Building Common Ground

By Erika Montes, Belonging Colorado Program Lead at The Denver Foundation Communities thrive when people feel they belong. Feeling connected and having a sense of belonging is not just a "nice-to-have"-it is essential for physical and mental health. In schools, belonging improves academic…

Are you looking for a supportive community of funders to help you build constructive dialogue and understanding across differences? You’ll get just that with the Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort. The Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort is a facilitated virtual learning experience meeting…

This peer learning circle is designed to facilitate connections, build relationships, and foster candid discussion about the rewards and challenges of working to connect and collaborate across differences. Meeting every other month, the peer learning circle provides a supportive environment for…

This peer learning circle is designed to facilitate connections, build relationships, and foster candid discussion about the rewards and challenges of working to connect and collaborate across differences. Meeting every other month, the peer learning circle provides a supportive environment for…

This peer learning circle is designed to facilitate connections, build relationships, and foster candid discussion about the rewards and challenges of working to connect and collaborate across differences. Meeting every other month, the peer learning circle provides a supportive environment for…

This peer learning circle is designed to facilitate connections, build relationships, and foster candid discussion about the rewards and challenges of working to connect and collaborate across differences. Meeting every other month, the peer learning circle provides a supportive environment for…

This peer learning circle is designed to facilitate connections, build relationships, and foster candid discussion about the rewards and challenges of working to connect and collaborate across differences. Meeting every other month, the peer learning circle provides a supportive environment for…

Caroline Mehl is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Constructive Dialogue Institute. She has expertise in translating psychological research into innovative real-world applications. In her role, Caroline advises universities, workplaces, philanthropists, and communities on how to create…

Building Together isn’t your typical conference — it’s a hands-on experience to help leaders at all levels build relationships and skills to connect and collaborate across difference. During the conference, you will learn, process, and practice in real time while developing the heartset,…

Laura Livingston is the Senior Director of Field Support at Over Zero, an organization dedicated to building societal resilience to political and identity-based violence. Since joining the organization in 2017, her role has focused on bridging research and practice to develop strategies, tools, and…

By Lola Harmon-Ramsey, director of impact and engagement at the Fremont Area Community Foundation I live and work in Newaygo County, a large rural county in Michigan with five municipalities and just under 50,000 people. Each locality moves to its own rhythm and its own priorities. Combined with…

Erin “Maz” Mazursky serves as Executive Director of Over Zero, which works to build resilient communities that stand against political and identity-based violence and build pluralistic, free, and equitable democracies. She is a seasoned leader with two decades of experience at the intersection of…

Jarvis Williams has more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of religious, academic, policy, and non-profit institutions. Previously he served as the Director for Race and Democracy at the Horizons Project where he led the development and implementation of a cross-cutting…

Julia Roig is the Founder & Chief Network Weaver of the Horizons Project and has more than 30 years of experience working for democratic change and conflict transformation around the world. Throughout her career she has been called upon to translate between theory and practice, while seeding…

Mansi Kathuria is the Field Strategy and Research Analyst with the Network for Transformative Change where they lead the Bridging for Democracy program and work closely with our partners on research and field experiments to build narratives for belonging. Mansi has worked across social movements…