In June, Sage Leaders opened! We are a 501c4 nonprofit organization affiliated with Puget Sound Sage. The mission of Sage Leaders is to advance equitable development, climate justice, and economic justice through research, advocacy, organizing, and leadership development programs.
With the creation of Sage Leaders, we are excited to welcome the Amplify program to the Sage family. Amplify is a leadership development program that supports progressive candidates, campaign workers, and elected officials, prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQ community leaders. The vision of the Amplify program is to transform political culture by modeling alternatives to transactional, white supremacist, patriarchal culture, focusing instead on relational politics, co-governance, and supportive networks that build power for communities of color. Amplify’s peer support cohort model will bolster Sage’s leadership development programming, allowing us to build a powerful network of civic leaders of color in partnership with the Community Leadership Institute. Amplify was formerly a fiscally sponsored program at the Progress Alliance of Washington and we are thrilled to give it a permanent home at Puget Sound Sage and Sage Leaders.
This new infrastructure will enable us to increase our impact on racial and economic justice in our region. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months about the strategic direction of Sage Leaders, how its programs will complement Puget Sound Sage’s work and how you can get involved.