Magnolia Moonshot 2030
Who are we?
Magnolia Moonshot 2030 (MM2030) is a new narrative for women’s leadership, creating the conditions to activate our collective power to address the greatest challenges we face today. By convening networks of women leaders who are urgently addressing the climate crisis, MM2030 amplifies our collective ability for positive impact.
As a project within the Academy for Systems Change, our specific Magnolia approach is comprised of 3 parts: awareness-based systems thinking, capacity building, and grounding our work in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We believe each person’s ‘inner work’ is as crucial as the ‘outer work’ if we are to effect large scale systems change.
You can help us build this network and bring women together for growth, strength, collaboration and systems change. Support us now!
Guiding Principles
1. Address the ecological, socio-economic and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis.
2. Be a force for connection and collaboration.
3. Cross-pollinate each other’s work.
4. Build on existing commitments and actions.
5. Celebrate the power of dignity, empathy, trust, vulnerability, innovation and urgency.
6. Have the courage to speak the truth.
7. Embody love by denouncing sexism, racism or any form of exclusion or supremacy.
8. Leave no one behind.
The image to the right illustrates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted unanimously by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. Leaving no one behind is the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs.
Why and Why Now
The number of women led organizations emerging, or shifting their focus, in response to the climate crisis and the role women play, is growing dramatically, creating untold potential. However, the ever-increasing constellation of players lacks the connective tissue needed for unprecedented collaboration that will accelerate effective action. MM2030 will provide reinforcement for each other, and for the impact we collectively seek – a world where all life flourishes.
Our Invitation
We will initially launch a series of opportunities to virtually connect and showcase women leaders. Our intention is to elevate the amazing achievements of women across our world, and to cross-pollinate our actions, commitments and hearts. Our purpose is to create the connective tissue between women leaders to accelerate our collective potential for achieving our vision of a future where all life can flourish. If you’d like more information, sign up here for a monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date on opportunities to get involved.
Why “Magnolia Moonshot 2030”
The Magnolia is a beautiful symbol for the love of nature, strength and loyalty. These feminine yet tough flowers, like the Magnolias, fulfill the role of powerful pollinators within the eco-system.
A moonshot is an ambitious, exploratory and groundbreaking project undertaken without being deterred by the vast scope of the challenge that requires radical solutions, or the expectation of near-term benefit.
Because the year 2030 has been identified as the aggressive and necessary target for human response to the climate crisis, from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and United Nations 17 Global Goals, the activation of this work is essential and urgent.
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We are seeking SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS for Magnolia Moonshot 2030. Please contact darcy@academyforchange.org to learn about opportunities to add your passion and commitment to this change movement, or make a donation right now to support this growing community of women leaders who are coming together to collaborate to impact climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals and each other.
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Advisory Council
Anne Murray Allen
Conversant; Faculty, Academy for Systems Change
Anne Murray Allen is focused on helping organizations work across sectors and organizations to engage multiple stakeholders. She has deep practice and knowledge in helping (more…)
Darcy Winslow
Founder Magnolia Moonshot 2030
Denise Harrington
Owner DMH Consulting Group; Speaking with Impact Brands; Women Express Host
Denise Harrington has been a professional communications trainer and coach since 1987. She has provided customized media and presentation skills development (more…)
Ina Gjikondi
Dir. of Executive Education & Coaching, George Washington University
Ina Gjikondi is a teacher, speaker, mother, alchemist, innovator, poet, modern mystic and co-curator of creative learning experiences that expand consciousness with the goal of (more…)
Jacqueline Cambata
CEO Cambata Designs; Advisor, Academy for Systems Change
Jacqueline Cambata has held executive positions in the aviation, design and chemical industries over the past thirty years. Most recently, she led the transformation of StarPort Aviation (more…)
Kennedy Peace
Digital Marketing Coordinator (Magnolia Intern 2020)
Kennedy Peace is a rising senior strategic communications major, leadership studies minor, with a 3.87 GPA. Kennedy hails from the keystone state (more…)
Kim Kita
Colorado State U, Dir. Todos Santos Campus; Fellow, Academy for Systems Change
Kim Kita serves as the founding Director of Colorado State University’s international educational center in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Kim leads and oversees strategic planning, finance, (more…)
Laura Schmitt Olabisi
Associate Professor, Michigan State University; Board, Academy for Systems Change
Laura Schmitt Olabisi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability and the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Michigan State University. (more…)
Michele Hunt
Earth's Call Fund; Transformation Catalyst; Author
Michele Hunt has a very diverse background. In 1992 Michele served on President Bill Clinton’s Transition Team. In 1993 she was appointed by President Clinton to serve as the Executive Director (more…)
Roberta Baskin
Earth's Call Fund; Internationally Renowned Journalist
Roberta Baskin has spent more than 30 years as an awarding-winning investigative reporter with a mission to expose corporate misconduct. Five years ago she shifted her focus to (more…)
Sara Heppner-Waldston
Graphic Recorder; Artist; Facilitator
Sara Heppner’s passion for creative communication comes from a lifetime of formal artistic training, highly focused listening and a belief (more…)
Tanya Davis
William and Mary Foundation
Tanya Davis is a philanthropist and author whose life work is to help transform lives through empowerment and a sense of purpose. Along with her family, Tanya established the William & Mary Davis Foundation (more…)