Successfully bringing Indigenous ways to a traditionally science-based culture at Sierra Club BC, with Executive Director, Hannah Askew

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Successfully bringing Indigenous ways to a traditionally science-based culture at Sierra Club BC, with Executive Director, Hannah Askew Hannah Askew started as Executive Director at Sierra Club BC in late 2018 with a mandate to bring an Indigenous lens to the work of Sierra Club BC, alongside the traditional scientific lens.&nbsp; As a lawyer, prior to this role, Hannah practiced public interest environmental law and was deeply involved in learning from Indigenous communities about their systems of law and governance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You’ll hear that Hannah is a big proponent of the McConnell Foundation’s Innoweave program “Impact and Strategic Clarity”, which they completed in 2019.&nbsp; It’s how they developed a Theory of Change (see the podcast resources), building clarity around what the organization aimed to achieve and how they would do it.&nbsp;&nbsp; While it was a difficult process, coming in as a new Executive Director and with this big change mandate, they've come through the other side and landed in a strong position to face the challenges of COVID-19.&nbsp; They’re able to leverage their clarity of purpose, shared values, and bonds as a team as they work remotely.&nbsp; They have greater direct participation from Indigenous peoples in the work.&nbsp; This clarity has also led to a stronger funding position.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sierra Club BC’s experience highlights the need to check our biases and identify things we may take for granted.&nbsp; It also shows how challenging it can be to question our values, and change, but it also highlights the great value in doing so.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Resources&nbsp; Sierra Club BC:&nbsp; https://sierraclub.bc.ca&nbsp;&nbsp; Sierra Club BC’s Theory of Change: (see below)&nbsp; Hannah Askew:&nbsp; https://twitter.com/HannahAskew 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/&nbsp;&nbsp; . . Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca . Impact Conversations http://socialimpact.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15259553/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/15259553