Sabbaticals/Respites

Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program (national)

California Wellness Foundation Sabbatical Program

Durfee Foundation (Southern California) 

Louisiana Organizer Renewal Awards

National Organizers Alliance (national)

Also information on other practices to sustain organizers including a report, Practicing What We Preach:  Report on Policies and Practices for Justice Organizations and the NOA pension plan.

Vanguard Social Justice Sabbatical (Northern California)

Z. Smith Reynolds  Foundation (North Carolina)

 

Trainings, retreats and gatherings with a focus on reflective leadership and renewal

Many have helpful on-line resources as well 

Leaven Center

Manzanita Village

Murie Center

Rockwood Leadership Program

Spirit in Action 

Spirit in Motion

stone circles

Vallecitos Mountain Refuge

 

Resources on renewing and sustaining leadership

Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Leadership Learning Community

 

Writers retreats

There are many writers retreats or writer-friendly spaces across the country.  Writers’ and Writers Hideouts by Andrea Brown lists many “hideouts” for those needing to write and reflect.

Three formal writers programs stand out for their historical attention to social and environmental justice writers:

Mesa Refuge

Blue Mountain Institute

Hedgebrook

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