March 2026

I'll keep the opening short this month, because there are so many incredible opportunities to connect with each other and engage with the work I'm putting out in the world through Confluence and that folks in my networks are offering. Take what's needed and share the rest.

Breaktime Breathwork was super successful last fall. I'll be offering it again in April on Thursdays, 12-12:30 CT. This is a simple, virtual practice. All you need is a quiet space where you can show up for yourself. This is offered at no charge to New Leaders Network members. You can also purchase a spot to all five practices for $55.

Get your spot in April's Breaktime Breathwork Series

Curious about how Confluence can support you & the work you're doing? Have feedback or just want to check in?

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What Confluence is up to & offering

Joining the New Leaders Network got more accessible. Three subscription tiers have been added to make New Leaders more accessible to you and more sustainable for the Network. Join at the price point and level of engagement that's right for you. All price points get the exact same access to all network spaces. ​This is transformative leadership development for systems change at a rate and pace that works.

Empower membership $9/month or $108 annually ​Get Empower membership →​

Good & Growing membership $17/month or $204 annually ​Get Good & Growing membership​ →​

Sustainer membership $39/month or $468 annually ​Get Sustainer membership →​

Consider paying it forward. Access to the network is a great way to invest in the development of your team. Or maybe you know someone who would be an ideal fit for the network but who can't make the empower membership work for their budget. If you'd like to purchase a subscription for someone else, beautiful! Reach out and let's make it happen.

For March's Grow circle, Felix will be with New Leaders! This is a rich and rare opportunity to learn in smaller community with other changemakers, and I hope you'll engage with it.

Access monthly Grow circles with network membership

Not ready to be a member but still want to access this Grow circle? Grab your ticket to "Leading Neurodiverse Spaces: It Starts with You" here.

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Building Collaborative Coalitions is back, back, back again. This is values-aligned transformative leadership and system shifting coalition development for professionals and practitioners. Each week focuses on relevant frameworks and mindsets, roots down in story and practice, and empowers participants to shift from where you are to where you want to be.

The 2026 cohort is offered virtually and in-person, for middle Tennessee residents. We look forward to working with you!

Learn more and sign up today!

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We need principled, audacious leadership. We need folks rooted in their intrinsic wisdom and guided by emergence. We need people ready to partner to build what's next for our communities, organizations, and our planet.

Wisdom Partnership has grown from an initial desire to connect and share what I can offer in an hour to a spacious, 8-session collaborative journey. If you are ready to explore a leadership style that is aligned with held values of change, collaboration, and transformation, this is the container for you.

Become a Wisdom Partner with Confluence

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A one-hour session that can be delivered virtually or in-person. Recovering Our Communities tells the story of systems change through the process of recovery. Shifting systems is about recovering from our social addictions to the status quo.

A three-hour session that is best delivered in-person, but virtual is always an option. What is My Why? is for groups who want to deepen trust, understand why we are called to do the work we do, and increase connections within your team.

List of available workshops through Confluence

Partner offerings & collabs

Confluence is one node is a network of movement builders, change-makers, and influential work happening across our country and world. Check out what our friends are up to.

Tennessee Dept of Health: Health Council Community of Practice Join the Health Council Community of Practice Spring Summit in your region. These sessions are ideal for folks working to improve health outcomes in Tennessee. ​Register for the West TN Summit. ​ ​Register for the Middle TN Summit.​ ​Register for the East TN Summit.​

Liberation Nexus Lab: Resistance Regroup Resistance Regroup is an online community gathering together to support and uplift each other and discuss the big questions. It meets every other Wednesday evening at 7:30 ET/ 4:30 PT. Register HERE

Resonant Healing Summit 2026 ​Beth Tener shared this engagement opportunity in her newsletter. This virtual summit, offered by Sarah Peyton, is completely free. It features keynote talks with neuroscientists and a wide range of workshops. Register for the Summit

What's on the calendar

• Tuesday March 10, 2026 | 2-3:30p CT / 12-1:30 PT New Leaders Network "Leading Neurodiverse Spaces: It Starts with You" with Felix Sutherland​
• Monday March 16, 2026 | 3:30-4p CT / 1:30-2p PT New Leaders Network Mindfulness with Ptery (available with membership)​
• Tuesday March 17, 2026 | 5:30-6p CT / 3:30-4p PT New Leaders Network Emperor's Chariot Tarot (available with membership)​
• Friday March 20, 2026 | 12-1p CT / 10-11p PT New Leaders Network GATHER Circle (available with membership)​
• (in-person- Memphis, TN) Tuesday April 28, 2026 | 8:30a-4p CT Tennessee Nonprofit Network: Board Fundraising Summit​
• (in-person option- Cincinnati, OH) May 4-6, 2026 | Peter Block & friends Connecting for the Common Good​
• Thursday May 7, 2026 | 2p CT / 12p PT Rockwood Leadership Institute Community Call with Evolve Benton​
• UPDATE (in-person- Louisville, KY) October 9-10, 2026 | Othering & Belonging Institute: 2026 Othering & Belonging Conference​

read I may do a TL;DR on this article, but here's the long form version of "Power, Not Panic: Why Organizers Must Engage with AI to Build the Future We Deserve" by Lee Anderson and Oluwakemi Oso.

watch Tracee Worley with Radical Futures shared Sun Ra's full lecture and reading list from this 1971 UC Berkeley Course, "The Black Man in the Cosmos." Here's a shorter interview with Sun Ra.

listen This has been on my must-listen list, so I'm sharing it with y'all. Check out podcast episode, "Why We're Not a Nonprofit with Shannon Perez-Darby" put out by Getting Free Together.

Mutual aid: where to give your coins

Generosity flows from our inherent understanding that abundance exists. Money is a tool. In the hands of these great initiatives, it will be used to mend, tend, and support us.

• ​Help Robin's Kids with Funeral Expenses. Funds will be used to help cover funeral costs for Robin, a mom of four who passed away unexpectedly in February.
• ​Help Bamby and Jes Keep Their Home. These funds will be used to help a family stay in their Juneau, Alaska home. This urgent need is still being met.
• ​Sponsor Sensory Haircut Experiences. These funds will be used to give neurodivergent kids a sensory-friendly haircut experience. Cause anyone who has had a meltdown or witnessed one knows that we all deserve access to care.
• ​Help Folks on the Frontlines of Unsheltered Anchorage. Trusted Connections is an Alaska-Native led nonprofit facilitating Indigenous-centered trauma healing circles, providing culturally responsive social services for unsheltered neighbors in Anchorage, and acting as safe liaisons for visitors from the village.

These will be updated monthly. If you have a need that folks can help with virtually, email them to me (with links!) by the first Friday of each month.