In this episode of ‘Glad You Asked’, Martha is joined by AmickyCarol Akiwumi, CEO and founder of The Avocado Foundation and host of the World Changers Podcast, to discuss co-creation, the importance of exit strategies and evolving needs, economic justice in the social impact sector, and much more. Amicky Carol shares her personal journey and confronts the difficult but necessary task of understanding when you’re no longer needed in a space, and having faith that there is a calling for each of us.

Here are this episode’s questions.

Amicky’s Q: How might we co-create the future you actually want?

Martha’s Q: How do you determine what board(s) you want to join?

Michelle Flores Vryn’s Q: What part of your own story do you see in the story of our mission?

Three questions that Amicky Carol asks herself when she’s considering whether or not to say yes to an invitation to join a particular Board:

1. Do I really care about the mission and is it something I’ll give money to and/or volunteer for?

2. Do I bring something distinctive that they actually need right now? Am I needed and if so, why?

3. Will serving here accelerate my own growth in a way that serves my personal mission?

Action item:

Take a look at your own organization and ask yourself the question, “Is your organization co-creating the future your mission recipients actually want?” In other words, “Are your organization's leaders co-creating with their beneficiary partners or not?” And if the answer is no, what are possible ways you can approach your organization's leaders and ask this question?

Resources:

Avocado Foundation: avocadofoundation.org

Resource Alliance - International Fundraising Congress: resource-alliance.org

Article - Inequality Vs. Poverty: thisvsthat.io/inequality-vs-poverty