Cynara provides human rights and social impact consulting services including applied research, advocacy support, grant-writing, facilitation, strategic planning, evaluation and assessment, training and instruction, and more.
PEOPLE
Cynara is founded and managed by Lindsey Jones-Renaud, a professional facilitator, project manager, researcher, and librarian-in-training with two decades of international and community experience in human rights, economic justice, feminist analysis, and systems of care.
Vision
Cynara’s vision is a world where:
Social change organizations, movements, and funders work in mutual partnership with the people and communities being impacted by their work, their workers and volunteers, and each other. They practice values of care, compassion, creativity, and accountability. They strive for high quality, effective results.
Ever-expanding, nuanced and intersectional ways of thinking about feminism, gender and justice in which advocates, organizers, practitioners and policymakers use to transform institutions.
A global justice landscape where grassroots and feminist organizations and movements across the globe are connected, have opportunities and spaces to learn from and share with each other, and act in collective solidarity with each other.
Gender Training Platform
Our innovative Gender Training Platform hosted interactive, critical trainings about gender equality and social justice for people and organizations working toward social, economic, and political change from 2021-2024. The Platform has now closed, however we still offer private trainings for organizations.
name
Our name (pronounced sin-NAR-rah) is inspired by the thistle-like, multi-layered, perennial plants of the Cynara genus. It symbolizes the complexity of human development, the resilience and growth that comes from a nurturing, supportive environment, and the power of connection. Our logo is inspired by the artichoke plant, which is a member of the Cynara genus, with a person in the center.
Cynara is a trademark name of Cynara Development Services, a registered LLC and S Corporation.
