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October 17, 2023
August 28, 2023

We’re thrilled to announce that Asha Mehta has joined Liz Derias and Shannon Ellis as CompassPoint’s newest Co-Executive Director.  
 

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July 26, 2023

This past year, CompassPoint set out to take on our budgeting season in a different way: using principles from participatory budgeting to inspire new practices for distributing power. 
 

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Photo collage of CompassPoint's Board of Directors.
June 27, 2023

We’re excited to re-introduce the CompassPoint board to you—six experienced leaders who are co-creating governance with us in ways that challenge traditional notions around the power of boards, and helping us activate our commitment to racial justice as a multiracial organization that centers pro-Blackness. 
 

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Colorful illustration of two floating heads in conversation with each other around power
April 22, 2023

Grappling with feedback without considering power dynamics can replicate the systems of oppression we should be dismantling. Our vision for social justice should not be limited to our mission statement and our programs; it should apply to our workplace culture and norms, too.
 

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Liberatory Principles for White Supervisors
April 10, 2023

We're excited to launch a new online, two-day training this summer: Liberatory Principles and Practices for White Supervisors. Read more about it here. 
 

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March 6, 2023

Fundraisers and resource mobilizers rarely have time to explore how their relationships to money inform their work.

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Text reads "In solidarity with Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay" with an orange and purple sunset gradient in the background
January 25, 2023

Dear Community,

We extend our condolences to everyone affected by the horrific shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay over the past few days. Lunar New Year should be a time of celebration for many Asian families, and yet we find ourselves here again in an all-too familiar space of grief and despair. 
 

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December 6, 2022

As we shift our systems towards a bottom line that includes people and the planet, finance professionals from non-traditional backgrounds can step into these roles without having to unlearn practices that have held back our economy and in turn our society for so long.  
 

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August 24, 2022

CompassPoint continues to grow our ability to support Black leaders and power building efforts and move toward regenerative financial practices, inside and out. We are thrilled to share that we have three new Project Directors joining our team: Monica Marie Avery, Maryssa Hall, and Kyla Hartsfield. 
 

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