Register for your complimentary coaching session in Cantonese, English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese or Spanish. 

Come pause, breathe and resource yourself with a 45-minute leadership coaching session where you can dive into what’s important to you. Spring coaches will support you to tackle the questions keeping you up at night. You’ll walk away with fresh perspectives and practices that move you closer to achieving desired changes. 

Our leadership coaches have worked with thousands of changemakers from over 100 countries — including hundreds from the digital rights community — to address themes like fundraising, managing stress and burnout, navigating uncertainty and transitions, and building resilient teams in order to meet the complex challenges of these volatile times.

Sign up individually or with your team using the form below, and scroll down to learn more about Spring in the FAQs.

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Please select your language.

In order to ensure equitable access to coaching sessions, we would appreciate if you could book one session per individual or team.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to adjust the Acuity scheduling tool to Lusaka time (GMT+2) to see the available sessions in local time.

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All coaches speak English and some offer coaching in Cantonese, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish. If you prefer a coach who speaks Mandarin or Cantonese, you can select “English” and select Phoebe So from the list of coaches.

Can't find a time that works for you? Please reach out to us at leadership@springstrategies.org

Meet Your Coaches

Spring coaches are certified Integral Master Coaches™ and have supported 900+ coaching journeys in 79 countries (speaking nine languages) to help them reach their leadership development goals. Learn more about us in our bios below.

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Archana Deshpande
Archana offers coaching in English and Spanish.
Marcia Kodama_Coaching Lead Marcia Kodama_Coaching Lead_leadership move
Márcia Kodama
Márcia offers coaching in English and Portuguese.
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Kenny Sajous-Georges
Kenny offers coaching in English and French.
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Phoebe So
Phoebe offers coaching in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
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Alexander Streubel
Alex offers coaching in English and Spanish.

FAQs

If you need additional information, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at leadership@springstrategies.org.

Where will the sessions take place?

Sessions will take place in person at the RightsCon venue on May 5, 6, 7, and 8 (Tuesday to Friday). Your coach will confirm the location the day before your session. Please remember to provide your WhatsApp number so that your coach can reach you.

How long are the sessions?

Each session will last 45 minutes.

What if I cannot find a time that works for me?

If you can't find a time that works for you, please reach out to us at leadership@springstrategies.org.

Can I book more than one session?

We want to ensure equitable access to coaching sessions. Please be mindful of this as you book your time with us. If you are interested in multiple sessions, please reach out to us at leadership@springstrategies.org.  

What can I discuss with my coach?

Your coach will provide a supportive space to catch your breath, process ideas and troubleshoot financial health questions or explore challenges and possibilities for your leadership. RightsCon is an exciting space to strategize about digital futures. A coach can help you think through emergent relationship-building, partnership and funding opportunities, as well as support you in common tensions related to work-life balance, self-confidence, managing conflict, team engagement, delegating effectively and leadership transitions.

Are same-day / walk-in sessions available?

Yes, but only a few. We encourage you to book in advance as we’re planning to hold only a few sessions each day for same-day requests.

Has Spring worked with digital rights defenders before?

Yes! Over the last seven years, Spring has partnered with and supported hundreds of leaders and organizations working on a wide range of digital rights and democracy issues to deepen their leadership and build institutional strength. We’ve also facilitated conversations at the intersections of technology, climate, regulation, misinformation and finance with digital rights funders in Latin America.

Where can I find more details about Spring and its approach to coaching?

Spring is a partner for changemakers on paths of transformation. Our leadership coaching, financial resilience and meaningful collaboration programs have supported 8,000+ people from social and climate justice groups in more than 100 countries to accelerate their impact. Our associates and coaches have a history of strong partnerships supporting human rights defenders and many come from rights movements around the world. Learn more about us and our coaching approach.


Are funders listening to you? Cracking the source code of a winning pitch

You’ve got two minutes in a corridor with a potential funder. No slides. No prep. Just you, your work, and a moment of opportunity.

What do you say?

How do you make them remember you and feel moved to act?

For fundraisers and executive directors in the digital rights community, the hardest part is sometimes talking about the work in a way that really connects with potential supporters. We often lead with "heady" data and technical jargon, only to find donors nodding along but failing to engage. The digital rights field runs on data, systems, and technical depth, but funders and supporters (and all humans!) move on emotion, story, and trust.

In this session, we’ll explore why funders don’t always hear what we’re trying to say, and how to shift from information-heavy to connection-driven conversations. We'll dig into why heart-centered communication works, and try on a simple but powerful practice that you can use and integrate into your work right away.

What you’ll gain:

    • The ability to turn data into stories: Understand why targeting the "heart" and “gut” is more effective than just targeting the "head."

    • Real-time practice: Practice crafting and delivering your 2-minute "corridor pitch" in a safe environment and get immediate feedback on how to make your mission stick.

    • Toolkit: Walk away with templates and resources to continue practicing at home and take back to your team.

This session is designed for executive directors, fundraisers, and resource mobilization officers ready to strengthen their fundraising capacity.

📅 Dates: Option 1: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM + 10 mins for optional Q&A | Thursday May 7

                    Option 2: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM + 10 mins for optional Q&A  | Friday May 8

🗣️ Language: English


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