Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes                                 

Did you become a nonprofit executive director to move the Earth or to move paper around your desk? If you answered yes to the former, LeaderSpring will give you a meaningful place to stand. Through participation in a vibrant and engaging community of leaders, we will help you move the Earth - for your clients and for the ideals that got you into community service and social change.

LeaderSpring invites talented and experienced nonprofit executive directors based in the Bay Area to apply to a two-year, on-the-job Fellowship. Built on an eleven-year proven track record, this Fellowship is highly in demand by executives who are leading their agencies to the next horizon of growth.

The Class of 2010 East Bay Fellowship will be awarded to fourteen select leaders at no cost to them or their agencies. Fellows will continue to lead their nonprofits during the Fellowship, which will begin in November 2008 and conclude in October 2010.  Monthly Leaders Circles will take place on the first Thursday of every month (with occasional exceptions due to holidays).

Selected Fellows actively engage in overnight retreats, monthly day-long gatherings, workshops with seasoned trainers, and a customized week-long study trip to a nationally respected agency.  As a LeaderSpring Fellow, you will have the opportunity to experience personal transformation as well as achieve exponential impact on behalf of the agency you lead and the communities you serve.

Applications are distributed after a preliminary screening to determine eligibility. To schedule a screening, please contact LeaderSpring at (510) 286-8949 or info@leaderspring.org. Applications are due Friday, September 26th at 5:00 p.m.  For a printable version of the 2008 Call for Fellowship Applications, click here.

2008 Important Recruitment and Fellowship Dates