Sabbaticals are periods of rest that can be a powerful form of healing, practice, and exploration. Our coalition is responding to what we’ve heard from community about the overwhelming need to support BIPOC nonprofit leaders health and wellness.
At the BIPOC ED Coalition, we are offering opportunities for BIPOC nonprofit leaders to take rest breaks from their important and demanding work, and focus on their health and wellbeing, through our Sabbatical Leadership Program including:
- Three-Month Sabbaticals (2024 -2025 Sabbatical Leadership Awards were announced on April 2, 2024; Applications for the next round will be available in Winter 2025)
- One-Month Sabbaticals (Applications will be available Fall 2024)
- Two-Week Sabbaticals (2024-2025 Two-Week Sabbatical Leadershp Awards were announced on September 10, 2024.)
We have developed resources for deeper learning and exploration on sabbaticals:
- Black and Brown paper on Sabbaticals For BIPOC Leaders: Capacity Building, Healing, Renewal for a deep analysis on why sabbaticals are so important to our communities, our community organizations, and our leaders.
- Sabbatical Toolkit for a step-by-step process on how to set up a sabbatical policy and program.
- Evaluation of the BIPOC ED Coalition Sabbatical Leadership Program (Spring 2024)
Our Sabbatical Resources page also includes resources from other organizations.
Our approach to giving
The BIPOC ED Coalition is committed to undoing harmful funder practices, and joining the movement toward trust-based philanthropy. We are committed to a trust-based approach to giving sabbatical awards.
– Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
“Rest is not work’s adversary, rest is work’s partner.”
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact Jodi Nishioka at jnishioka@bipocedcoalitionwa.org.
Our gratitude to supporting organizations:
We are thankful to the Durfee Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and O2 Initiatives for their support and sharing, which informed our process.
We are deeply grateful for our philanthropic partners whose generous support makes these sabbaticals possible: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Black Future Co-op Fund, Inatai Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, Medina Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation, and Threshold Foundation.
If you are interested in supporting our wellness initiatives, please contact Jodi Nishioka, Co-Executive Director, at jnishioka(at)bipocedcoalitionwa.org.