Horizon Collective Curriculum | Boston Women's Fund

CURRICULUM & COMMUNITY.

Horizon Collective is a 6-month leadership program, designed by women of color for women & gender expansive people of color.

Unlike most professional development programs, Horizon Collective taps into a wide range of tools, practices and experiential exercises to support one another to root in our purpose and shine in our practice and whole-life-being.

Facilitated by the Interaction Institute for Social Change, Horizon Collective continuously evolves to meet participants’ needs. Sessions include: affinity groups, music, art, poetry, dancing & movement, multimedia tools for collaboration, small and large group discussions, journaling and reflection. The program also offers professional coaching and sister pods for ongoing support between our monthly sessions — two aspects that past cohorts have repeatedly called transformational!

Explore past curricula for a glimpse into the dynamic, day-long discussions and topics from previous cohorts.

Session 1:

Creating Sacred Space & Relationships

In this opening session, we come together as a cohort to begin our six-month journey. Through storytelling, cultural sharing, and centering joy, we will forge new and deeper connections. This session invites us to reflect on what has brought us here and consider what we need at this point in our journeys.

Session 2:

Leadership Wisdom & Practice

This session focuses on calling forth and articulating the core motivations that drive our leadership and what we aim to achieve in our lifetimes. Together, we will explore our "why" — diving deep into our leadership purpose and driving forces.

Session 3:

Manifesting Support for Ourselves

This session explores cultivating practices that nurture a regenerative work environment for our leadership and gifts. We examine how white dominant culture shows up in our work and organizations, explore ways we can pivot or find alternatives to these norms, and practice setting personal and professional boundaries to sustain our well-being.

Session 4:

Self Care & Healing

This session highlights the significance of self-care / together-care in supporting our growth, health and well-being as leaders and women of color. Through experiential exercises and shared wisdom, we practice diverse approaches to care and create personal well-being plans.

Session 5:

Harnessing Our Feminine Power

— From Shame to Power

This session honors our authentic identities and strengths as women of color, focusing on discarding shame so we can lead powerfully and unapologetically. It provides practical tools and wisdom for pushing our leadership beyond our comfort zones, and moves us from shame to power.

Session 6:

Celebration & Closing Space

This session marks the culmination of our journey together, celebrating each participant’s growth and leadership vision for the future. Together, we stand in our personal and collective power, reflect on our experiences, integrate key lessons, and discuss ways to continue supporting one another. Most importantly, we CELEBRATE!

VOICES FROM THE COLLECTIVE.

Our past participants share the impact of their journey with Horizon Collective, highlighting how this experience has shaped their growth, resilience, and leadership. Here, in their own words, they reflect on the transformative power of the program and the community they’ve built along the way.

“It is difficult to capture the experience of being part of this group. It is nourishing, powerful and challenging. It is the kind of space where everyone grows individually and together, in solidarity, and it is an experience I wish for all women of color leaders.”

— Radha Natarajan
Executive Director of the New. England Innocence Project (NEIP)

(*previously named WOCLC Women of Color Leadership Circle)