Makani Themba is chief strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies based in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a pioneer in the fields of change communications and community-led.
Makani Themba is chief strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies based in Jackson, Mississippi. A social justice innovator and pioneer in the fields of change communications and community-led, justice-centered policy development, she has spent 30 years supporting organizations, coalitions and philanthropic institutions in developing high impact change initiatives. Higher Ground Change Strategies provides her an opportunity to bring her strong analytical skills, organizing knowledge and institution building expertise in support of organizations working to make powerful, transformative, vision-based change.
Makani Themba
Higher Ground’s comprehensive approach helps partners integrate authentic engagement, systems analysis, framing and narrative strategy, resource development and more for powerful, vision-based change.
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The Nation believes that helping readers stay informed about the impact of the coronavirus crisis is a form of public service.
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Throughout the country, activists are making change and getting it in writing. Read how community groups have successfully developed and promoted more than 1,000 local policies.
Read moreYou already know that organizing, which was already hard, is now bananas. COVID-19 exacerbates the impact of racism and patriarchy on our bodies, on our livelihood, on our lives in ways we never imagined.
Read moreIt’s that time of the year when the gyms are full of the well intentioned, ready to lean into a healthier lifestyle. Why not take the new year to set new patterns for a healthier organization? Here are four ideas from Higher Ground Change Strategies for “tuning-up” your organization’s justice game.
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