The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.

    Mary McLeod Bethune, Civil Rights Leader

For executive directors who seek to do their best, LeaderSpring is pleased to again offer a Fellowship to help them to move to their next horizon of personal and organizational growth.  The LeaderSpring program also leads to a richly diverse Alumni Network, now 144 strong.

Building on its 14-year proven record, LeaderSpring invites talented veteran and mid-career nonprofit executive directors based in the East Bay to apply for our two-year, on-the-job Fellowship.  This Fellowship is ideal for those who lead agencies serving low-income communities and communities of color, and who seek to achieve breakthroughs in agency performance while gaining self renewal.  Fellows participate in retreats, monthly day-long gatherings, workshops with seasoned trainers, executive coaching, and a customized multi-day study trip to a nationally respected agency.

The Class of 2014 East Bay Fellowship will be awarded to fourteen or fifteen select leaders. Fellows will continue to lead their nonprofits during the Fellowship, which will begin in November 2012 and conclude in October 2014.  Monthly Leaders Circles will take place on the third Thursday of every month (with occasional exceptions due to holidays).

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.  Look for our 2012 Call for Fellowship Applications Summer 2012.  For a printable version of the 2011 Call for Fellowship Applications, click here.

2012 Important Recruitment and Fellowship Dates