Nesting in Action: Cultivate Radical Community Resilience with Esther Foreman
Description
In this episode of "Be & Think in the House of Trust," Servane listens to Esther Foreman, founder and CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer) of the Social Change Agency and Social Change Nest. Esther is a leader with a purposefully anarchic style focused on getting out of the way and releasing resources to those better positioned to create change
Esther explains how the team support grassroots movements and community organisations through a trauma-informed, non-extractive approach, while transforming the funding landscape.
"Rest is radical... proper rest is resistance"
Highlights in this episode:
- How the Social Change Nest was created during lockdown to support mutual aid groups across the UK
- How "fiscal hosting" or "nesting" - provides trust-bases infrastructure support for grassroots organizations
- The philosophy behind the "nest" - supporting groups until they can operate independently
- The disconnect between modern grassroots movements and traditional charitable structures
Connect with Esther
The social change Nest https://thesocialchangenest.org/
The Social Change Agency https://thesocialchangeagency.org
Find Esther on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherforeman/
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