Hilary Pollan

On the surface, Freedom Dreaming at Historic Stagville was a daring gathering. As our facilitator Monèt Noelle Marshall perfectly summarized as we began: We were a cross-race, cross-class group, meeting on a plantation, to talk about dreams, on a Saturday morning, in June, in North Carolina. The air could have felt thick. It certainly was thick with the humidity of the day’s heat wave, and some anticipation. But Monèt is a brilliant facilitator, and knows how to move a group through big...

One morning this past week, I received an email from a fellow donor-friend asking me why I had requested that my sponsorship for an upcoming event to be listed “anonymous.” She had gotten an early copy of the event program, expecting to see my name listed under the $5,000 sponsorship, and instead saw “anonymous”. The email caught me off guard, because I never list myself as “anonymous” on gifts. I want people, especially the organizations themselves, to know who is supporting their work so...

Spring is in the air, and New Legacy Lab is going out to enjoy it IRL (i.e. In Real Life, aka In-Person)! This spring at New Legacy Lab is all about EXPERIENCING. As my friend Elijah Brunson likes to remind us, we are not just brains on sticks! We are hearts and bodies, somatic and sensory humans who feel and experience deeply. This spring, with the sweet smell of blossoms all around, we’re going to engage fully! This April through June, New Legacy Lab will be gathering in small groups to...