"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."

From TED Talks Education by Angela Lee Duckworth, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”. Copyright © 2013 by TED.

Phoenix Collaborative strengthens the capacity of nonprofits, governments, and communities to navigate crisis and build resilience. Through strategic planning, training, and systems design, we help organizations prepare, respond, and recover—ensuring that survivors of gender-based violence, people experiencing homelessness, and other vulnerable groups are protected and supported.

“Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself: I did it before, so I can do it again.”

- Idowu Koyenikan

Amy Edmondson on Teaming:

  1. Situational Humility

  2. Curiosity

  3. Risk

Orbiting the Giant Hairball

by Gordon MacKenzie