Why We Rhize
People power is on the rhize!! We see movements as essential vehicles for social transformation. This means not just reforms or incremental changes, but true systemic change at all levels of society. When successful, movements put unlikely allies into partnership, build community, reshape institutions, establish new cultural norms, and often find alternative solutions to meet community needs that are frequently adopted by larger institutions. Ultimately, movements build the intersectional, inclusive, equitable democratic societies we all seek.
At Rhize, we support movements because we believe they are essential for achieving systemic change. Rhize supports, trains, educates, and connects movement actors to each other. Through this work, Rhize helps movements that aim to build intersectional, inclusive, equitable and democratic societies by increasing their power, effectiveness, and sustainability.
Rhize supports movement supporters by sharing knowledge, research, and movement experience who those interested in better understanding movements
Rhize is building a community of movement leaders to facilitate learning and mutual solidarity, connecting leaders with the knowledge, skills, community, and support they need to contribute to stronger movements
Rhize trains movement coaches and provides mentorship so that coaches can reach even more movements than Rhize would be able to alone
Rhize’s Coaching Model
Our Coaching Model emerged through years of testing different modes of training, coaching, and partnership with movements. Rhize provides coaches with strategies, skills and resources to partner with and train activists in their community, creating a force multiplying effect that helps movements sustain and grow their impact. Coaching develops capacity within movements to build their own training and organizing operations, creating a force-multiplying effect. Coaches are movement organizers who have the ability to support and train others in the movements in their communities over the long term. By participating in the Rhize Coaching Fellowship, coaches learn the Coaching Model and become part of Rhize’s network of movement actors.