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Learning Note from Jen
March 20, 2018
Each of the new Bush Fellows will receive up to $100,000 to invest in their own leadership development. That is amazing and will support them to dream big about their growth as leaders. At the same time, when I think back about the experiences that made the biggest difference in my own leadership development, most of them were free. Published 2018
Learning Fellow Learning Log
March 7, 2018
Over the past (nearly) two years since I began this fellowship journey, I think my understanding of my leadership has gone through a few phases.…
Learning Note from Jen
February 27, 2018
One of the most fun parts of my job is meeting Bush Fellowship finalists when they come to our office to interview. Always an impressive and inspiring group, this year I was struck to see that more than a third of the finalists were immigrants or refugees to the U.S. Published 2018
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 26, 2018
What has been most instrumental to your progress? Supporting workshop leaders with regular communication and a retreat has been an instrumental part of the WellConnect…
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 26, 2018
What has been most instrumenta to your progress? The Foundation’s agreement to reallocate part of the grant funding to support a part-time coordinator position was…
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 26, 2018
What has been most instrumental to your progress? Key lessons learned Reflections on inclusive, collaborative or resourceful problem-solving Other key elements of Community Innovation Understanding…
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 19, 2018
What has been most instrumenta to your progress? One of the key components of our grant activities were the relationship building activities that our SANE…
Learning Note from Jen
February 13, 2018
The Bush Foundation is about solving problems to make this region better for everyone. Solving our biggest problems requires working across difference. It requires truly listening and understanding the lived experiences of others. It requires engaging with each other in ways that bring out our best selves. Published 2018
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 2, 2018
What has been most instrumental to your progress? The first component is the flexibility of the network. From the beginning of our work, we wanted…
Learning Grantee Learning Log
February 2, 2018
What has been most instrumental to your progress? This past year the network has experienced tremendous growth with the addition of new partner agencies. The…