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How Businesses Are Already Feeling Shutdown Pain

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 3d

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First American Art Magazine @firstamart.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! FAAM is honored to share the beauty, creativity, and unique stories of Indigenous People today and everyday.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeArt #NativeSky #FirstAmericanArtMagazine

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Vicki Pozzebon @vickipozzebon.bsky.social · 8d

“We know from past experience that we will see lower sales than we would have as long as the government shutdown lasts,” said Mike Roach, co-owner of Paloma Clothing, a 50-year-old women’s clothing retailer in Portland, OR. www.wsj.com/business/gov...

From a medical-device maker to marketers, companies are feeling the pinch of stalled contracts.

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 10d

- from October 5th to October 19th, Bookshop.org is making it a little easier to read them. If you visit our store, find the banned book list and use the code BBW25 you'll get 20% off a banned book! 2/2

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Celebrating Banned Books

Books targeted for bans more often than not depict characters who challenge oppressive systems, question authority, and also question established norms.

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Here's how federal workers can apply for New Mexico unemployment during the shutdown - New Mexico Political Report

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 10d

Books targeted for bans more often than not depict characters who challenge oppressive systems and who question authority and established norms 1/2

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 15d

Here's how federal workers can apply for New Mexico unemployment during the shutdown nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/09/30/h...

New Mexicans who depend on a federal paycheck are being told to gather a few essential documents they’ll need in order to apply for state unemployment benefits if the anticipated federal government sh...

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 15d

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The Main Street Journal @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social · 16d

If you truly want to support minority-owned businesses, invest in those you know, trust, and love in your own backyard. It’s really that simple. mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/scamming-s...

Scamming Social Change

Since 2018, the Dream Exchange has been raising funds from do-gooders across the country to create a public marketplace for minority-owned businesses.

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 16d

Our final community of practice in the series to support nonprofit employees in New Mexico happened last week, and we're so grateful to all who showed up with great ideas and great support for their peers. The work you're all doing is so important, and we are grateful for all you do!

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Vicki Pozzebon @vickipozzebon.bsky.social · 20d

👀 Nonproft fundraising is shitty enough. Let’s not make it shittier.

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 23d

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭! Honored to facilitate a leadership workshop to support the amazing young women of Tomorrow's Women, a nonprofit that trains and supports Palestinian, Israeli, and American women to become strong, compassionate leaders, at their Alumni Leadership Summit in NM earlier this month!

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 24d

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭! CENTER is a nonprofit in Santa Fe that supports social and environmentally-engaged lens-based projects through education, public platforms, funding, and partnerships. Vicki was honored to have facilitated a recent board retreat for the New Mexico-based @centersantafe.bsky.social !

The Prospera Partners Process for Crooked Forest

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 24d

If you’d like to learn more about how we work with clients, especially within the context of a start up organization, we encourage you to listen to this podcast that the Crooked Forest Institute released! Thank you so much Crooked Forest, we loved working with you!
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-84xsy-...

Join Joe and Holly for a conversation about the organizational audit and optimization process that we went through with our nonprofit consultants, Prospera Partners. We reviewed all of our foundationa...

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 24d

The Race to Lead 2025 Survey explores how race, identity, and power continue to shape nonprofit work—and what’s changed over the past decade. Your anonymous input will help challenge assumptions, inform leaders, and strengthen calls for equity and accountability across the sector.

Link below 👇

Building Movement Project @buildingmovement.bsky.social · Aug 4

The #RaceToLead survey launches today! We’re calling on all #nonprofit staff to share your experiences by taking our 2025 Race to Lead Survey. Help us accurately understand what nonprofit staff are experiencing in this critical moment.

Take and share the survey today: bit.ly/RaceToLead2025

It's Time! Take the Race To Lead Survey today: bit.ly/RaceToLead2025

Community-Centered Strategic Planning: More Important Now Than Ever - Prospera Partners

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 27d

We're revisiting a blog from last year to dive into the differences between traditional strategic planning and our process of centering community instead. We hope it inspires your organization to think about how to do things differently, especially now. More: prosperapartners.org/community-ce...
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We are in a nonprofit crisis in this country, with the federal government attacking the sector from many angles - funding cuts, investigations into DEI and organizing work, potential changes to laws t...

Community-Centered Strategic Planning: More Important Now Than Ever - Prospera Partners

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 27d

While strategic planning is an important part of nonprofit work and a way to address the current chaos, we think now is a great time to get back to the heart of what you do with Community Centered Strategic Planning. 3/4

We are in a nonprofit crisis in this country, with the federal government attacking the sector from many angles - funding cuts, investigations into DEI and organizing work, potential changes to laws t...

Community-Centered Strategic Planning: More Important Now Than Ever - Prospera Partners

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 27d

funding cuts, investigations into DEI and organizing work, potential changes to laws that govern the sector - and it feels like constant chaos. 2/4

We are in a nonprofit crisis in this country, with the federal government attacking the sector from many angles - funding cuts, investigations into DEI and organizing work, potential changes to laws t...

A New Playbook: How Nonprofits Are Reinventing Themselves

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · 27d

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 - We are in a nonprofit crisis in this country, with the federal government attacking the sector from many angles 1/4

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · Sep 16

@nundahcoop.bsky.social 👏

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · Sep 16

We're ready for a new model, not another "rebuild" of the sector. Seems we've been talking about rebuilding the sector every time a major crisis or admin change happens. Can't we do something *very* different this time?

www.philanthropy.com/article/a-ne...

Amid the chaos of 2025, organizations are adapting and innovating to survive. The new approaches might eventually make them stronger.

www.philanthropy.com

Local Business Networks: Not Dead Yet

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · Sep 15

If your community thinking about organizing better support of local biz to strengthen the local economy, now is the time to read this great interview with Vicki's friend and colleague, Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona. In big cities, small towns, rural communities, local prosperity is possible!

The Main Street Journal @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fifteen years ago, local business networks were spreading like wildfire across the country. But now... mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/local-busi...

Fifteen years ago, local business networks were spreading like wildfire across the country. Now...

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Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · Sep 4

Our final (free and virtual) session happens the last Wednesday of this September! RSVP here - we'd love to see you: prosperapartners.org/event/disrup...

Disrupting the Path - Part 2: Navigating Current Chaos Community of Practice - Prospera Partners

Join a free, virtual meet-up for NM nonprofit pros. We'll connect and share resources in order to work through the chaos of 2025, together!

Prospera Partners @prosperapartners.org · Sep 4

Our community of practice that supports those in NM nonprofits has been a great way to find support from others who are dealing with similar issues in a particularly challenging time. The thought shared in the graphic is just one great take away from August's meet up — there have been so many more!

This Fall 🍁 Shop Small - AMIBA - American Booksellers Association

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American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why promote our Shop Indie Local Holiday campaign early this year? buff.ly/3D28hKS

Shop Early, Shop Local: A campaign launched by the American Booksellers Association.

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