Join the new RootedGood Advisory Board

Dear Friends,

At RootedGood, we’ve spent the past year in deep reflection — listening for what this moment requires from us and imagining the kind of leadership ecosystem that will help RootedGood continue to grow with integrity, courage, and creativity.

We are small, but we consistently (try to) create outsized good through our resources and influence. And we do that because we never work alone.

For years, RootedGood has lived out a posture of collaboration by partnering, supporting, and building alongside others who share our hope for the church and for communities across the country.

That collaborative instinct has shaped our identity and strengthened our work.

You're invited!

This season is asking something different of us.
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We need a circle of people who will invest not only in the field but in RootedGood as an organization and agent of good. People who can help us stay grounded, sharpened, and attuned. People who bring wisdom, courage, imagination, and perspective,and who care about the future we are trying to build.
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When we thought about who those people might be, we thought of you.

The work of the church in the world today is completely up for grabs. Over the next decade, the way we think about and tend to the assets, finances, and imagination of the church will shape the wellbeing of countless neighborhoods across the country. RootedGood is committed to helping steward this moment faithfully, creatively, and boldly.

But big work like that requires a broader table.
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Groundmakers is that table. It will be an advisory board made up of leaders and practitioners who believe that the church’s resources can be leveraged for good, for justice, for flourishing. People who want to influence how RootedGood listens, learns, and leads. People who want to help shape a hopeful future.

Why Groundmakers? Why Now?

The Invitation

We would be honored if you would join the inaugural Groundmakers Advisory Board cohort — a group we believe will become one of the most energizing, insightful, and catalytic circles in RootedGood’s next chapter.

Join Groundmakers!

October 23 - 25 in Madison, WI
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RootedGood will cover hotel and on the ground expenses in Madison
Hotel Info: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Madison WI400 River PL, Monona, WI 53716

As a Groundmaker, we ask you to:

Gather With us
Gather with us once a year (in person every other year), beginning in 2026 for a 4 year term.
Give your
insight
Offer your insight and perspective a few times throughout the year as opportunities arise.
Stay in touch
Stay in touch with our work via regular materials, reports, and updates that we will share with you.
Share & Support
Share generously to support our work in the world, via your influence, connections, financial support, or other gifts.
Just be you!
Bring your whole self including your experience, your voice, your questions, and your courage.

That’s it. No heavy lift. No ongoing committee work. Just a meaningful commitment to help us think more deeply, act more wisely, and dream more expansively.

What we Promise

If you say yes, here is what we can guarantee:

  • A circle of absolutely remarkable people — people you will want to know and be shaped by.
  • Fun, laughter, and creativity woven into every gathering.
  • Meaningful, generative work that connects directly to real impact in communities.
  • A place where your voice matters and your perspective will shape our direction.
  • The joy of contributing to something bigger than any of us could build alone.We believe what we are doing matters.

We believe that you care about it too.

And we believe that together, we can help the church imagine and create a new future rooted in generosity, justice, and the thriving of neighborhoods across America.

Your presence would mean the world to us, and your insight would strengthen RootedGood in ways we can already feel on the horizon.

We are launching Groundmakers this October and would love to invite you to participate.

This will just take a minute—and helps us shape something meaningful.

Complete the Groundmakers form
Thank you!
Warmly, The RootedGood Team:
Shannon Hopkins, Mark Sampson, Mark Elsdon, Angela Johnson, Alison Butler