Relational Uprising

What Relational Uprising does

Relational Uprising is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit training and coaching institute founded as an independent entity in 2022 and based in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, with roots tracing to a 2013 program incubated at the Leadership Institute of The Relational Center in Los Angeles. The organization delivers the proprietary Relational Culture framework, a methodology grounded in relational/ecological ontology that combines Storytelling practices (Stories of Connection, Sharing Resonance), Relational Somatics, and the Relational Inquiry Model to build collective relational intelligence within mission-driven organizations and social change movements. Its core product portfolio includes open-enrollment Relational Culture Trainings (including a four-day residential at The Watershed Center in Millerton, NY priced at $700), Relational Gestalt Coaching, Team Facilitation, and custom Organizational Consulting engagements ranging from single events to multi-year partnerships.

The organization operates with a small staff (1-10 employees) co-led by Executive Director Cedar Landsman and Programs Director Lucién Demaris, supported by a faculty including Mark Fairfield (Faculty Chair) and credentialed Gestalt and somatic practitioners. Revenue is generated through three streams: fee-for-service training and coaching, open-enrollment program tuition, and tax-deductible charitable donations to a 501(c)(3) entity (EIN 86-2667496). Customer segments span change-makers, movement organizers, educators, and mission-driven organizations across four verticals — Farming & Food Justice, Organizing & Advocacy, Education & Campus Culture, and cross-organizational training cohorts — with 2,000+ participants trained from 200+ organizations over 15+ years of programming.

Name

Relational Uprising

Legal name

Relational Uprising

Website

https://relationaluprising.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Relational Uprising is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institute delivering the proprietary Relational Culture framework, providing training, coaching, facilitation, and consulting to mission-driven organizations and social change movements in the US and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Becket

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training and Coaching Services: Revenue is generated through fee-for-service training programs, coaching, facilitation, and consulting delivered to mission-driven organizations and groups. Programs range from single training events to multi-year partnerships and are customized to each organization's context, goals, and budget.
2. Public Training Enrollment: Open enrollment trainings and residential programs offered to individuals and organizations, with published pricing (e.g., $700 for the Residential program including tuition, materials, accommodation, and meals).
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 86-2667496), Relational Uprising accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations to support low-cost public programming and general operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Relational Uprising is a nonprofit training and coaching institute that delivers the Relational Culture framework through immersive residentials, cohort-based trainings, Gestalt-based leadership coaching, team facilitation, and custom organizational consulting programs. Offerings target mission-driven communities — including social-change organizers, educators, and farming and food justice cooperatives — and range from single events to multi-year partnerships designed to build collective relational leadership capacity.

Product overview

Relational Uprising is a nonprofit training and coaching institute offering a unified portfolio centered on the Relational Culture framework. The core offerings include Relational Culture Training (both residential and online formats), Relational Gestalt Coaching, Team Facilitation, and Organizational Consulting services. These are supported by proprietary methodologies including Stories of Connection and Sharing Resonance practices, and the Relational Inquiry Model. Programs range from single training events to multi-year organizational partnerships, all designed to build collective resilience and relational leadership capacity within mission-driven organizations and communities working for social change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Relational Culture Training Renowned training program that builds understanding, skills, and leadership through the Relational Culture curriculum and immersive learning experience for community builders, cultural workers, educators, and movement leaders.
• Relational Culture Residential In-person residential Relational Culture experience at The Watershed Center in Millerton, NY, offering an immersive four-day training with both introductory and advanced tracks for individuals and teams.
• Relational Gestalt Coaching An embodied approach to leadership development that builds capacity to center and protect relationships, and to uphold relational values and principles in organizational leadership.
• Team Facilitation Facilitation services for small and large teams using relational process methodology, including team retreats, planning sessions, and complex discussions.
• Organizational Consulting Custom training, facilitation, coaching, and consulting programs for mission-driven organizations and groups, ranging from single events to multi-year partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 2,000+ participants from 200+ organizations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Watershed CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The Watershed Center in the Hudson Valley of New York sponsored Relational Uprising's launch on the east coast of the US in 2016. It serves as the primary venue for the annual Relational Culture Residential training programs. The partnership is foundational to the organization's east coast programming and growth.
• Leadership Institute of The Relational CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013The core curriculum for the Relational Culture framework was sponsored by and incubated at the former Leadership Institute of The Relational Center in Los Angeles, where the inaugural project called the Culture of Radical Engagement was launched in 2013. The Relational Center is the organizational precursor to Relational Uprising.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gestalt Institute of Cleveland: Faculty institution for Lucién Demaris and Bob Kolodny; trains gestalt practitioners and coaches using relational methodology. Comparable because it teaches the underlying relational/gestalt practice that powers Relational Uprising's framework and serves overlapping professional audiences.
• Interaction Institute for Social Change: Boston-based nonprofit that designs and facilitates collaborative change processes for social-justice organizations, with explicit focus on race equity and movement building. Directly comparable as a peer organization offering facilitation, training, and coaching to mission-driven clients.
• The Relational Center: Los Angeles-based predecessor/incubator of Relational Uprising; offers relational, gestalt-informed organizational development and culture work to social-change organizations. Most directly comparable as the originating entity that incubated the Relational Culture framework now carried forward by Relational Uprising.
• Rockwood Leadership Institute: National leadership training organization serving social-justice movement leaders with cohort-based programs and one-on-one coaching. Comparable in targeting movement leaders and offering residential-style training experiences for changemakers.
• Movement Strategy Center: Provides training, coaching, and strategic support to social-justice organizations, with an explicit focus on movement-building and organizational resilience. Directly comparable as a peer serving similar mission-driven clients with leadership and culture programming.
• Ayni Institute: Social-movement support organization offering training, convening, and one-on-one support to movement leaders and nonprofits. Comparable for its movement-focused leadership training and coaching practice serving advocacy and grassroots organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: Large, established leadership development provider offering coaching, training, and applied research to organizations globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the leadership/organizational development training category, though focused on corporate rather than movement clients.

Regional players

• Relational Institute Australia: Sydney-based gestalt and relational practice training institute where Lucién Demaris has taught. Comparable for teaching the same relational/gestalt methodology primarily in Australia rather than the US market.

Emerging players

• Just Impact: Nonprofit consulting and capacity-building firm supporting grassroots organizations with organizational development and leadership support. Comparable as a peer offering custom training and consulting to mission-driven clients, though with a different methodological lens.
• Gestalt International Study Center: Cape Cod-based gestalt training organization where Lucién Demaris and Bob Kolodny have served on faculty. Comparable as a peer in the relational/gestalt methodology space serving leadership and organizational development learners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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