The Relearning Cohort is a year-long experience designed for organizations ready to cultivate more abundant organizations by transitioning from learning about equity to implementing experiments for lasting organizational change. Just as biodiversity strengthens natural systems, we believe that the conservation movement and the organizations within it are made stronger by the contributions of communities and people historically and systematically left out. When organizations integrate equity into their existing work, they become more nimble, relevant, and effective in driving strategic change within their human and more-than-human communities.
The work that place-based organizations do to connect and protect these communities is critical for the wellbeing of planet and people. We hope that our organizations are reflective of the care we put into our work. Not only does incorporating equitable approaches and mechanisms into organizations allow them to be more responsive and effective, but it creates positive working environments steeped in joy and connection.
Grounded in Momentum’s cumulative learnings across programs like the Relearning Place Program, Brave Spaces, our Land Trust Grant program, and countless others who have participated in our own learning, this cohort offers emergent learning spaces and organizational development tools to explore where they are, where they’re headed, and what it takes to build toward justice within and beyond their institutions. During the cohort, our team will help participants determine and undertake an organizational experiment. Through a mix of peer exchange, expert facilitation, and real-time experimentation, participants will develop actionable strategies for internal culture shift, authentic community and partner engagement, and sustained movement-building.
