Presented at the CHANGE Unity Summit, a national gathering of nonprofit and movement leaders focused on strengthening leadership, collaboration, and social justice infrastructure across sectors. The summit convenes practitioners, advocates, and community leaders to explore new approaches to leadership development, organizational sustainability, and collective impact.
During the session, “Revolutionizing Capacity Building and Leadership Development: Integrating Healing and Disability Justice,” the presentation explored how traditional capacity-building models often overlook the lived realities of leaders navigating burnout, disability, and systemic inequities.
The session highlighted the importance of integrating healing-centered practices and disability justice frameworks into leadership development and organizational support so that movements can build more sustainable and inclusive structures for long-term change.
Key Highlights
- National gathering of nonprofit and movement leaders
- Presented on integrating healing and disability justice into capacity building
- Challenged traditional models that overlook leaders navigating burnout and disability
- Advocated for more sustainable and inclusive structures for long-term change