Movements don’t rest on the shoulders of one person, they thrive on collective strength. 💪🏾 That’s why the Aya Fellowship focuses on leadership teams.
In March, we gathered five powerhouse leadership teams at the Historic Jenkins Farm in Alabama to kickoff a 12-month journey of endurance, strategy, and collective power. Together we explore conversations around the current cultural and political terrain organizations are facing and what it looks like to prepare and strategize for the moment ahead.
Welcome to Cohort 1: 🌱
@doldc 🌱
@3rdspacecle 🌱
@urbancorecollective 🌱
@climateinnov8 🌱
@aaacdfi 🌱
We aren’t just networking; we’re building a resilient ecosystem ready for whatever the future holds. 💫
Movements don’t rest on the shoulders of one person, they thrive on collective strength of the many. 💪🏾
That’s why the Aya Fellowship focuses not just on building resilient leaders, but building resilient leadership teams. Explore the amazing organizations part of our first cohort committed to building deep, institutional resilience.
Shoutout to our pioneers:
🌱 @doldc
🌱 @3rdspacecle
🌱 @urbancorecollective
🌱 @climateinnov8
🌱 @aaacdfi
Check out the link in our bio to learn more about these amazing organizations🌿
Meet the inaugural Aya Fellowship cohort! 🌿✨
In March, we gathered five powerhouse leadership teams at the Historic Jenkins Farm in Alabama to kickoff a 12-month journey of endurance, strategy, and collective power.
Aya is the Adinkra symbol for the fern; a plant that flourishes even in the harshest conditions. That is exactly what these organizations represent for our field.
Welcome to Cohort 1:
🌱 @doldc
🌱 @3rdspacecle
🌱 @urbancorecollective
🌱 @climateinnov8
🌱 @aaacdfi
We aren’t just networking; we’re building a resilient ecosystem ready for whatever the future holds. 🚀
🔗 Read the announcement blog and retreat recap at the link in our bio or at tinyurl.com/ayacohort1
Portraits by: @stay.drmn
#AyaFellowship #Cohort1 #Leadership
We remain grounded in the history of the many changemakers who have come before us. This Black History Month, we’re lifting up the legacy of giving Black communities have long developed. In this ecosystem graphic, we aim to exhibit the dynamism and the various ways Black Philanthropy operates in and for the community. This work reminds us that Black Philanthropy has always been and always will be core to Black culture.
Our offices will be closed, Friday, January 30, in observance of a day of collective action and solidarity. We are pausing work to stand with the people of Minnesota and all communities resisting the unprecedented wave of federal immigration enforcement that is destabilizing communities and threatening fundamental democratic norms.
We encourage everyone to use this time to learn, reflect, and connect with those affected. Today, we stand unequivocally with those demanding a future rooted in dignity, safety, and justice.
#Solidarity #CollectiveAction #StandWithMinnesota #DignityandJustice
We are guided by a commitment to justice, abundance, connection, and joy.
Swipe for our core Mission and Vision statements! These words serve as the compass that guides our partnerships and our pursuit of a world where all people thrive.
Does this resonate with your organizational goals? We should connect!
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2025 wasn’t a year to cower in fear, it was a year for building. 🏗️
Guided by an integrated ecosystem, Frontline spent the last 12 months mobilizing resources and incubating ideas to strengthen the social sector.
Despite the challenges of 2025, our partners and peers showed us what “radical imagination” looks like in practice. We’re proud to share our 2025 Highlights and the collective victories we’ve achieved together.
Read the full blog at the link in our bio 🔗
The stakes are too high to face these challenges in isolation.
As we celebrate 20 years of Frontline Solutions, we are redefining this moment as an opportunity to build anew.
In her year-end letter, our CEO Melissa shares a personal lesson on “imagining the world bigger than it is,” a mindset that anchors our latest work.
We are proud to launch Cadre, an integrated suite of tools to help social sector leaders organize, strategize, and build power.
Let’s build what’s next.
Link in bio.
What do freedom dreams look like for Black male leaders in the nonprofit sector? In this new NPQ article, Frontline Solutions’ Founder Marcus Littles, along with Michael Partis, Executive Director of Red Hook Initiative, and Marcus Pope, President of Youthprise, tackles this and other critical questions.
The three leaders delve into:
- Reshaping narratives around Black men as care workers
- What it looks like for Black men to dream
- The role of Black men in the care work of liberation.
Read the full conversation at the link in our bio to explore a new vision for Black male leadership—defined by us and for us.
✨ Navigate change with conviction! Frontline Solutions’ strategic transition approach supports your organization to move through disruption with purpose.
Adjusting existing plans is insufficient. We employ a collaborative approach to develop innovative methods of organizational design and leadership, ensuring every step is guided by:
Integrity ✅
Equity ⚖️
Clear Vision 🔭
Tailored support for your most challenging moments of change.
Check out the link in our bio to learn more about strategic transition and our other cadre offerings.
#FrontlineSolutions #StrategicPlanning #EquityFirst #OrganizationalStrategy #Leadership
🤝🏿Tired of fragmented efforts? Ecosystem Alignment is the answer.
This new Frontline Solutions leadership offering convenes sector leaders to build the essential, robust infrastructure for enduring coordination and resilience.
We focus on a unified purpose across places and issues and use expertly facilitated Strategy Labs and Investment Design sessions to help you:
🔭Articulate a collective vision
🔗Identify synergistic actions
📈Invest in the future of your work—invest in alignment
Reach out to us to further discuss this opportunity! Link in bio!
The challenges to racial justice and equity are significant, but so is our collective power.
We’re thrilled to announce that applications for the Aya Fellowship are now open! This program is designed for leadership teams who want to organize boldly and strategize collectively to build sustainable movements.
Together, we can drive meaningful change. Find out more and apply to the Aya Fellowship at tinture.com/ayaapply, you can also find the link in our bio.
#AyaFellowship #Collaboration #EquityWork #MovementBuilding #Leadership
