About us


“Leadership is enabling others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.”

—Marshall Ganz

Our People

We are movements, organizations, leaders, organizers, researchers, educators, practitioners and institutions from 75 different countries who consolidate, grow and sustain our power. Adopting and adapting part or all of the community organizing practices across the globe. Together turning our stories into sources of power, dreaming of a more just world and working internationally and strategically towards it with a solid relationship fabric.

Our compass

Our values

We stand for freedom and justice as our guiding values, and work towards building agency, courage, and solidarity for a more just, democratic and sustainable world.

Our core purpose towards that is enabling people power by developing leaders who can organize their communities for change in ways that center people’s stories and aspirations.

Our work stems from a deep belief in interconnectedness that strives and organizes for freedom and justice collaboratively and collectively, until everyone is free.

We act with utmost thoughtfulness, empathy and courage at all times, ensuring we make courageous choices and committing to meaningful, quality and nuance in all our work.

We constantly and actively learn on this journey by constantly evaluating our work, learning from our failures, and learning from and with each other.

We do all of this with a spirit of joy, generosity and hope, celebrating each others’ success, encouraging growth and leadership even when going gets tough, and facilitating global solidarity and support with a spirit of unabashed and active hopefulness.

Our story

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Board of directors

Marshall Ganz
Marshall GanzSenior Lecturer in Public Policy at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Jennifer McCrea
Jennifer McCreaSenior Research Fellow at the Hauser Institute for Civil Society at Harvard University and a Faculty Chair for Exponential Fundraising Course at Harvard
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Ian Simmons
Ian SimmonsFounder and President of the Foundation for Civic Leadership
Samar Dudin
Samar DudinRegional Director & Head of Programs at Ruwwad
Kathryn Perera
Kathryn PereraDirector within the National Health Service (the NHS). Leads NHS Horizons
Mariali Cárdenas
Mariali CárdenasFounding member of Via Education- Nationwide nonprofit organization based in Mexico
Junko Yoda
Junko YodaOrganizing and public narrative trainer and a community organizing campaign coach.
Andrew Manuel Crespo
Andrew Manuel CrespoMorris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law
Farhan Latif - Advisory board
Farhan Latif - Advisory boardA philanthropic leader, social entrepreneur and cross sector mobilizer on minority inclusion

LCN team

Mais Irqsusi
Mais IrqsusiExecutive Director
Benedict Hugosson
Benedict HugossonChief Operating officer
Aditi Parekh
Aditi ParekhLeading Change Academy (workshops)
Alyssa Constant
Alyssa ConstantAccountant
Abdelrahman ElGendy
Abdelrahman ElGendyContent Writer and Editor
Jafrin Akhtar
Jafrin AkhtarSocial Media Coordinator
Haruka Sano
Haruka SanoResource Center
Masha Burina
Masha BurinaHubs & Individual Membership Coordinator
Salma Sameh
Salma SamehLeading Change Academy Coordinator
Pilar Garza
Pilar GarzaAdministration & Support
Sakher Ghaben
Sakher GhabenData & Web Analytics Specialist
Sachiko Osawa
Sachiko OsawaCommunity of Practice Coordinator
 Collins Santhanasamy
Collins SanthanasamyProject Leader: Annual Community Meet-Up
Caty Villanueva Mátar (parental leave)
Caty Villanueva Mátar (parental leave)Affiliates & Partners (organizational membership)

Our supporters

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative CZI | Marshall Ganz | ImpactAssets | Jennifer McCrea | Anthony Barash & Terri Hanson | Lisa Renstrom & Robert Perkowitz | Rebecca Henderson | The Conway Family Charitable Fund | The Omidyar Group | Kelsey Wirth & Samuel Myers