If We're Not Prepared to Govern, We're Not Prepared to Win

FIRESIDE CHAT - "If We're Not Prepared to Govern, We're Not Prepared to Win": Worker Self Direction in this Movement Moment
Many worker self-directed nonprofits draw inspiration from the quote, which I first heard from Gopal Dayaneni formerly with Movement Generation, that "If we are not prepared to govern, we are not prepared to win." However, simply preparing ourselves to govern in our 501c3 nonprofit organizations won't necessarily produce "wins" on a movement scale. Why does practicing worker self-direction matter in this political moment?
Representatives from seven worker self-directed nonprofits explore this question and others, as we consider the liberatory potential, challenges, and limitations of worker self-direction in this movement moment. What does worker self-direction teach us about ourselves and our movement organizations? What does it teach us about what is needed to build the more beautiful world we know is possible?
This is part two of a discussion series co-hosted with Nonprofit Quarterly, based on the recently released article "Want Democratic Leadership at Your Nonprofit? Here Are Some Do’s and Don’ts" and the accompany case studies created by Faye Christoforo, researcher with the Nonprofit Democracy Network.