I co-created a non-profit and permaculture-action community called Permatours, which operates with a rotating leadership model inspired by decentralized autonomous organizational models. Over the past 3.5 years, the community has grown to include 11 dedicated team members, including community organizers, engineers, permaculturists, farmers, natural building-focused contractors, homesteaders, makers, and more. Through our educational events and learn-by-doing projects, we have created a network that spans over 40 land-based communities located throughout the Forests of the Northeast Bioregion and beyond, engaging thousands of participants. I have witnessed firsthand the power of a model that inspires action and collaboration, and encourages everyone to step into leadership roles. Permatours has achieved remarkable outcomes with minimal financial resources, as we operate without a traditional “boss” or hierarchy. Leadership rotates per project or per time served in a specific role. We collectively take responsibility and create pathways for newcomers to learn and lead projects. To date, Permatours has received ~ $40K in grants and donations. Our projects are carried out by impassioned souls and curious minds driven to learn, heal, co-create, and contribute to something larger than themselves.  Guided by the permaculture ethics of Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share, Permatours also draws inspiration from the famous Rainbow gathering, where everyone is welcomed and loved. At Rainbow and at Permatours events, all are embraced and all are “home,” because the Earth is our shared home. We frequently receive feedback highlighting the transformational impact these events have on participants, strengthening the “family” we’ve built and enhancing our capacity to support land-based communities, while teaching people the skills to survive and thrive. My personal strengths lie in community building, and creating spaces that invite people to authentically express themselves, to try new things, to co-create, and to heal. I am also experienced in the areas of communication, organizing, presenting, public speaking, facilitating, moderating, and mediating, which I apply to create meaningful change in the world. The challenges Permatours has faced with fundraising and securing grants have ignited my passion for increasing grassroots initiatives’ access to resources. This passion led me to my current role as Executive Director of Kinship Earth Flow Fund.  In this role, I raise funds to provide unrestricted grants to grassroots change-makers (“Flow Funders”), who are trusted to deploy the resources they receive according to the needs of their communities and to maximize positive impact. Unlike traditional philanthropy, Flow Funding does not require grant applications or extensive reports. Instead, we simply ask Flow Funders to share their impact stories, with all forms of media accepted.  Additionally, my work involves educating foundations, charities, individual donors, and groups organizing around their bioregions on how to create their own Flow Funds and Flow Funding ecosystems.