Chapter 7: Compensation
We receive more questions about compensation than nearly any other area. Money conversations are still a cultural taboo, and this is made worse when we factor in complicated power dynamics, confusing tax laws, and well-intentioned organizations worried about making financial decisions for marginalized people. Once concerns about compensation models are verbalized, you may be surprised…
Chapter 8: Working in Governance and Systems Change
Gaining a seat at decision-making tables involved in governance and systems change does not happen overnight, particularly for people with lived experience. Persistent stigma means lived experience is often undervalued or excluded from formal governance spaces. The EST has gone from working completely outside formal governance structures, to occupying seats at municipal decision making tables….