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Sudha Nandagopal

Sudha Nandagopal

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Oct 16, 2023

Trust is a choice: How I learned to trust a stranger 40-feet underwater

Trust is a choice: How I learned to trust a stranger 40-feet underwater

Sudha Nandagopal

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Sep 25, 2023

What we can learn from Drew Barrymore’s picket line mess

What we can learn from Drew Barrymore’s picket line mess

Sudha Nandagopal

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Sep 5, 2023

How I went from wanting to be a vet to an activist

When I was 7 years old, my dream was to become a vet.

How I went from wanting to be a vet to an activist

Sudha Nandagopal

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Aug 15, 2023

6 pieces of advice women of color leaders don’t often receive

About two decades ago, I accidentally found myself in the role of “change maker” within institutions. I was often the only woman of color…

6 pieces of advice women of color leaders don’t often receive

Sudha Nandagopal

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Jul 18, 2023

Three questions I wish funders had asked me when I became a nonprofit CEO

For so many leaders, when we start a new and important job, the tendency is to think in 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month time frames. We’re…

Three questions I wish funders had asked me when I became a nonprofit CEO

Sudha Nandagopal

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Jun 27, 2023

What does truffle hunting have in common with systems change? (A lot more than you’d think!)

Four summers ago, I picked up my 8-week-old poodle puppy, Mozi, who immediately became a significant part of my life. Having long been a…

What does truffle hunting have in common with systems change? (A lot more than you’d think!)

Sudha Nandagopal

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Jun 13, 2023

What being a community-organizer taught me about power upstream and downstream

The early stages of my career looked a bit different than it does now. Today, I consider myself a systems organizer working from within for…

What being a community-organizer taught me about power upstream and downstream

Sudha Nandagopal

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May 30, 2023

A sense of awe and wonder is so important in change work — so why do we forget this?

Last month, I flew across the world for a week-long global board retreat and also managed to prioritize some rest and relaxation by…

A sense of awe and wonder is so important in change work — so why do we forget this?

Sudha Nandagopal

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May 17, 2023

How leaders can avoid tripping over rocks on their journey up a mountain

I once had an executive coach candidly say to me, “You are someone who is biking up a steep mountain, and your greatest challenge is that…

How leaders can avoid tripping over rocks on their journey up a mountain

Sudha Nandagopal

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Apr 25, 2023

5 things donors shouldn’t forget in a ‘post-pandemic’ world

Researchers found that during the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, donations actually increased — surprising many social scientists because…

5 things donors shouldn’t forget in a ‘post-pandemic’ world

Sudha Nandagopal

Sudha Nandagopal

Story teller and curator/Global social impact and philanthropy leader / CEO / climate and racial justice advocate. Changing systems and democratizing power!

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