From Healing Others to Healing Ourselves: Building Cultures of Wellness and Lead

This event is part of the PEAK2026 Second Set Series.

Across the social sector, both funders and nonprofits are navigating profound organizational and cultural shifts. This session explores how two foundations are intentionally strengthening their own internal cultures while simultaneously working to disrupt and reimagine the broader work culture of the nonprofit sector. Rooted in lessons learned from investing in our nonprofit partners, collaborating with evaluation partners, and from our own journeys of modeling a culture of care, we will share insights on what it means to align values, well-being, and impact within philanthropy.

Using a Solutions Sprint model, we will present real-world challenges that funders and nonprofit leaders face in cultivating healthy organizational cultures, particularly amid rising burnout and fatigue during times of economic and political uncertainty. Through the use of two Liberating Structures activities, participants will be invited to collaborate and generate innovative, practical strategies to strengthen workplace culture, promote sustainability, and reimagine leadership practices across the funding ecosystem.

Together, we will explore how funders can not only support but embody the change we hope to see, advancing a sector-wide shift toward care, resilience, and shared accountability.

Attendees will:

• Examine how two foundations are strengthening their internal organizational cultures while influencing and modeling cultural change within the nonprofit sector.
• Engage participants in a Solution Sprint activity to co-create innovative strategies for strengthening organizational culture and leadership resilience across the philanthropic ecosystem.
• Feature the perspective of an evaluator on using evaluation as a tool to ground through culture transformation processes.

Speakers

Brittney Frazier, Allegany Franciscan Ministries

Abby Siegal Hyman, The Healing Trust

Shelby Anderson-Holt, Q-Q Research Consultants

What To Expect

This session is 90 minutes and will be recorded. Registrants will have access to the recorded session for one month post-event.

Registration

Cost per person for each session:

• Organization Members: $50 per session
• Consultant Members: $50 per session
• Individual Members: $75 per session
• Nonmembers: $75 per session