Creshendo
Putting ideas into practice.
Creshendo is the nonprofit I founded to strengthen how migrant and refugee communities participate in the systems that affect their lives. We develop migrant-led approaches to integration, storytelling, leadership, and economic mobility, while helping organizations design with communities rather than simply for them. What began as an idea has grown into a global organization of 75+ volunteers, advisors, and leaders.
Photographer: Susie Byard
How we work
Co-design, not consultation
We build alongside the people a program or system is meant to serve, involving them in shaping the problem, decisions, implementation, and learning.
Who we work with
Communities & organizations
We work with migrant communities, nonprofits, companies, universities, funders, and other organizations that want to build differently.
Why it matters
Better systems
The people experiencing a problem often understand things decision-makers cannot see. Bringing that knowledge into the process can lead to stronger decisions and more workable solutions.
Building Creshendo has also meant building the organization behind the mission: its teams, leadership structures, workflows, programs, governance, and systems for working across countries and time zones.