Kara Smith, M.A.’s Post

Hey y'all! I'm thrilled to announce my Election Roadtrip to defeat F@ci$m at the ballot box. 🚙 🏜 Soon, I'll hitting the dusty Southwest roads to volunteer and amplify candidates and organizations in key swing districts in key swing states to defeat authoritarianism at the ballot box! I'm really excited to go on my adventure to support and uplift organizations like the Northeast Arizona Native Democrats and campaigns like queer candidate, Dallas Harris in the Las Vegas suburbs. They are doing amazing work on the ground that more people need to know about! 🐶 Oh, and did I mention that my corgi pup, Bear will be my co-captain and snack connoisseur! Expect lots of peachy corgi content 🍑 🎬 My plan for this trip is to both volunteer and amplify the work from organizers on the ground, but I need your support! Roadtrips don't cost what they used to. Will you support me in making this trip a reality? There are 2 main ways to support me on this trip: 1. Upgrade to a Seedling membership for The Roots of Change Agency 📚 newsletter to follow along on our trip! 2. Donate directly to our trip! Click the link in comments and help fund our ⛽️ & 🏕 money. Anything and everything is much appreciated! I can't wait to get back to my roots on the dusty southwest roads, to work directly with organization's I've been Zooming with for years, and to talk to voters so that we can keep building the change we deserve in this world. Thank you to everyone who has and will support making this trip a reality. 💚

Hey Wonderful Humans! It's the 4th Tuesday of the month and we're about to head over to Office Hours with FLOWLab⁵ !!! ☀ Today we'll be talking about Going with the FLOW and how we keep GLOWING! 😎 I'm sure you can relate so exactly as you are. We've got wonderful and exciting thing brewing! 👀 Come check us out! 👀 #FLOWLab5 #KeepItGlowing

TL;DR FLOWLab⁵ hosts coWORK sessions in the "lab" 2x a month. Open to all. FUN FACT: We start soon. I was feeling a bit fired up today, so I'll be sharing my HOT TAKE on the new Nike CEO. NSFW and not really going to win me friends or work, so if you want to hear it, pop on into to the first 30 min of coworking with me. Starts in < 10. Details: When? Fridays. (Today is one of them.) 11am-1pm Pacific Who? FL5 Meetups are for solopreneurs, social entrepreneurs, creators and consultants. Welcoming to all, especially neurodivergent humans, caregivers, and people with disabilities. Why? FLEX and VIRTUAL baby. Because you procrastinated THAT THING. You like finding your people and geeking out on "business." What? Coworking, on zoom. Talk biz then get to work. Join us for a brief check in, connect, then get to your solo work. Get that accountability you need to get it done. GSD, FR (GET SH*T, DONE FOR REAL). Link below as ushe. #Coworking #Community #CareMore

🙅♀️ NO!!! When Us Humans start using language, "no" is often the first word we say! From then on, it's a battle of wills against outside forces trying to make us do things we don't want to do. Super sensitive, hyper vigilant, creative people with an entrepreneurial mindset, who think non-linearly and stand for a better world, have a tough time as adults. Add being a person with a marginalized identity, and holding your ground becomes even harder. Neurodivergence is a trait most, if not all, members of FLOWLab⁵ share. It's no wonder a big challenge in our conversations is feeling overwhelmed by everything happening in our lives. It's also no surprise we struggle with rejection, sometimes to the point of never getting to "The Ask." 💪 🥇 Mastering the Art of No and daring to ASK is what we'll discuss in today's Office Hours with FLOWLab⁵! 💪 🥇 The power and support of a like-minded, safe community make all the difference. 😁 Hope you can join FLOWLab⁵ Founder Emily O. Weltman, M. Ed. and I and our wonderfully nurturing member today from 3:00 EST! You'll find our Community Guidelines in the comments. #TogetherWeWin #TogetherWeCan #NeverStop #Believe #FLOWLab5

OUR FIRST POST ON THIS SATURDAY TRUTH SERIES OF THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER '24 STARTS ON THIS FACTUAL NOTE: FACTS!

SOUND THE ALARM 🚨 and SHARE! To GOD Be The Glory! It’s been over a year of being in a federal court case and now it’s finally dismissed! A few things that need to be clarified: 1. This is a WIN and positive outcome for the Fearless Fund and our community. 2. The US federal court of appeals stopped the Fearless Strivers grant program for Black women on June 3rd ruling suggesting we were in violation of the law. This program has not been operating since it entered the appeals process back in September 2023 and it was at its conclusion of the grant program when the court case began August 2023, it was designed to award 6 people in one year and it was at its end when the case began. 3. We strategically avoided a Supreme Court ruling (the deadline to appeal our appeal has passed) because a ruling not in our favor at the Supreme Court would’ve ended minority based funding across the country and that would not be wise, we have already seen the Supreme Court ruling for the colleges end affirmative action for all colleges in schools and admissions. 4. Elections have consequences, we have had 3 federal rulings in this process where 4 Trump appointed judges ruled against us, 2 Clinton and 1 Obama appointed judges ruled for us. The writing is on the wall of who wants this work to continue and who does not. Be sure to vote November 5th! 5. This work is important because the statistics for the underfunded are overwhelming and this is why we have invested millions of dollars and awarded grants to over 500. 6. Any false narrative floating that anyone is claiming we are not moving forward at the Fearless Fund is not true, what is true is that we are proud to announce our new debt fund (our loan program is live on our website) for under resourced entrepreneurs- male and female! 7. The one grant program the US appeals courts stopped was funding 6 entrepreneurs, this new program will touch over 3000 entrepreneurs, that sounds like a WIN to me. WE ARE STILL FUNDING WE ARE STILL FEARLESS! #FEARLESSFREEDOM