Join us for a candid discussion on creativity, performance culture, and what sustainable work could look like for mission-driven teams.
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SOCIAL
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We work in impact - but are our internal structures and ways of working actually supporting the people behind the mission?
Our upcoming roundtable explores creativity, workplace culture, and what it takes to build more sustainable, human-centered teams.
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time: 10 AM PT / 11 AM MT / 1 PM ET
Location: Call link shared after registration
Duration: 1 hour
MEET YOUR HOSTS
CEO & FOUNDER,
SUNFLOWER COMMUNICATIONSWith experience across nonprofit communications and international development, Nina is a storyteller and strategist who helps impact organizations turn meaningful work into clear, compelling communications that build trust and support.
She is the founder and director of Sunflower Communications, a bilingual agency supporting nonprofits and social enterprises globally. Her work centers on helping teams clarify their strategy, strengthening their storytelling, and building sustainable communications systems that allow them to grow without losing the human depth at the heart of their mission.
Before founding Sunflower, Nina worked in communications, fundraising, and education in Canada, South Korea, and Guatemala. She holds a degree in Philosophy and Psychology from York University, a Digital Marketing Management certificate from the University of Toronto, and a Project Management and International Development post-graduate from Humber College. She is also the recipient of the 2023 BMO x Humber College Women’s Entrepreneurship Pitch Award.
Chief operating officer
opportunity collaboration
CONNECTIVE IMPACTWith over 15 years of experience across fields of education, health, and impact investing, Jessica is a mama, bridge-builder, and systems-minded leader who helps organizations build order out of chaos and turn values into practice.
She serves as Chief Operating Officer of Opportunity Collaboration and Connective Impact, global communities of social impact leaders working to alleviate poverty and injustice. Her work centers on supporting growth while honoring the often invisible labor that holds teams and communities together. Her facilitation is grounded in rhythm and human connection to create spaces that are relational, grounded, and alive.
Previously, Jessica has held leadership roles at JumpScale LLC, Meridian Institute, Toniic, The Future Leaders Institute, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia.
whAT TO EXPECT
This interactive, community-centered conversation explores the relationship between creative expression, workplace culture, and the systems that shape how we work together.
Together, we’ll reflect on what creative practices outside of work teach us about communication, collaboration, recovery, and leadership; and what it might look like to build teams that make more intentional space for those ways of being.
We’ll explore three key themes:
Creative practice and personal sustainability:
How do creative rituals outside of work shape the way we think, communicate, and show up professionally? What happens when curiosity, play, reflection, and expression are treated as essential parts of sustainable work rather than distractions from it?
Team culture and leadership:
What does it look like to lead or work within a culture that values recovery, creative thinking, and human rhythms alongside output and performance? How can leaders create environments that allow people to contribute more thoughtfully and sustainably?
Systems, structure, and the future of work:
How do workplace norms, communication patterns, and internal systems either support or suppress creativity and well-being? What would it mean to design team cultures that are more intentional, adaptive, and human-centered?
WHY THIS MATTERS
Many of us are working inside systems built for constant output; even as the work itself asks for creativity, empathy, reflection, and deep human connection.
And while mission-driven work can be meaningful, it can also leave little room for recovery, curiosity, or creative expression outside of productivity.
In a sector that depends on thoughtful communication and sustainable collaboration, the questions become:
How do creative practices outside of work shape the way we lead, communicate, and collaborate?
What kinds of team cultures allow people to think more clearly, contribute more sustainably, and stay connected to the work over time?
And what would it look like to build systems that make space for creativity, reflection, and more human ways of working - not as perks, but as part of healthy organizational culture?
This roundtable creates space for an honest conversation about creativity, workplace culture, and the structures that shape how we show up for our work and for each other.
SIGN UP HERE
A week before the event we’ll send you the link to join the session, along with a short summary of the key themes we’ll be exploring. These prompts will go out ahead of time so you have time to reflect, but no preparation is required.
We’re not coming with answers, but with questions worth exploring together.
