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March 25, 2021

Our Commitment to Racial Equity: A Progress Report

In July 2020, Mission Partners published a Race Equity Action…
Written text that reads "Standing with the Asian American Community Today and Every Day
March 22, 2021

Standing with our Asian American Colleagues, Friends, and Family

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March 11, 2021

Leaning into the Real Work of a Better Business Model

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February 25, 2021

Institutionally Underserved, Historically Resilient.

February 3, 2021

Black History is More than A Month.

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January 19, 2021

A Time Like No Other…Or Is It?

January 13, 2021

Mission Partners Receives 2021 Real Leaders Impact Award

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December 10, 2020

Promoting Equity Through Design

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August 24, 2020

Using Business as a Force for Good

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July 28, 2020

What I Know For Sure

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July 28, 2020

Where Ethics and Persuasion Meet

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July 2, 2020

The Economics of Inequality

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June 23, 2020

Race and Humanity in the Workplace

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June 3, 2020

Systems Won’t Change Unless People Do

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June 2, 2020

Beyond COVID: Systems Change is People Change

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May 6, 2020

Balancing Parenting and Productivity

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May 4, 2020

Finding Humanity Behind Action: Racial Equity Interview with Carolyn Lowery

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April 27, 2020

The Importance of Self-Care and Wellness

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April 20, 2020

How to Evolve Business and Development Strategies Through COVID-19

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April 14, 2020

Charting A Path Forward During Uncertain Times

C.Marie Taylor with Montgomery County first responders during the April 2020 Leadership Montgomery Core Class Session
March 27, 2020

On Race, Business, and COVID-19: Eight Questions for C. Marie Taylor

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March 17, 2020

Sticking Together, While Staying Apart

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March 2, 2020

Just Business

CEO of Mission Partners, Carrie Fox signing the WeTheChange declaration
December 18, 2019

Living Our Core Values

December 12, 2019

12 Ways to Effectively Engage an Advisory Board

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November 15, 2019

Getting More out of Giving Tuesday

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October 17, 2019

The Words Matter

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September 17, 2019

The Power of Equitable Design (And 3 Tips to Become a More Inclusive Communicator)

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August 15, 2019

Why Listening to All Sides Matters

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July 19, 2019

Four Ways that Organizations Miss the Mark on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

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May 29, 2019

Listening and Taking Action on the Black Maternal Health Crisis in the U.S

February 19, 2019

Bring on Your Unsolvable Problems

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January 21, 2019

On Brave Actions and Bold Speak

January 7, 2019

The 5.5 Million Women Protest in Kerala You Should Have Heard About

What the New Year Brings to You Will Depend a Great Deal on What You Bring to the New Year
January 1, 2019

Time to Begin Again

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October 12, 2018

Do I Belong Here?

Children Playing with a parachute in Haiti
September 14, 2018

Why Sabbaticals Matter at Mission Partners

Focus on runners feet in a marathon
August 28, 2018

Changing the Narrative

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July 28, 2018

Out of Office

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July 12, 2018

Was it Your Mail I Opened?

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June 15, 2018

Connecting and Communicating on Mental Health

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June 4, 2018

Communicating Outside of Comfort Zones

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May 14, 2018

What Bias is Hiding in Your Writing?

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April 27, 2018

The Trouble with Assumptions, and How to Keep Yours in Check

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April 12, 2018

Finding Swing: Syncing Up Your Team for Success

April 5, 2018

Building Equity and Breaking Bias in Storytelling

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March 30, 2018

What Would You Write?

March 23, 2018

Creating A Customer Experience That Goes The Extra Mile

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March 16, 2018

Building Trust: Tips for Becoming a Better Spokesperson

March 9, 2018

The Women We Admire Most

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March 1, 2018

This Question Will Make You a Better Problem Solver

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February 23, 2018

The Trouble With Like-Mindedness

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February 16, 2018

Finding Harmony Through Tragedy

February 9, 2018

Expanding Our Table

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February 8, 2018

How to Become Fierce in Your Focus

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February 1, 2018

Here’s Why Leading with Empathy Matters – And How You Can Do It Better

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January 25, 2018

Three Ways to Make Your Message Stick

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January 17, 2018

From Here to There (READ THIS Before your Next Strategic Planning Session)

A city street with the MLK Jr. quote "If you can't fly, then run; if your can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."
December 20, 2017

Looking Back, Looking Forward

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November 30, 2017

A World of Good

November 17, 2017

Going Beyond Belief

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November 17, 2017

Seeking to “Change the World?” Tips for Responsible Companies

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November 3, 2017

Coming Together from a Place of Strength, Not Weakness

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April 24, 2017

The Promise to America’s Children and Youth

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January 26, 2017

Corporate Responsibility in the Unpredictable Trump Era

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Family Independence Initiative

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Associate Professor
Loyola University Maryland

“With Mission Partners, I feel like I am part of the team, and they’re definitely part of mine. I get to learn from them every day, and they appreciate learning from me in order to do their job well. Really, I feel like I am part of a family.”

Executive Director, Donor Experience
National Public Radio

“Carrie has a great sense for how to teach people. She doesn’t stop at developing messaging, but she shows people how to use it.”

Vice President, Philanthropic Engagement and Chief of Staff
Greater Washington Community Foundation

“Mission Partners has a certain stick-to-itiveness that I really appreciate. Keeping us on track, getting what you need, holding us accountable. It’s not easy to do, but Mission Partners does this flawlessly.”

Vice President of Communications
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

“Mission Partners employs a degree of thoughtfulness and intellectual investment that exceeds my typical experience with other consultants.”

Executive Director
Jubilee Housing

“The Mission Partners team brings a powerful combination of disciplined expertise and creative problem-solving to any organization seeking to achieve its full potential.”

President and CEO
Washington Area Women’s Foundation

“Mission Partners has been an amazing partner… great listeners and brilliant strategists. They took the time to get to know our programs and our strategic objectives, and they created opportunities for us that perfectly fit with our goals and that we never could have made happen on our own. Carrie and her team are geniuses at leveraging modest investments for maximum returns. They are among the most genuine, friendly, and conscientious professionals we’ve worked with in our twenty-two year existence.”

Founders and Co-Executive Directors
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

“It was refreshing to watch how you were able to take all of our ideas, and organize them into a unified vision. When Mission Partners [was recommend to] me, frankly I didn’t know what to expect…. But after seeing you guys in action, we would be lost without you.”

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Homeside Financial

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