Leaves of Change VT
Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity
Leaves of Change VT is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization in our internal systems and work. In this commitment, we are working to dismantle ways white supremacy is embedded in systems and cultures of our own internal work, as well as in the nonprofits and philanthropy clients we work with.
We acknowledge our shortcomings and are continuously pushing ourselves to do better.
Leaves of Change VT acknowledges that the majority of our operations and work takes place on land stolen from the Wabanaki peoples. This acknowledgment resists the erasure of indigenous histories and ongoing colonization. We recognize that this acknowledgement is not enough and are working on ways to both internally change and externally inspire actions towards a sustained commitment to land, indigenous rights, and equity.
1% Pledger, Vermont Common Good consultant
NONPROFIT ADVISORY & CONSULTING SERVICES
Planning for Change
Strategic planning, program design, collective impact, collaborative building
Learning & Unlearning
Building and sharing skills and knowledge, mentoring and collaborating
Grants for Growth
Identify, Access, Design, Write, Monitor, and Report
Articles
Board Corner Invitation
Does your board have an annual calendar of action items you are responsible for doing? Are your board meeting agendas created with this list in mind? Does your board know what their roles and responsibilities are?
Network node: feminist leadership
Ever since starting Leaves of Change VT, I’ve been grappling with this exact concept – how does one create an organization that is the node in a network? How does a collaborative leadership approach nurture an unorthodox organization that is a budding collaborative of passionate professionals?
Call to Donors: Local and unrestricted
Now that vaccines are rolling out, spring is in the air, and the next stimulus bill has passed, many nonprofits are looking back at what they learned during 2020 (and if you aren’t, now would be a good time to do so).
Meet Sarah
Sarah Henshaw founded Leaves of Change VT in 2019 after leaving a 20+ year career in international humanitarian assistance and development. She is a connector and collaborator in collective learning and change processes, having worked with nonprofits around the world in different roles – from program manager and director to grant writer and board member.
Sarah’s commitment to local communities was sparked when she began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua. Since then, she has collaborated with organizations and teams in over 20 countries, seeing the power of people enacting change to build prosperous and inclusive communities and fulfill their dreams. In this work, Sarah has responded to multiple international and domestic disasters, including Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua, Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, and multiple flooding events in Vermont. Following the July 2023 flooding in her home county of Lamoille, Sarah joined forces … Read More >>