohorts may have an application process and may prioritize staff from organizations with specific budget sizes.
Additionally, there is no minimum or maximum number of offerings per person. We anticipate some staff may be more active in the Resilience Initiative while others may occasionally dabble depending on their availability. All is okay! Everyone is welcomed, no pressure! We are here to help when and if if you need us.
Who is defined as “staff?”
In addition to full-time employees, your part-time staff are also eligible. However, they must be staff and not classified as a consultant, contractor, or a volunteer.
Those that sign up should ideally have an email address that reflects the organization’s domain and not a personal email like Gmail. An exception can be made if an organization is in the start-up stage and no one yet has an organizational domain email.
Once the employee is no longer with the organization, they are no longer eligible for our offerings. The membership does not transfer with them as it’s tied to the organization.
Occasionally we are asked if a board member can participate. We welcome their participation for offerings like virtual workshops or a cohort opportunity related to their role as a board member, and that will be indicated in the communications materials. For instance, we have offered a workshop on Building an Anti-Racist board in which board members were encouraged to participate alongside staff.
We know that your organization may exist within networks, alliances, coalitions, and other collectives in the movement space, which we love and appreciate! However, access to our offerings are only available to the staff employed at your organization. If we ever have an offering that is open to a wider audience, we will let you know.
Are any of your offerings available in languages other than English?
We have a growing number of offerings available in Spanish: coaching, workshops, and occasionally open a peer coaching group. To sign up for coaching, please fill out this Coaching 1:1 Form.
From time to time, we will offer a variety of different workshops in both English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation.
How long will my organization get to stay in the Resilience Initiative? Is it dependent on my grant status with the foundation who invited me?
The duration of your participation in the Resilience Initiative will depend on the philanthropic partner who is sponsoring your participation. Sometimes they will make the determination based on your current grant status, other times it will depend on their budget and their philanthropic priorities. Philanthropic partners may extend their sponsorship of your participation if they know you are actively participating in our offerings. Either way, we will do our best to let you know in advance what the horizon might be so you can plan your participation accordingly.