Dear NPQ Reader,

When I was 11, my cousin Diego moved in with us so he could attend an American high school. One night, as we were studying at the kitchen table, he let out a frustrated sigh.

“What’s wrong?” I asked. 

“I know a lot of history,” he said, “but my teacher told me my history doesn’t matter.” 

As NPQ’s interim Editor in Chief and CEO, I think constantly about whose stories and histories we choose to amplify—not only on our platforms but also within our own organization.

In 2025, NPQ will double down on bold, equity-driven leadership and management solutions for progressive, justice-focused nonprofits. But today, I want to share the story of our team—and the work we’ve done in 2024 to model the equity-centered leadership we champion.

In 2024, NPQ:

• Launched a staff-driven Kitchen Cabinet to guide our organizational design work
• Restructured our leadership model and began expanding our board
• Established a compensation philosophy and equity-based pay structure
• Integrated IT systems to improve collaboration and transparency
• Built systems to measure culture, wellbeing, and feedback

These milestones reflect our deep belief that diverse stories and voices matter—and that equity-centered leadership isn’t just a concept. It’s a practice we aspire to every day.

But values-driven work like this takes time and resources.

If you have the financial security to do so, could you contribute to our $50,000 year-end fundraising goal? Any amount helps. Your donation directly supports our ability to expand narratives, amplify the histories of justice-driven leaders, and strengthen our team’s capacity to lead boldly from the inside out.

Partnerships make our work possible. Whether you are a reader, contributor, subscriber, member, or donor, we are profoundly grateful for your support.

Thank you for believing in the power of diverse stories, and investing in the leaders and workers building justice-centered organizations, foundations, and movements from the ground up.

With gratitude,

Sara Hudson
Interim CEO and Editor in Chief