Blog: Leadership & Networks Posts

February 19, 2013 - 7:32 AM
This is what democracy looks like
Lauren Hertel (2003)

Editor's Note: Frank Lowenstein and several other Switzer Fellows joined thousands of environmentalists on and around Washington's National Mall on Sunday for the Forward on Climate Rally, encouraging President Barack Obama to take strong measures against climate change.  What follows are Frank's impressions of the event and an audio file of a voicemail he left for Switzer staff from the rally.

If you also attended the rally, please let us know.  We'd also love to see photos you took of the event and will add them to this post.

Thirty-five thousand Americans marched around the White House in biting winds and cold sunlight on Sunday in the largest...

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January 7, 2013 - 2:26 PM
Question - How do Switzer Fellows in Academic positions engage in policy?
Lissa Widoff (1992)

I recently posted a summary of the results and trends from our Annual survey of Fellows to the Switzer blog. This survey and the Foundation’s interest in updating our goals and strategies to meet our 20 year Vision have inspired us to use the ongoing feedback to inform our work in new ways. Among the findings that warrant additional attention, we’d love to get your thoughts on the role of Switzer Fellows based in academic institutions in advancing science and policy issues, for example:

-          How can Switzer Fellows based in...

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January 7, 2013 - 2:10 PM
Results of Switzer Foundation Annual Survey of Fellows
Lissa Widoff (1992)

For the last four years, the Switzer Foundation has surveyed Fellows who are 5,10,15,20 and 25 years out from their Fellowship year. This annual survey allows us to get an annual snapshot of Fellows’ accomplishments, challenges, employment trends and feedback/suggestions for our offerings. As we set out to update our goals to meet our 20 year vision, this seems like a good time to use this data to solicit specific guidance and feedback from ALL of you.  The Vision that the Foundation set five years ago is:

By 2026, Switzer Fellows will be recognized leaders driving positive environmental change for the benefit of natural and human communities. ...

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December 13, 2012 - 3:28 PM
New Handbooks on Leadership, Collective Impact and Networks
Lissa Widoff (1992)

Many of you know that the Switzer Foundation through our Fellowship Program and Network activities, believes in the power of collective action, networked approaches to environmental leadership and that organizations of all kinds can learn much from social network theory and more networked approaches to building strategies for positive change.  Colleagues at Leadership Learning Community, a nonprofit dedicated to helping organizations strengthen their leadership development activities across different fields and sectors, recently developed two new handbooks.  The first one,...

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