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.

Vermont Common Good consultant

Grants for Growth

Identify, Access, Design, Write, Monitor, and Report

Sarah Henshaw is a nonprofit professional with over 20 years of partnering with communities, nonprofits, and individuals to build prosperous and inclusive communities. Sarah’s work focuses on rethinking how relationships, skills and lived experience come together in effective strategic planning, program design, business development and collaboration. She is a connector and collaborator in collective learning and change processes, who has worked with nonprofits around the world in different roles – from program manager and director to grant writer and board member.  Sarah is the Founder of Leaves of Change VT, a woman-owned nonprofit advisory and consulting collaborative working in partnership with US and international nonprofits. 

Leaves of Change VT supports organizations ranging from small community organizations to large international nonprofits in planning, designing, learning, writing, and collaborating.  Through Leaves of Change VT, Sarah and her collaborators mentor and support up-and-coming nonprofit professionals through junior consultancies, internships, and event sponsorships.  Sarah is never bored, chairing multiple nonprofit boards, volunteering in her community, and teaching at Michigan State University’s Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise Online M.A. and Graduate Certificate Program.  Sarah and her partner are empty nesters, as her twins embarked on their adult journeys this fall.  

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