From Elana's Desk

September 20, 2022 — Rooted in our shared commitment to safety, respect, and equity-for all, SRE Network inspires meaningful change in workplaces and communal spaces by bringing people together to address gender-based harassment, discrimination, and inequity, using an intersectional lens of gender justice. This year, we focused on deepening our work with the nearly 160 member organizations from across North America, representing thousands of employees, lay leaders, volunteers and community members, who have made a commitment to safety, respect and equity, through joining SRE Network and engaging in our SRE Standards Self-Assessment, learning programs and grant opportunities. We know that our work takes not only a commitment, but time and sustained effort, and so often the progress made occurs behind the scenes.

As we move through the Hebrew month of Elul and prepare for the New Year ahead, we can’t help but reflect on our accomplishments. From our 2022 Convening that engaged over 200 participants from 128 organizations; to growing our network to 158 member organizations with over 80% already renewed for another year; to the $775,000 in grants we already awarded in 2022 with an additional $425,000 to be distributed later this year, bringing our total 2022 grantmaking to $1.2M.

We launched season 2 of Just Leading, the collaborative podcast I co-lead with Gali Cooks of Leading Edge and Ilana Kaufman of Jews of Color Initiative. We held monthly learning sessions on zoom, updated our resource pages, and made connections among members so that they can be resources for each other. We also introduced new social media features to highlight and spotlight the incredible work of our grantees, members, advisory board members, and funders.