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ETB Blogs 04/08/26

From the Desk of Angel Villalobos

April 2026by Angel Villalobos, ETB Co-Director Grounding Our Work in Connection and Clarity Lately, I’ve been reflecting on what I am learning, unlearning, and relearning through deeper collaboration across the Expanding the Bench (ETB)

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Coffee Break Reflections, ETB Blogs 04/08/26

A Simple Idea Sparked at the Right Moment 

April 2026 By Nivedita Ranade, ETB Associate Project Director In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic, everything stopped. Convenings were canceled. Conferences disappeared. The informal spaces — hallways and shared meals — where relationships were built

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ETB Blogs 03/11/26

From the Desk of Alina Taniuchi

March 2026by Alina Taniuchi, ETB: Regional Incubator Project Manager and Fundraising Specialist When the Pieces Align Much of my work over the past few years has felt like working on separate sections of a puzzle

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ETB Blogs 02/11/26

From the Desk of Sandra Silva

February 2026by Sandra Silva, ETB Data Governance Program Director A Moment of Return I’m Sandra Silva, an Evaluator and Project Director at Change Matrix. I recently rejoined the Expanding the Bench (ETB) team to

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ETB Blogs 01/14/26

From the Desk of London Losey

January 2026by London Losey, ETB Incubator Program Director A Moment of Return Hello! It has been a while since we last connected. If we have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name is London

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ETB Blogs 12/10/25

From the Desk of Nancy Vang

December 2025 by Nancy Vang, ETB Project Manager Staying Rooted in a World That Moves Fast My name is Nancy Vang, and I am the project manager for Expanding the Bench. Time continues to fascinate me

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