Resources
Welcome to our Leadership Library
Resources, tools, publications and musings on leadership

Nonprofit Focus Group Women of Color Report
We are thrilled to unveil the insightful findings of the Nonprofit Women of Color Report, a groundbreaking collaboration between LeaderSpring Center, The San Francisco Foundation, and a coalition of dedicated voices.
Women of Color LeadStrong Health and Well-being Survey Snapshot
Dive into the untold stories of resilience and empowerment with the Women of Color LeadStrong Health and Well-Being Survey Snapshot. Unveiling the stark realities encountered by Women of Color leaders within the non-profit and social sectors during the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic, this snapshot illuminates the unique challenges they faced and conquered.
Board Summit: Exploring Liberatory Governance
We are talking about a structure where groups of volunteers who barely know one another, see one percent of the work, often don’t reflect the communities we serve, and who may have little to no experience running nonprofits, being given vast power to supervise leadership and determine values, policies, and practices. Why did we think this weird structure would work?
The Changing Face of Philanthropic Leadership
How does your relationship with money, wealth, and power influence the way you lead in the social sector? Join us to explore these questions and more with a panel of BIPOC Women leaders in philanthropy.
RECONNECTING: A Visionary Gathering of Women of Color LeadStrong
Join us for a day-long, in-person gathering of LeadStrong Alumni and Fellows to facilitate continued relationship and skill building among powerful Women of Color (WOC) leaders in the social sector. Through this gathering, we continue to support WOC doing heart-centered work and help strengthen their leadership so that they can nourish a visionary and interconnected community of peers.
Embodying Distributive Leadership: A Case Study of HMD/The Bridge Project
Join us to hear from HMD’s leadership team about their journey, lessons they learned along the way, and the ways that their organizational structure currently embodies equity. Moderated by Safi Jiroh, Principal Consultant at LeaderSpring Center.