We take on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots actions to:

• Bring the voices and real world experiences of women and mothers straight to our local, state, and nation’s leaders;
• Amplify women’s voices and policy issues in the national dialogue & in the media across all platforms (from print, to radio, to blogs, social media, and more);
• Accelerate grassroots impact on Capitol Hill and at state capitols across the country;
• Hold corporations accountable for fair treatment of women and mothers & for ensuring the safety of their products

Working remotely has allowed us to hire the best people wherever they live.   This is of huge value.

Being able to work with great people that are distributed around the country is a tremendous benefit for MomsRising.   People that are part of our team that can show up in a remarkable number of locations when in person is important.

Remote work is not only highly efficient, effective and good for the environment- it is great for mothers.  The flexibility it allows makes taking care of family responsibilities and work responsibilities much simpler.

We do want people that are highly motivated and collaborative team members.

Largely on the phone with in person meetings for the final candidate

We let each other know when we are going to be hard to reach by email or phone and may pass on key responsibilities.  When we are at a conference and expect to be monitoring email minimally some folks request urgent email use a subject line that draws attention such as PANTS ON FIRE!

We all meet once a year and when we travel to locations where we have part of the team we may get together one on one or as a small group.

We measure all workers- by what they produce.

As a mom friendly organization we have a generous time off policy that includes paid sick days and paid family leave.

We have always worked remotely.  In fact as a start-up not having to fund an office was financially very helpful.

Remote work naturally leads to results oriented working practices and management.  This is good for everyone.  Make sure your communications are good and improve your communication practices every chance you get.  Also find a time to get together in person at least once a year.  The occasional in person connection is a good addition to the online connection.

Some people are really happier in an office setting.  There are now shared offices and places like the HUB for this kind of person to be in a more social setting when working.

We use email and the phone a lot.  Email to share our plans, give feedback on each other’s work, share interesting articles and be in touch as friends.  Phone is good for collective generation of ideas, and some nice real time connection.

Working from home it is easy to work when I need to and do other things as I wish. I often combine work and exercise – lots of people really enjoy walking meetings. Truth is human beings were designed to move and many of us think better when we are moving!
Worst location where you’ve worked remotely? Best? Worst location is probably a noisy crowded airport with bad connection. Best- so many great places! On a beach – in my garden – in the mountains!