Powerlift
Saving lives starts with bringing everyone in. Our societies will be healthiest when they have no outsiders. We should strive for that. We have to keep working to reduce poverty and disease. We have to help outsiders resist the power of people who want to keep them out. But we have to do our inner work as well: We have to wake up to the ways we exclude. We have to open our arms and our hearts to the people we’ve pushed to the margins. It’s not enough to help outsiders fight their way in—the real triumph will come when we no longer push anyone out.
Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift,
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Powerlift
Powerlift explores six principles businesses, nonprofits, and churches can implement to increase employability for individuals who have experienced the challenges of poverty, incarceration, addiction, and/or engagement in the sex trade.
What to expect
Participants in this course will explore the six principles that made the Powerlift model an effective tool to help individuals overcome challenging life experiences. Learning is interactive with role plays, activities, and videos. Topics include:
Experiential Learning
Immediate Leadership Opportunities
Entrepreneurial Culture
Translation Factor
Restorative Justice
Necessary and Effective Partnerships
Participants will also explore how to create financial opportunities that include:
Microlending
Capital investing
Research and development
Safety protocol for high-risk business
Creating a dynamic team
Coming August 2021
Business Doing Good, Engaging Women and Elevating Communities
by Dr. Shannon Deer and Cheryl Miller
Business Doing Good will be a valuable resource and in-depth companion to the Powerlift course. The book weaves together the research and the dramatic stories of women overcomers. You will find inspiration, insights, and practical tools.