Impact

If individuals leading structural change are sustained, so is the sustainability of the change they’re leading.

Sustainability is at the center of everything we do and we believe it requires a holistic approach to well-being.

“Everything begins and ends with sustained leaders and multi-generational visions of opportunity for all.”

– Gabrielle Wyatt, Founder and CEO

Since 2020, The Highland Project has made significant progress against its five-year goals to:

Transform

how we invest in sustaining leadership on the frontlines of structural change and wealth creation

Expanded our values-aligned community who span the nation, generations, identities, and sectors

Spark

a movement to redefine multi-generational wealth

Listened to over 2,800 Black women across the country in groundbreaking non-partisan polls

Secured 190+ national and local media features highlighting the importance of redefining wealth

Catalyze

strategic action and learnings

Committed flexible, charitable capital to pilot, ideate, and scale multigenerational visions to expand opportunity for all


The Highland Project is showing what’s possible when individuals are invested in, with community members reporting...


Transform

95% - Increased commitment to prioritizing and practicing personal sustainability

Spark

98% - Increased motivation for advancing multi-generational visions

Catalyze

85% - Increased commitment to structural change and working across lines of difference

We’ve listened to over 2,800 Black women through our partnership with brilliant corners Research and Strategies.

“Seven generations from now, I envision Black children learning in identity-affirming, culturally responsive, socially-emotional, and intellectually safe learning environments.”

– Jocelyn J. Stephens, Highland Leader

Listening & Centering Black Women