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Welcome bloomers, The next edition on December 17 will be the final newsletter before we take a month of rest on holidays so we thought....LET'S GO OUT WITH A BANG 🎉to celebrate becoming one of the largest social impact careers networks in the world, with a tenacious focus on diversity, joy, and community 🤎
Many of you with social impact organizations and projects have reached out to be featured in The Bloom: we'll be doing a round-up of your work a special newsletter dedicated to the heart-blazing talent in this community across climate justice, philanthropy, finance, feminism, art, migration...and so much more!! Stay tuned for the most exciting 2023 edition of The Bloom 🔥 And now...your summary of the newsletter this week: 🌱Bloom coach advice on transitioning to social impact 🌱Climate fiction stories from around the world 🌱Fund for young leaders to attend global social impact summit with love & light, Jasmine Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get your own copy of The Bloom to your inbox with top social impact jobs, uplifting stories, and global resources. Partner with us! We're looking forimpact organizations to feature in The Bloom to bring even more connections, resources, and opportunities to our global community.
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Dani is an activist turned coach for social justice, offering politicized transformational coaching for changemakers of all kinds. They've spent more than 10 years contributing to queer, trans, feminist, climate & social justice movements, and have been through different cycles of relating to activism: from finding meaning and belonging, to feeling disillusioned and heartbroken, from the front lines, to the backstage, from wanting to change the world to struggling to transform themselves - and everything in between. Dani is a somatics/embodiment student, and a queer, non binary person. They're also...one of the phenomenal coaches in The Bloom 💜Here were some of their reflections to questions from the community:
I am on a career transition trying to get in the social impact world, but there are still many doubts regarding which path to take, which cause to advocate for, etc. Could you recommend exercises or any resource you find interesting that can help with those points? How to access your inner and true desires so you can better give direction to your career?
Doubts are valuable because they are there to protect you and make sure that your safety, dignity, and belonging are kept intact in the process. Work with them, but don’t let them have the main seat at the table.
So, what do those doubts tell you about your needs? How can you meet some of those needs so that your body feel open to experiment and play?
Talking about the body, I feel that many times in situations like this the thinking mind is making it more complicated than it is. So I invite you to feel into this questions and get access to more information this way.
What makes you excited? Curious? Enthusiastic? What moves you? Observe yourself day to day and like a little research, allow yourself to gather the data from all parts of your body.
Some tools that might be helpful, depending on your personal preference and style:
Tarot or any other projective/interpretative cards (OH cards, Dixit, and many more) that allows me to tap into my intuition and find new ways of seeing the same thing: every day you can ask the same question and pull a new card; see what it brings in you, read the description, etc.
Dance, movement, activating your body and bringing it “online” as you explore this
Doing something completely new and out of the ordinary to give your mind a reset
And last but definitely not least, you don’t need to have the perfect answer before you start doing something. Sometimes it might be even better to just choose a thing and start exploring it. I don’t know your situation, whether you have a job and need to change jobs soon, or you just want to start slowly exploring. Maybe you tell me more about that. But however it may be, perhaps the first step is going for a coffee with a friend who’s already working in social impact, or participating in a workshop of an organisation you like, meet the people, see how does your body respond to those conversation, etc.
I think putting this in terms of “inner and true desires” can put pressure on yourself, as if you are searching for “the one”. In reality desires are very fluid, and they change all the time. I think that the best we can do is never loose track of where we are in this moment, what is important for us, what do we feel called to do, what resources we have, etc and start from there.
Meet Dani, and other phenomenal social impact coaches directly in The Bloom's global social impact careers community 🥰
Climate solutions fellowship USA: Paid, year-long fellowship during which fellows will work to build a startup around technologies licensed from national labs and universities
Deloitte One Young World Scholarship 2024: Fully funded delegate spots for young leaders worldwide to attend the One Young World Summit. This global forum aims to address pressing challenges, and the scholarship seeks individuals demonstrating leadership potential and a commitment to positive change.
Open Doors Fellowship Program for Women Researchers in Africa: Fully funded fellowship designed for post-doctoral and mid-career women researchers conducting agricultural research in African (inter)national research centers. The program aims to contribute to the consolidation of mid-career researchers and prevent them from exiting the scientific pipeline, by supporting their research projects and professional development.
💸Grants
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in Venezuela: Two grants of up to 40,000USD each aimed at supporting and cultivating the skills necessary for women to succeed in business, fostering economic growth and empowerment in Venezuela.
Climate Democracy Accelerator: 6-month, practice-oriented training and support program that prepares members to plan and implement an inclusive and participatory process for a just climate transition. Participants will develop a project to implement a climate-focused participatory program that addresses the needs and voices of local communities. 15 selected participants will receive USD 10,000 and the opportunity to apply for an additional USD 20,000 award for the best project developed by program participants.
Ocean Storytelling Grant: Are you passionate about ocean conservation and have a compelling story to share? Our Storytelling Grants provide financial support to individuals, communities, and organisations dedicated to making a positive impact on our oceans. Apply for a grant and become a vital part of our mission to inspire, educate, and protect the ocean.
International Trans Fund: Up to USD 50,000 in financial support for trans-led initiatives – they accept written and video applications in English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
Het Actiefonds Grants: An ongoing funding initiative of up to EUR 2,500 per project, designed to empower and strengthen organizations that are actively working towards positive social change. Projects focusing on human rights, social justice, and community development are particularly encouraged to apply.
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