SR Collaborative is where expertise meets humility.
Our Foundation
SR stands for Strauss Raphael — the maiden names of the Founder’s grandmothers. We believe that names matter, culture matters, and identity matters. These women, among countless others, are trailblazers across careers and communities who created change amid constant adversity. We choose to honor the shoulders we stand on with everything we do.
Our Vision
To curate a community of thriving women of color co-creating a better tomorrow.
Our Mission
SR Collaborative equips women of color with the business acumen, strategic vision, and supportive community to design fulfilling lives and increase their impact on society.
Our Approach
SR Collaborative was founded in 2018 at the intersection of expertise and humility to help individuals and companies collaboratively scale their impact. Leveraging years of non-profit, for-profit, and multi-lateral experience, SRC offers an expertise in cross-sector partnership development.
Founder Kandasi Griffiths is an international social entrepreneur passionate about creating intersectional and innovative solutions that center women of color. Fluent in French, she manages strategy and project implementation across sectors including healthcare, technology, and education across North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
SR Collaborative executes your vision, while curating a multi-national network for collective impact. This collective is committed to doing impact work differently to help partners better serve their communities.
FAQs
What does the SR stand for?
SR stands for Strauss Raphael — the maiden names of the Founder’s grandmothers. We believe that names matter, culture matters, and we choose to honor the shoulders we stand on with everything we do.
How do you define women of color?
SR Collaborative encourages the most expansive and inclusive interpretation of womxn of color and of culture. All femme-identifying and non-binary people of marginalized communities are centered and uplifted through this work.
Can I still work with you if I’m not a woman of color?
Of course! SR Collaborative welcomes the opportunity to work with allies in all forms and identities as long as you share an interest to partner with this community. We believe creating change requires collective and sustained effort.
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Where do you work?
Wherever you are! Based in the United States, we support most projects remotely, but travel is absolutely possible depending on your needs.
Kandasi Griffiths
Founder & Chief Curator
Kandasi Griffiths is an international development strategist and project management professional. As the Founder and Chief Curator, she consults non-profit and private sector clients on how to develop innovative initiatives and partnerships for sustainable impact.
Kandasi has worked in the technical and operational domains of development programs across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She has executed projects in health, education, and global poverty reduction. While working to transform the impact of medical equipment and access to quality community based care in low-resource settings, Kandasi managed flagship initiatives in Benin, Togo, and Guinea with the Ministries of Health. She managed operations and logistics as a USAID contractor to increase public healthcare access and effectiveness in Afghanistan, Jordan, and Tanzania. She also organizes multi-national conferences and workshops, engaging multiple stakeholders. As a professional speaker, she discusses the future of the sector and nuanced approaches to development at conferences and workshops globally.
Kandasi holds a B.A. in Politics, with a minor in French, from Princeton University. In addition to pursuing sustainable and innovative solutions to global problems, she is an avid reader, jewelry-maker, and lover of languages.
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