Sarah Kavanagh

Why do large non profits that are not led and run by queer and trans persons take funding for programmes for queer and trans persons? Should they not be mindful of the fact that funding pool for LBQT organisations is generally small and if big organisations start taking funding from the limited pool - what would community based organisations do? We want to be more than a mention in a BIG organisations/ INGOs funder report that “highlights” the importance of grassroots and community based organisations.

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I was reminded recently by the inspiring international consumer leader David Oaks of the power around sharing stories of lived experience, particularly the silenced and marginalised, such as Madness as a form of wisdom and pride. VMIAC have always been a wonderful supporter of my activism in re-attentioning power in the psychiatric system to traditional healing and embodied ways of partnering with people from social, cultural, spiritual and structural determinants. I am a massive believer in disability justice, lived experience leadership and abolition, as reform will not change the fundamental colonial, patriarchal and sanist systems that view our human diversity as illness and disease requiring control, restraint and coercion. I came from intergenerational mental health, child abuse and neglect, family violence and the foster care system, only to interact with a psychiatric system that medicalised trauma, oppression and poverty. I hope this video from 2020, provides some ideas for what I am about, and some hope for those that enter 'the system'. Lived experience can be a superpower, it can also kill. I am all too aware, but please consider the power of vulnerability and harness your authenticity as you are not alone <3 Feel free to comment below on the power you have harnessed from your lived experience? #livedexperience #mentalhealth #socialjustice #psychiatry #consumer #humanrights https://lnkd.in/giFfmkDG

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So, there’s this fantastic resource all us Comms peeps need to know about and download immediately ➡ BIG shout out to Emily Horton at More Diverse Voices for making the Conscious Campaigner Communications Toolkit FREE ✨ to download, here: https://lnkd.in/eCdr9CsN We’re talking communications strategy workbooks, press release tips, accessible content guides and loads more. Basically everything a purpose-led Comms team needs. You don’t stop learning just because you become a consultant or freelancer, I’m learning more than ever now because I know it’s important to keep my training and skills up to date. The 7-week Conscious Campaigner course (where we used these resources) helped kick me into gear when ideas and inspiration were a little lacking and when I needed to brush up my PR and campaigning skills. Gonna have myself some freebies too - thanks. #NonProfitMarketing #CharityComms

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This is a helpful post on impact measurement from my pals at Lime Green Consulting. Being clear on the difference your charity is making is crucial, but some methods of measurement can be tedious, time-consuming and frankly, disruptive. Ally Rea offers six solid options for recording impact without the ick of asking colleagues to add to their already busy workload: https://lnkd.in/e-KnCACG

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📞 I'm taking 3 calls this coming week. Directors who want to prove their impact and overcome burnout, turnover, low team morale, employees not speaking up. I'm looking for 3 leaders in the social services sector who want clarity on what's getting in the way of their team's performance. What you'll walk away with: 💡 clarity on your biggest blocker, and ➡ next steps you can take to generate forward momentum Interested? DM me to claim your spot. #TeamPerformance #TeamDevelopment #HealthyTeam #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #BehaviorChange #TeamCulture

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