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    Sharing Power

    A blog series on GWI’s transition to a worker self-directed nonprofit, moving from a traditional hierarchical structure to shared leadership.

    Illumination

    A blog series on what Just Transition looks like in action, refracted through the living experience of people in our community.

    News

    A roundup of GWI news, including general announcements, reflections from our team, and links to resources.

    Rooted Resources

    A collection of posts and reflections on Rooted Resources – a festival and series that shines a light on localizing economic power to nurture solidarity, awareness, and action.

    Notes from the Field

    Articles and personal reflections from the GWI team as they navigate their lives and their shared work.

    Welcome to our blog!

    We invite you to dive into posts from GWI workers as well as invited contributors from our Network. We have a few blog series to offer you: in the Illumination series, you can learn about Just Transition-aligned initiatives and explore reflections from members of our community; or join us as we share the twists and turns of our journey from a traditional nonprofit to one in which we all share governance in Sharing Power; or catch up with our more personal reflections in Notes from the Field.

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    Making Change Through Small Actions

    Massoumeh Emami
    03.26.26
    Báyò spoke about the cracks, the spaces outside of the extractive systems that we find ourselves in, the spaces we don’t anticipate, where we can discover something new if we can open ourselves up to it.

    In Conversation with Báyò Akómoláfé

    By Micah
    03.24.26
    A posthumanist polymath and “trans-public” intellectual, Báyò Akómoláfé has produced a vast body of work that presents a startling picture of the world in perpetual process and radical relation.

    GWI’s Year in Review : 2025

    By Hélène Lesterlin
    03.17.26
    2025 was a year of shifts and seismic shocks, meaningful celebrations and bone-deep gratitude, pivots, adaptation, and a maturation of our work and commitment to Just Transition.

    Inculcating Coordination

    By Susan Grove
    03.03.26
    Inspired by Osita Nwanevu talking about his book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding, Susan shares her reflections.

    The Right of the People: an author talk with Osita Nwanevu

    By Micah
    03.02.26
    In February 2026, we welcomed author & journalist Osita Nwanevu for a talk highlighting his book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.

    Fiscal Sponsorship at GWI: What Spreadsheets Have to Do with Building New Worlds

    By Mariam Bhacker
    02.24.26
    Reflections on my one year anniversary at the Good Work Institute co-leading the fiscal sponsorship program.

    A Thriving Program in a Challenging Context: GWI Fiscal Sponsorship in 2025

    By Mariam Bhacker
    02.24.26
    Through fiscal sponsorship, we get to partner with passionate leaders, organizers, and change agents in the region.

    A Hunter with Peripheral Vision

    By Hélène Lesterlin
    01.27.26
    I saw wolves hunting caribou. They all used the same paths, snow packed down by all the hooves, walls of snow on either side, hemmed in...
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