2017 HIGHLIGHTS

Nonprofit of the Year

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was the advice of one of our supporters this past year. This became the seedling that grew into our new Community Impact Model. This three-part model focuses on deeper, cross-issue impacts throughout Santa Barbara County and consists of our Leadership Programs, our Alumni Communities, and our Impact Network.

The third part of the model, our Impact Network, is an exploratory space for us. We leaned into learning what can we do together that we can’t do alone with our first ever Possibility Lab, which was attended by 140 of our our network members. The outcome was the launch of our Impact Lab. We are modeling the way of experimentation with the pilot phase of this Impact Lab. We aren’t sure what the outcome will be, but we know we will learn, adjust, and keep learning.

Carrie RandolphExecutive Director

Dear Friend,

Resilience. Renewal. Rejuvenation. In 2018, these powerful terms aptly describe Santa Barbara, as well as Leading From Within’s convictions. We are guided by the belief that the cultivation and fostering of a network of leaders in our community who trust one another enable leaders to work together to deepen their impact.

It’s been 10 years since our first program launched and 6 years since we incorporated as a nonprofit. We reflect on how our ideologies equipped our healthy growth and successful efforts. Our Alumni Communities continue to flourish with increased self-management, independence, and initiative. Both the Possibility Lab and Impact Lab focus on harnessing the incredible potential within and between our four leadership networks. Currently, we serve more than 260 leaders in nonprofit, public services, and the private sector from more than 200 organizations throughout the entire Santa Barbara County region.

As we enthusiastically progress onward, there is much to achieve together. We thank you for joining us in developing and sustaining our network of leaders, who are directly addressing complex issues and challenges in our communities with dignity, impact and with care.

In gratitude and appreciation,

Nancy Swanson and Lois MitchellInterim Board Co-Chairs during Ken Saxon’s Sabbatical

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“You need to claim big space and not be afraid to do it”

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GROWTH We served more leaders who drive and create change in our communities.

We supported leaders throughout our county.

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Leading From Within celebrates the 14 graduates from the first cohort of Leading for Community Impact, LFW’s newest leadership program serving social sector leaders from Santa Maria, Lompoc, and other northern Santa Barbara County communities.

Since 2012, the number of Santa Barbara County social sector leaders in our Alumni Community has increased by more than two hundred.

Katherine Harvey Fellows was run by Santa Barbara Foundation from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, LFW inherited the Katherine Harvey Fellows program and welcomed 77 Katherine Harvey Fellows alumni into our network. The increase in leaders in 2013 includes the 68 Katherine Harvey Fellows alumni who continued to serve Santa Barbara County.

260leaders

throughout the Santa Barbara County social sector are served by LFW alumni

200+organizations

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Deep, sustained, and exponential effects across the sector, issue areas, and Santa Barbara County

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMSTrain, develop, connect, and support all social sector leaders in a shared leadership practice, culture, and experience.

ALUMNI COMMUNITIESCultivate ongoing learning and access to resources and opportunities for collaboration between Leading From Within alumni.

IMPACT NETWORKDesign and create community impact vehicles that seek to facilitate the fertile ground for social innovation and collaboration among the network.

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VISION We aim to produce exponential impacts - to the individual, the organization, the sector, and the community.

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The Leading From Within

Community Impact Model

is designed to facilitate

deep and sustaining change

in our region.

Ongoing LearningResources

TrainingRenewal

Support Network Collaboration

TrustConnection

SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERDedicated

UndersupportedOverworked

Isolated

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

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InnovationExperimentation

FertilenessComplex Collaborations

ALUMNI COMMUNITIES

IMPACT NETWORK

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IMPACT We watched alumni expand their leadership to better serve Santa Barbara County communities.

We watched leaders partner with one another to amplify their impact.

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Eder Gaona-MacedoExecutive Director | Future Leaders of America, Inc.

The disasters that struck our community this winter left many families struggling with no safety net. “It struck a chord because the livelihood of our students are being affected,” explains Eder Gaona-Macedo, Executive Director of Future Leaders of America, Inc. (FLA) and Leading From Within alum.

Eder lights the way in supporting our community by breaking barriers and advocating for those who have little to no voice. In the midst of expanding FLA to include Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, and soon Carpinteria, Eder has begun new endeavors by partnering with other local organizations to create the UndocuFund. Collaborating organizations include

“My experience with Leading From Within gave me the confidence to jump into the uncertain and uncomfortable. Without LFW and the self- reflection it brought, I am not sure I would have run for public office.” Eric Friedman, City Council MemberCity of Santa BarbaraLFW Alum

More than 88% of respondents attributed their participation with Leading From Within to contributing to this change.

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), and Ventura County Community Foundation.

This fund assists local undocumented families who are economically impacted by the disasters and are excluded from many relief programs. Eder shares, “The collaborative nature of this initiative makes it feel less like work and has turned it into a labor of love.”

Since participating in the Emerging Leaders program, alumni have stepped into roles of increased scope and influence.

Respondents to a 2017 retrospective survey reported that:

have stepped into professional roles of greater scope or influence.

have stepped into volunteer roles of greater scope or influence.

have taken on projects or stepped into roles that impact the larger community, beyond the scope of their organizations.

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47%

78%

Eder Gaona-Macedo rallies for those without a voice. Photo by Paul Wellman

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LEARNING We continued to learn, adapt, and keep learning.We committed to growing a community of leaders that reflects the diversity of our county. • We introduced Leading for Community Impact

in 2016-2017 to serve leaders based in Santa Maria, Lompoc, and other northern Santa Barbara County communities.

• We are committed to cultivating a community of leaders that reflects the racial and ethnic makeup of our county. We are working to improve our outreach, recruitment, and data collection to support our progress toward this goal.

We provided opportunities for our alumni to connect across boundaries.

• We recognize the value that occurs when leaders share perspectives, provide support, and collaborate across sector, issue, and organizational boundaries. On page 12, read about our first ever Possibility Lab.

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We use the insights we gain through evaluation and reflection to help us better prepare our alumni to exercise leadership in their workplaces and communities.

We continued to develop our programs. • We advanced our curricula and explored ways to

integrate attention to identity and bias throughout our programs.

• We implemented a 360 degree feedback process for increased understanding of leaders own strength and opportunities for growth.

• We supported participants in implementing strategic, collaborative, social sector projects through capstone projects.

We continued to explore what is possible, take risks, learn, and adapt.

• We created the Impact Lab to leverage the collective potential of the larger network and role model experimentation. Pages 12-13 share the way we experiment with these strategies.

Christa Roth, LFW’s Director of Leadership Programs, coaches an Emerging Leaders participant through their 360 Review results.

Ashleigh Erving from the Family Service Agency and Andrea Gallardo from Santa Maria Valley YMCA work together during an Emerging Leaders session on logic models.

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POSSIBILITY We experimented with ways to amplify the impact we can have together that we can’t have alone.

We empowered leaders to work in collaborative efforts that achieve transformative social impact.

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“Seeing the huge community of LFW participants that has evolved, being encouraged to trust and collaborate with each other, and being reminded that we are all capable of making real change was incredible.”

Molly Kemper, Special Events CoordinatorScholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

Possibility Lab: On November 1, 2017, more than 140 Leading From Within alumni and partners came together for Possibility Lab, a one-day gathering designed to facilitate learning, connecting, and exploring possibilities for how this community of social sector leaders might grow its impact.*

Impact Lab 1.0: A group of more than 20 leaders from the LFW network convened throughout early 2018 to plan the next phase of this exploration. We created the Impact Lab to leverage the collective potential of the larger network and role model experimentation.

We are stepping into the unknown, learning by doing. In Spring 2018, we are embracing the challenge of “creating the simplest design possible to launch a project, test the lab, and learn!”

*Participant reflections on their Possibility Lab experience and on possibilities they see for the larger LFW network to grow its collective impact can be found at http://leading-from-within.org/possibility-lab-evaluation-report/.

Attendees for the Possibility Lab engage in a conversation around a mutual topic of interest related to the social sector.

Carl Palmer, Courage to Lead alumni and founder of Legacy Works, leads the group through the Impact Lab design process.

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The best collective future of any

community largely depends on

the nurturing of leadership. LFW’s

thorough understanding of and soulful

approach to leadership training are

playing a key role in strengthening and

enlivening our communities.

Ron Gallo, CEOSanta Barbara Foundation

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FINANCES Since 2012, we more than tripled our annual investment in the leadership of our county.

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LEADERSHIP Leaders throughout the Santa Barbara County sectors serve on our board.

Ben RomoSanta Barbara County Office of Emergency Management

Jennifer ReitzExecutive Leadership Coach

Jim MorouseSatori Group

Ken SaxonLeading From Within

Kim Colby DavisCourt Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County

Lois MitchellLAUNCH Philanthropic Consultancy

Maritza Mejia-WilsonFeelGood

Nancy SwansonLinked Foundation

Paul LynchCage Free Productions

Rebecca Anderson Ganna Walska Lotusland

Saul SerranoCommunity Action Commission of Santa Barbara County

Sigrid WrightCommunity Environmental Council

Victoria JuarezGirls Inc. of Carpinteria

Carrie RandolphExecutive Director Leading From Within

Our revenue streams are diverse.2017 Revenues

Our operating budget grew from $160,840 in 2012 to $528,667 in 2017.

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$161K

$529K

The majority of our expenditures are dedicated to programs and services.2017 Expenses

50% 25% 19% 6%

Grants Participant Fees

General Fundraising

In-Kind Facilitation

Program/Service Expenses

Management & Gen. Exp.

FundraisingExp.

84% 6% 10%

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GRATITUDE We are grateful to our donors. 60% of our individual donors are LFW alumni.

Major Givers ($10,000+)

Ann Jackson Family FoundationImpact Hub Santa BarbaraJim & Mary MorouseKen & Jo SaxonMcCune FoundationSanta Barbara FoundationSchwartz Family Foundation The Angell FoundationThe FARM FundThe Towbes FoundationWAVE Foundation

Directors ($3,000-$9,999)

J.S. Bower FoundationJeff Baum (VMware)Linked Foundation Montecito Bank & TrustTom Bird

Leaders ($500-$2,999)

Alixe & Mark MattinglyAnonymousAugustOne FoundationBergquist Wang, LLCBob & Christine EmmonsBob & Victoria HazardCarrie & Mike* RandolphCasey* & Melissa McCannChrista RothClaude & Susan CaseDanna McGrew* (Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP)Dawn MitchamDiane* & Kieran AdamDianne Duva & Arthur Swalley (Arlington Financial Advisors)Durfee FoundationElizabeth Wagner* (Village Properties)

Fernando Velez*Frederica K. SaxonGene* & Jill DeeringGinger Salazar & Brett MatthewsHutton Parker FoundationJ. Taylor Woodward & Barbara HauterJennifer ReitzJohn & Christie GlanvilleJonathan Rocque*Judy & Charlie MarklineJudy & Leon BartholomewKaci Dominguez*Keith BerwickKim Colby Davis*Kimberly Coley*Lois Mitchell (LAUNCH Philanthropic)Luis Esparza*Mari & Hank Mitchel

Maritza Mejia-Wilson* & Travis Wilson* Marjorie SennettMark ScherMaryan SchallMike GilesMiles Ashlock & Nathaniel BurkePatrick and Sally EnthovenPaul J. LynchRebecca* & Ian AndersonRegina & Rick RoneyReicker, Pfau, Pule & McRoy LLPRenee Grubb (Village Properties)Seth Streeter (Mission Wealth)Skye Sander*Tiffany & Frank FosterTim & Ginny BlissTim & Louise CaseyVictoria Juarez* & Matthew Mooney

Friends (up to $499)Adolfo Garcia*Alejandra Gutierrez*Alison Wales*Allegra Roth*Angela BianconeAngie Hacker*Anita Landecker*Ann Cowell*Ashley Costa*Autumn Aquistapace*Ben Romo*Brittany Napier*Bruno CaputoCameron Gray*Carl Palmer*Carolyn ChandlerCasey O’Toole* (O’Toole Real Estate)Chelsea Duffy*

Chris & Ann Pizzinat*Chuck Flacks*Clarissa Montengro Uhl*Colette Hadley*Deborah Ching*Debra Hammond*Dennis Tivey*Elena Richardson*Elisa and Eric Callow*Elisabeth & Greg FowlerElizabeth Gaynes*Eryn Shugart*Gina Fischer*Gloria Soto*Greg Bartholomew*Hannah Rael*Helga MorrisJeffrey Bochsler*Jennifer Murray*

Jessica Fougere*Jessica McLernon *Jessica* & Michael McLernonJim KnightJoanne & Brian RappJoe HowellJohn* & Karen GreathouseJordan Killebrew*Joshua Simmons*Julia Lara*Julie Sorenson*Kai Tepper*Katya Armistead*Kelly Smith*Ken Gates*Kristi NewtonKristina Webster*Lauren Amundson*Lauri Shiffrar*

Linda Cole*Lindsay Cortina*Lisa Rivas*Lori Goodman*LuAnn Miller*Lucille Boss*Mauricio Gomez*Megan Turley*Michael Medel*Michael* & Cheryl TakaharaMisha Garrison*Molly* & James KemperNancy SwansonNatalia Alarcon*Nicole Biergiel*Norbert Tan*Owen Bailey*Peter MacDougall

Rachel Johnson*Robert Janeway*Russell TerrySarah HarrisSigrid Wright*Stanley Tzankov*Stephanie Glatt*Sue & Jeff CarmodySujana Patel*Ted RhodesTim Molloy*Tracy York*Vicki Murphy*Vivian Clecak*William Peters*Yvette Chappell-Ingram*

* Leading From Within Alumni

Leading From Within invests in people who drive and create change in Santa Barbara County and beyond.Through our leadership programs, ongoing alumni education, and impactful networks, we cultivate leaders who are renewed, prepared, connected, and collaborating for the greater good of all.

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Contact Carrie Randolph at carrie@leading-from-within.org or 805-770-3232 or visit our website at www.leading-from-within.org