INSIGHTS

REFLECTIONS AND LESSONS AS WE GO

From the Founder
From the Founder, Go Upstream, Locally Rooted Globally Minded, Be a JEDI, Choose Courage Whitney Buchmann From the Founder, Go Upstream, Locally Rooted Globally Minded, Be a JEDI, Choose Courage Whitney Buchmann

From the Founder

To my current and future co-conspirators,

Intentionality is core to who I am and how I’m designing Illustra Impact. When we act with intention, we are striving to align our behavior with our values and with consideration for those impacted by our choices. We are being thoughtful about our intended impact in the world. Therefore, when coaching social entrepreneurs, I start with their “Why?” And we don’t stop with the first answer…

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Coaching: A Catalyst for Change
Social Entrepreneurship, Choose Courage, From the Founder Whitney Buchmann Social Entrepreneurship, Choose Courage, From the Founder Whitney Buchmann

Coaching: A Catalyst for Change

Founder, Whitney Buchmann, is a Catalyst with The Women's Impact Alliance (WIA) - an international community that increases the leadership capacity and accelerates the impact of emerging and established women leaders in the social sector. She sat down with a WIA board member to talk about how a well-paired coach and supportive community can catalyze change. Whitney shares what that looked like for her with WIA.

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BreakTheBias for Gender Equality
Be a JEDI, Embrace Collective Wisdom, Systems Change Whitney Buchmann Be a JEDI, Embrace Collective Wisdom, Systems Change Whitney Buchmann

BreakTheBias for Gender Equality

Today is International Women's Day - a day when we celebrate the unique power, creativity, leadership, and love of women all around the world. Having worked in social justice and equity my entire career, I’ve noticed that every time a moment is dedicated to a specific group of people there are people that ask “why?” or “why not my group?”

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COFFEE PEOPLE
Social Entrepreneurship, Trust Before Triumph, Locally Rooted Globally Minded Whitney Buchmann Social Entrepreneurship, Trust Before Triumph, Locally Rooted Globally Minded Whitney Buchmann

COFFEE PEOPLE

Organic, single origin, fair trade. These are terms that I thought indicated the purist and most sustainable coffee – that I was being a responsible consumer and we needed more people to understand the value of these practices. Over the last two months, I have learned it’s more complicated than that.

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