Aiko Schaefer (she/her) is the Founder and Executive Director of Just Solutions, and the host of the Just Solutions Podcast.
Aiko has over 30 years of professional experience running and directing national and state legislative efforts and partisan Congressional campaigns across the US. She has held numerous director and executive positions and started two other non-profit organizations, including Front and Centered in Washington State. She has deep knowledge of, and has advocated for solutions to, some of the most pressing environmental, economic, and social justice issues of our time. Seeking greater impact, Aiko started her own consulting business that provided guidance and support to nonprofits, academia, government, and philanthropy. She also spent nearly a decade as a faculty member at her alma mater, the University of Washington, teaching in their graduate program.
This month marks our 5th anniversary. What a roller coaster it has been! Just Solutions began amid a once-in-a-generation pandemic, escalating climate impacts, and the rise of the Black Lives […]
Join us for Season 3 of the Just Solutions Podcast! This season we are bringing you relevant and personable conversations with guests to make sense of what is going on […]
In early 2024 Just Solutions convened nearly 50 national and state organizations together to research, compile and publish, Defending and Advancing Climate Justice Policies, a comprehensive analysis of how we […]
Written for Nonprofit Quarterly by Jacqueline Patterson, founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, Aiko Schaefer, founder and executive director of Just Solutions, and Alvaro S. Sanchez, vice […]
The Just Solutions Collective launched a new effort to bring forward and coalesce the expertise from frontline communities into the Comprehensive Building Blocks for a Regenerative and Just 100% Policy. This […]
The Just Solutions Collective launched a new effort to bring forward and coalesce the expertise from frontline communities into the Comprehensive Building Blocks for a Regenerative and Just 100% Policy. This […]
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