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This project was completed on Dec 13, 2018
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Matched with Gary G.
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Leadership Coaching
South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
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Leadership Coaching
Project details
What we need
- 6-8 coaching sessions with a staff member
- Actionable steps and advice to address an ongoing managerial issue
- Assessment of the effectiveness of the Organization's leadership team
What we have in place
- I am very committed to learning and becoming a better leader and am excited to learn from someone with demonstrated leadership experience over the course of their career.
How this will help
This project will save us $8,773 , allowing us to continue building and becoming a national leader in community storytelling.
For the last 10 years, SAADA has enabled academics, artists, journalists, students, and community members to write books, create new content, and shape public understanding about the South Asian American community. As the organization's Co-founder and Executive Director, I want to ensure that I am best enabled to lead the organization as it continues to grow.
Project plan
Posted by
Samip M.
Executive Director
Our mission
SAADA creates a more inclusive society by giving voice to South Asian Americans through documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent their unique and diverse experiences.
What we do
SAADA's collection of more than 3,100 items is the largest publicly accessible South Asian American archive. Used widely by scholars, students, journalists, artists, and community members, the archive includes rare photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, oral history interviews, videos, and other materials. SAADA's website has received 617,565 visitors in the last 4 years. Further, through digital storytelling initiatives such as our First Days Project (sharing stories from immigrants and refugees about their arrival in the U.S.) and Road Trips Project (sharing stories of travel to reframe an American tradition), SAADA reimagines the potential of community archives in the digital era.
Testimonials
It would be difficult for me to overstate how important working with Gary has been for our organization. He has a way of getting right to the heart of the issue and providing clarity on what seem like the most difficult of challenges. He has just the right background and strategic mind to be helpful. As a small non-profit, having someone who could meet us where we are was incredibly valuable. Gary provided solutions that actually made sense for what is possible for us. Most importantly, Gary is thoughtful, kind, and generous with his time. It's been a pleasure working with him, and I would recommend Gary highly to anyone in need of support in issues related to leadership and management.
It has been both a pleasure and an honor to work with Samip and SAADA. I'm very excited to see what the future holds for SAADA--great organization, great mission.
