Open Call | Join the Thought Partnerships Community
Become part of our Peer Learning Community to Counter Hate and Division
Thought Partnerships seeks to find, include and support civil society activists and organizations who are working to create more just, inclusive and nonviolent societies by countering hate, division and preventing identity based violence in their own communities. We believe that resilient and cohesive societies are made possible by the commitment of the persons, institutions, and power holders within those societies to promote and realize a dignified and equal experience for all people in the face of conflict and difference.
Thought Partnerships’ Peer Learning Community (PLC) provides a space for expanding ideas, broadening perspectives, sharpening tactics, sharing best practices and building relationships. Our PLC is not only an exchange of real time strategic analysis and interventions across borders and contexts, it is a genuine support system to nourish those working in extremely difficult circumstances, often at great risk to their families and selves facing trauma and burnout at every turn.
If you are a local or national level practitioner who would benefit from building active connections amongst peers working to counter hate and division in different contexts, then we invite you to apply to join our Peer Learning Community.
Criteria
Are you a leader from a community experiencing hate, division or identity based violence?
Are you implementing programs to counter hate and division in your community?
Does the prospect of joining a global peer community working to counter hate and division feel valuable to you and your community?
Are you seeking opportunities to learn from other’s perspectives and approaches and to share yours?
Do you have reliable access to the internet?
Do you have a strong professional command of english?
If you answered yes to all six, then Thought Partnerships invites you to apply to join our expanding Community of Practice.
*Membership is free of costs to all accepted practitioners
Thought Partnerships Background
Thought Partnerships is dedicated to advancing nonviolent, just, and inclusive societies. We bring together expertise across a spectrum of sectors to create collective impact by building effective Communities of Practice. We believe that successful organizations, networks and movements are made up of committed people. When those people feel connected, inspired, supported and able to harness their full life experiences to create change in mutually reinforcing rather than competitive ways, their potential for impact is maximized and the ability to catalyze change is fully ignited. Thought Partnerships seeks to hold space for this potential to be realized through offering robust community learning experiences that are completely free of cost and always opt-in for all its members. For more information about us and our work please visit www.thoughtpartnerships.org
As a young and growing organization, we are continuously seeking to grow our Peer Learning Community. We believe that a diversity of representation, especially across geographies and thematic areas, will fortify an already rich discussion space by elevating the conversations, interactions and substantive knowledge amongst our membership. By infusing more voices from activists and organizations across the world into our Peer Learning Community, the broader Community of Practice we engage with, will have more examples to learn from, a larger repository of best practices to reference, and increased opportunities for collaboration and dynamic peer-exchange.
Application Process
Confirm you meet our criteria outlined above
Fill out the application form here.
Please note applications are rolling, and we will review them as they are received.
If invited, participate in a virtual meeting where the Thought Partnerships team can learn more about you and your work.
After the interview, submit a peer-reference from someone familiar with your visionary leadership and community organizing. Submit this peer-reference recommendation to team@thoughtpartnerships.org.
Timeline
You can expect to receive immediate acknowledgement of your application.
Within two weeks of your submission, a member of Thought Partnerships will contact you to schedule a virtual meeting where the TP team can learn more about you and your work.
After the virtual meeting, you have 10 days to submit a peer reference.
Upon receipt of your peer reference Thought Partnerships will make a recommendation to our Advisors.
Overall you can expect a final decision between 6-8 weeks from your initial submission.