Business on Purpose: A Virtual Session on Social Impact & Responsible Entrepreneurship happens a week from today! Link: bit.ly/biz-on-purpose-jan (Photo by Luke Webb)

Our work is guided by something deeper than check lists and templates; we're always looking inward to reflect and outward toward community. Thinking of everyone working for justice and compassion during these times - we're not giving up.

Read @vickipozzebon.bsky.social latest for @npquarterly.bsky.social :

"The stories included here come from a community of practice of NM–based nonprofits launched in early 2025, and from recent clients. And although they are inspiring, the bottom line is that the withdrawal of federal funds is harming the sector." nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofits-d...

Vicki's latest for @npquarterly.bsky.social

Welcome back! (Well, except to the year-end fundraisers, small biz owners, etc. etc. who haven't had a break 😜)

We believe it, and we ain't giving up on helping others achieve it! Hope you'll join us for more social impact shenanigans in 2026. 🧡 (See what else we believe: prosperapartners.org/who-we-are/our-ways-of-being)

Choose Indie Local in 2026 🗳️

✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ Join Prospera Partners and Seekees Consulting for a free, virtual session on January 22 to begin your purposeful work! We'll chat about social impact goals, purpose driven business ideas, and responsible entrepreneurship. Register: bit.ly/biz-on-purpose-jan #SocialImpact #SocEnt

We returned to our local economy consulting roots in '25, working with the City of Santa Fe Econ Dev on an initiative to support local businesses, create more neighborhood placemaking opportunities, and educate consumers on the importance and real impact of spending at locally owned businesses. 1/5

Keeping it local for the holidays doesn't have to be hard! Think about your community first and get creative:

Australia holds a special place for us (Vicki lived there/our recent article featured the social sector there) and we spent time checking in with Aussie friends/family this week. While no one we know was personally affected by the horrific shooting, we are *all* impacted by this event, of course 🕯️😔

Read @vickipozzebon.bsky.social latest for @npquarterly.bsky.social with special thanks to @nundahcoop.bsky.social

We were honored to host @nundahcoop.bsky.social on a tour and exchange of ideas on social enterprises this fall. And now we're honored we get to share some of the takeaways in @npquarterly.bsky.social ! Read: Social Enterprise: Lessons from Down Under - nonprofitquarterly.org/social-enter...

Locally owned businesses contribute more money to the local tax base for needed services like libraries, first responders, emergency services, and contribute much more on average to local nonprofit organizations and civic groups/nonprofits in the form of volunteer time and donations.

More reasons to keep it local: Chain stores typically pay the minimum wage (sometimes the living wage if a city or state has that), but locally owned businesses typically offer more than the living wage and offer better benefits and perks in order to compete with chains and corporations.

Nope, that’s not a typo! Instead of Cyber Monday, a day when online merchants offer special deals, we invite you to a new tradition, CIDER MONDAY.

On average, 48% of each purchase at local independent businesses is recirculated locally, compared to less than 14 % of purchases at chain stores.

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I recently told a colleague that my blood pressure immediately goes down when I enter a bookstore or start a new book, so I thought I’d share some good books that are also useful for these chaotic and difficult times. Plus, they just might inspire some social impact ideas for you, too! — Vicki

In her October Substack Holding Back Change, Eileen writes about checking ourselves to see if we are in an “everything is great” or “nothing is good enough” mindset as we work to create positive shifts.

Hey, read this blog before the Small-Business-Saturday-after-Thanksgiving-shop-a-pallooza! prosperapartners.org/small-biz-stats/

Our clients care about meaningful, equitable work and about giving back. They believe that businesses can and should have a positive impact on the communities in which they operate, the economy, and their own bottom line. 👇

Celebrating People and Planet First week gives us a great excuse to share—in plain terms—what we do. As a People and Planet First verified business, we are proud to work for the greater good, creating real change for communities and putting people and planet first. #PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst

We're proudly People and Planet First Verified and joining a global celebration of enterprises that put purpose before profit during People and Planet First Week 2025! #PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst #PurchasingwithPurpose

Happening tomorrow!

The Race to Lead 2025 survey will offer critical insights into race, leadership, and equity in the nonprofit sector. Anyone who currently works for pay at a np org in the US or its territories, regardless of role or title, should fill this out 1/2 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8366111/n...

Just (F*cking) Do It - Give Now! An open letter from Vicki of Prospera Partners and Cecile of Ripple Catalyst Studio on how to give with impact right now. prosperapartners.org/do-it-give-n...

Vicki will be leading a Local Leaders Roundtable for the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social on November 13 Learn more and register here: amiba.net/events/#!eve...

@vickipozzebon.bsky.social was honored to host @nundahcoop.bsky.social on a learning tour and exchange of ideas on social enterprises in Santa Fe, NM, this fall. Her biggest takeaway among all of their exchange? ... Read this month's blog to find out: prosperapartners.org/social-enter...

Hear Crooked Forest spill the beans ... ... On what it was like to work with us! crookedforestinstitute.podbean.com/e/the-prospe...

In early Sept, Vicki had the pleasure of hosting @nundahcoop.bsky.social on a tour/exchange of ideas on social enterprises in Santa Fe. Her biggest takeaway? Keep reading to find out prosperapartners.org/social-enter...

"Send in the Clowns-or Puppets-to All the Protests" Read Vicki's latest reflecting on her Bread and Puppet Theatre days and more open.substack.com/pub/pozzebon...

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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! FAAM is honored to share the beauty, creativity, and unique stories of Indigenous People today and everyday. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeArt #NativeSky #FirstAmericanArtMagazine

“We know from past experience that we will see lower sales than we would have as long as the government shutdown lasts,” said Mike Roach, co-owner of Paloma Clothing, a 50-year-old women’s clothing retailer in Portland, OR. www.wsj.com/business/gov...

Books targeted for bans more often than not depict characters who challenge oppressive systems and who question authority and established norms 1/2 bookshop.org/lists/celebr...

Here's how federal workers can apply for New Mexico unemployment during the shutdown nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/09/30/h...

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Our final community of practice in the series to support nonprofit employees in New Mexico happened last week, and we're so grateful to all who showed up with great ideas and great support for their peers. The work you're all doing is so important, and we are grateful for all you do!

👀 Nonproft fundraising is shitty enough. Let’s not make it shittier.

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭! Honored to facilitate a leadership workshop to support the amazing young women of Tomorrow's Women, a nonprofit that trains and supports Palestinian, Israeli, and American women to become strong, compassionate leaders, at their Alumni Leadership Summit in NM earlier this month!

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭! CENTER is a nonprofit in Santa Fe that supports social and environmentally-engaged lens-based projects through education, public platforms, funding, and partnerships. Vicki was honored to have facilitated a recent board retreat for the New Mexico-based @centersantafe.bsky.social !

If you’d like to learn more about how we work with clients, especially within the context of a start up organization, we encourage you to listen to this podcast that the Crooked Forest Institute released! Thank you so much Crooked Forest, we loved working with you! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-84xsy-...

The Race to Lead 2025 Survey explores how race, identity, and power continue to shape nonprofit work—and what’s changed over the past decade. Your anonymous input will help challenge assumptions, inform leaders, and strengthen calls for equity and accountability across the sector. Link below 👇

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 - We are in a nonprofit crisis in this country, with the federal government attacking the sector from many angles 1/4

We're ready for a new model, not another "rebuild" of the sector. Seems we've been talking about rebuilding the sector every time a major crisis or admin change happens. Can't we do something *very* different this time? www.philanthropy.com/article/a-ne...

If your community thinking about organizing better support of local biz to strengthen the local economy, now is the time to read this great interview with Vicki's friend and colleague, Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona. In big cities, small towns, rural communities, local prosperity is possible!

Our community of practice that supports those in NM nonprofits has been a great way to find support from others who are dealing with similar issues in a particularly challenging time. The thought shared in the graphic is just one great take away from August's meet up — there have been so many more!

Why promote our Shop Indie Local Holiday campaign early this year? buff.ly/3D28hKS