Time to Stop Doomscrolling. Let’s get to work.
By: Lauren Maddox I rarely watch movies twice except around the holidays, when rewatching the same movie for the 30th time somehow feels like tradition. I happened to catch the tail end of The Martian the other night, and was struck by how relevant that story is to...
The P Word: Process
By: Bess Langbein When I first started as the executive director of a fledgling community foundation, I dreaded the idea of a strategic planning process. The word “process” sounded like a lot of time and money. Our small team was already stretched thinly, and...
Featured Work: Waterkeeper Alliance
Background Waterkeeper Alliance is a global movement for clean, healthy, and abundant water for all people and the planet. The global nonprofit unites more than 300 Waterkeeper groups that patrol and protect more than 2.6 square miles of rivers, lakes, and coastal...
Collective Impact
By: Bess Langbein & Adrianna Weissburg We’ve seen incredible examples of people coming together in common cause since the beginning of the pandemic. Whether it is wearing masks and getting vaccinated to protect the vulnerable, collecting and sharing food and funds...
Driving Sustainability in Uncertain Times
By: Lauren Maddox Was your organization able to quickly pivot in response to the pandemic? Did you miss some opportunities because you didn’t have a solid framework for decision-making during these uncertain times? Two years ago, I wrote about the holy grail for...
Strong Women Lift Each Other Up – Virtual WISC Event Recap
Women in social change are tired, and rightfully so. Between Covid-19 upending the way they deliver critical services and a racial reckoning spurring thoughtful action in their personal and professional lives; it has been quite a year. After eight long months of...
Social Sector Insights & Inspiration Series
Register Today: Staying Connected: Responsive Fundraising in Challenging Times Thursday, April 30, 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST Like everyone else, our Due East team has never experienced anything quite like COVID-19. Our team of seasoned professionals...
Leaning Into Our New Normal
I can’t seem to get the lyrics of Hal David and Burt Bacharach’s song from 1965, “What the World Needs Now is Love”, out of my head. Turns out that year the war in Vietnam was raging, riots broke out for six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, and Malcolm X...
Highlights & Celebrations – Q1 2019
Building for Today and Tomorrow with the YWCA – Due East Partners was excited to celebrate the opening of The YWCA of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County’s new domestic violence safe house in February. We’re particularly grateful for the unique role we’ve played in...
Women in Social Change Breakfast – March Event Recap
“What part of you must be fed?” This was a most thought-provoking question to be asked while gathered over coffee and delicious morning provisions, feeding our physical bodies, and surrounded by 40 women social change leaders, feeding our energy and souls. On a...