We're moving to Substack!
For the past several years, I’ve popped into your inbox on a regular basis to update you on the Purple Method’s efforts to create safer workplaces. I’m so grateful that you’ve continued to support our work by staying up to date on what we’re doing.
Today, I’m excited to share a new development in our newsletter journey: we’re moving to Substack! I’ve put a lot of thought into how to best communicate with our audience moving forward, and I’m excited to share this new platform with you.
Why the change?
There are a few reasons why this transition makes sense for us.
📈 Growth: This list has grown exponentially over the past few years. Unfortunately, our current email platform charges us more to host this newsletter as our list grows. Since we want to reach as many people as possible with the Purple Method’s recommendations and best practices, we started looking for a platform that incentivizes, rather than penalizes, our continuing audience growth.
🪢 Community: To that end, Substack allows us to get connected with a new universe of people who might not currently follow the Purple Method’s work. Substack’s engagement and recommendations features allow us to increase visibility with new audiences and create a more dynamic community.
📝 Content: While our current newsletter has been a good way for me to update you on the Purple Method’s work, Substack will allow me to communicate with you more substantively on a wider variety of topics.
What’s the same?
Like our current newsletter, this Substack is aimed at teaching current and future leaders about how to use law & policy to drive systemic change, with a focus on creating equal opportunity in the workplace. The name, “Teach-Ins with Ally Coll,” was inspired by the recent opportunity I had to lead a Teach-In at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington D.C. about civil rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
Also like our current newsletter, the free version of this Substack will consist of a once-a-month email from me, highlighting and explaining legal and policy topics that you can use to drive systemic change and create equal opportunity in the workplace. One of my guiding principles has always been that lasting change has to come from both the top-down and the bottom-up—which means this newsletter will aim to be equally useful to people who are leading organizations and individuals who are interested in thinking about how to use their personal power most effectively.
What’s different?
Since I’m also now teaching and writing about legal topics including constitutional law, the federal courts system and the administrative state, I will also occasionally include content that expands beyond our usual workplace-specific focus.
We will also now offer both a free and paid version of this newsletter. Don’t worry, unless you opt-in to the paid version, you’ll only receive the free version. But if you’re interested in learning more, paid subscribers will have access to additional content that provides: 1) in-depth analysis on how to navigate the current legal landscape (think typically-paywalled news articles) and 2) guest posts and interviews with leaders I work with, so you can hear directly from others facing similar challenges.
In addition, our paid community will also have access to regular “Office Hours” — interactive “ask me anything” sessions with me & others. I’m excited about these new opportunities to share the Purple Method’s strategic advice with people more broadly.
What now?
If this all sounds good to you, no further action is needed. Keep an eye out for upcoming newsletters, including expert analysis of recent sexual misconduct-related legal developments and insights from a leader of a mission-driven organization. In the meantime, if you want to learn a more about me and my career path, you can read more over here. Finally, if you don’t like the new direction of this newsletter and would rather unsubscribe, you can always do so at the bottom of this or future emails.
I’d love to hear from you — send me a message or drop a comment below!
To safer workplaces everywhere,
Ally Coll