we deserve
better endings

The Wind Down is an independent studio designing and sharing tools, practices, and services to aid mission-driven projects and organizations in exploring and designing mergers and closures.

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what we do

Educate

We write, lead workshops, speak at events, and educate teams about the importance of dignified endings to support strong beginnings. .

Communicate

We maintain a regular newsletter, blog, and a repository of developed and discovered resources to help civil society decouple impact from longevity.

Congregate

The Practices of Composting and Hospicing Community brings together practitioners from around the global who are working to drive conversations about conscious closures,

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October 2025

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

September 2025

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July 2025

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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