Osiyo! Honoring the Tongva nation whose land where I reside today. I bring you greetings and honor my ancestors from the Cherokee Nation today as well. Osiyo!

https://native-land.ca/

Honored to be sitting here on Ohlone Land with hummingbirds in the background.

Hi all, feeling energized, dialing in from the land of the Ohlone people as well

hello from the East Bay Community Fdn! happy to be here....

from Ohlone land, I’m determined!

I'm joining from the Chumash nation. Honored to be here today. Contemplative

Lisa Downey, happy to be here from the Morgan Family Foundation, also located in the traditional land of the Ohlone people.

Anupama Joshi, Blue Sky Funders Forum. Calling from the lands of the Skaruhreh /Tuscarora of North Carolina

Ricshawn Roane - she/her/hers - Black cisgneder woman joining you from the unceded land of the Manahoac people.

From Cahuilla and Tongva land. Representing the Inland Empire Funders Alliance.

Hello from Vermont … but just for a few minutes (sadly)

Cynthia Freeman from Tongva land. Feeling grief today for those we have lost.

Good morning! Beth Tigay from the Fineshriber Family Foundation here on Tongva land.

Hi everyone! Feeling grateful today. Calling in from from Ohlone Territory.

Good morning, joining from the traditional lands of the Tongva, Kizh people. Tara Westman from The California Endowment. Grateful for this series.

Hello. I am writing you from the land of the Atfalati and, Kalapuya near Portland, OR, where I work for the Oregon Community Foundation. I'm excited.

Hi all, Rachel Szczytko (she,hers) from Pisces Foundation, joining from Muwekma Ohlone land

Thank you, Supriya. Feeling gratitude as I rest here on unceded Amah Mutsun land.

May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust - Ohlone, Mukwekma, Chochenyo - peaceful

Hello from Maine……

Hi! I'm joining from Tongva/Kizh land and am excited to be here. I'm affiliated with Resource Generation LA as well :)

Janice Tufte from Seattle, WA

from the H. E. Butt Foundation on Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan land

Supriya Lopez Pillai, She/Hers, from Ohlone land. Thank you for showing up and being here!

Hi all, Gerlie Collado (she/her), grants and administration lead with the Panta Rhea Foundation! Calling in from Tongva land. Thank you for a great start to the day.

Morning everyone! Kate Seely with NCG here, grateful to be with you! Honoring that I'm sitting on unceded Southern Pomo lands here, Sonoma County.

I am from Wichita, Kansas from the land of Gáuigú (Kiowa). I am with the Kansas Health Foundation.

hello all. Subashini Ganesan. she/her. from Portland- Multnomah, Kathleen, Tualatin, Kalapuya.nthank you

Joining from Ramaytush / Ohlone / Muwekma land, and feeling intrigued.

sorry - spell check. Kathlamet.

Hello! Stephanie Self with Rocky Mountain Health Foundation in Grand Junction CO.

Good morning all! Daniel Lau with NCG and joining from Ramaytush Ohlone land.

Hello! I am joining from Miwok land in Marin County, CA.

Good morning! Sofia Chang, she/her, on Tongva/Kizh land. Repping Resource Generation LA too!

Morning! Shona Sen (she/her) joining from Tongva/ Chumash land. Joining from LISC's LA office

Hello all. Athena Tan, she or they pronouns, Tongva/Kizh land - San Bernardino County, CA, also with Resource Generation LA

https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/

yes!

Carlos, thank you for sharing your story with us

More on Hidden Leaf Foundation here: http://hiddenleaf.org/

Hi friends - Kate Seely behind the scenes here on the tech side of things. I'm getting a few questions about recording and sharing this session out, and YES, we are recording and YES, we will send it out afterwards. Fear not. We're glad to have you!

Pia, queen too!

What a simple but profound question, Carlos! Love. These are my favorite types of questions.

It strikes me that seeing clearly and naming is the first step to effecting change. THANK YOU all for speaking what often is left unsaid.

Thanks Shaady for link on Hidden Leaf Foundation. An inspiring org.

Thank you all for your sharing this morning. I have a prior commitment and need to leave. Hopefully, see you all next time. Be well.

You’re welcome Rituu! Also, here’s more on TWI’s spend-out: https://thewhitmaninstitute.org/our-spend-out/

Thanks Joann! See you next time!

And here is more on Chicago Beyond’s work: www.chicagobeyond.org

I also have to jump off. Thank you for hosting this.

Thanks Amy! see you next time!

I, too, have to sign off in a few minutes. Excited for this new series! Take care, everyone!

Thank you everyone. I too need to step out of the call. Look forward to participating next time

Powerful words!!

I have to attend another meeting appreciate having been here for this time. Very interesting!

Thanks Supriya for the full accountability framework. http://trusteeaccountability.com/

Whose permission do you need to pause?

Thank you! I need to drop off for another meeting. I look forward to the continuing conversation!

If you had that permission, what would happen?

I'm sorry I have to sign off at 2. This has been great! This session was really refreshing and life giving.

Thanks Brandi!!

YES!!!!!!!! It starts with leadership!

I think this point is so important what Supriya is saying. Culture gets set at the top. It sets the example for everyone, and can become deeply ingrained in staff and grantee partners

sorry I need to head to another meeting as I thought this ended at 11:00....thanks for this! looking forward to future convos!!

Supriya, you are speaking what feels true to me.

For me, as the child of immigrants, my parents modeled this constant hard grinding work throughout my childhood, and it is now a part of me. How do we undo this?

YES, exactly supriya!!!

Powerful insights Supriya

“Dynamic stillness” - nice!

Norma ?

Norma Wong interview: https://medium.com/the-reverb/q-a-with-norma-wong-58c24052676b

“What is this life if full of fear, there is no time to stand and stare” -W H Davies

Over 250 people signed up in hopes of permission to pause, about 115 got here.

Having to drop off as well. Thank you for such an insightful kick-off to the series!

Thank you all!!

And, as small group comes up, lost another 40.

Just some #’s

Sorry I need to leave as in Delhi its past mid night. Great facilitation. Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you all who have to go and to those that are staying on.

Thank you but have to go! Great session!

Sorry to go, thank you for today!

Thanks Kate and Carlos for beautiful sherparding!

Thanks Supriya, Shruti, Pia, Shaady and Kate and Carlos.

Thank you Natalie, Janice and Beth for the small group discussion! It was great to meet you and to be in conversation with you!

Good to talk with you, Athena and Corey!

Thank you @Katie @Beth and @Natalie as well.

Thank you, Pia, Supriya and Eve!

I have a question for the group: What are some super practical ways funders can support grantees in pausing?

Love to connect with Pia, Supryia and Gerlie!

Pleasure to meet you as well Katie! Thank you, Janice, Natalie, and Katie for sharing your wisdom and experience with me. :)

You too, Jenn and Corey!

@Shaddy: Stop requiring interim or final reports?

Re: the funding question. We at HL are one of the few funders that actually support work of healing. It would be really great if funders could prioritize resources for pausing— reflection, meditation, space. Also consider how we as funders can internalize the practices themselves and prioritize that.

Highly recommend looking at the Durfee Foundation website to see how they have supported grantee “pausing.”

really appreciate that nuance of unlearning + honoring

Excellent discussion and reflections. Thank you all for sharing ++

Yes, Lisa, Durfee Foundation has so much to teach about supporting sabbaticals and stepping away for big imaginative thinking, as Shruti mentioned.

This was fantastic. Thank you Supriya, Pia and Shruti. Powerful insights. THANK YOU for modeling powerful and joyful leadership.

Yes, Durfee’s sabbatical program and stanton fellowships are an excellent example! www.durfee.org

We can write it into every investment proposal

We have also played with inviting frontline staff across our investments in for sessions together, e.g., on vicarious trauma and healing

Have to jump off. Thank you for a wonderful session!

Also modeling pause, vulnerability, and non knowing in our communications and leadership.

Courage to Lead is an excellent program as well http://leading-from-within.org/courage-to-lead-2/

Thank you! Love that!

Thank you so much for this webinar.

I really enjoyed this topic and learning from all of you. Thank you for sharing!

Please fill out our survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KTMFG6W

Thank you all for being with us! Appreciate you all

Thanks everyone!

thank you!

Thank you for taking a pause today!

https://catalystsd.org/event/the-ethos-of-being-trust-based-session-2-interpersonal-skills-the-hardest-skill-building-youll-ever-do/

Thank you!