Submit Applications for Black Leadership Institute Fellowship

The Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) is excited to announce the Black Leadership Institute Fellowship.

Donor Name: Institute for Nonprofit Practice

State: Selected States

City: Selected Cities

Type of Grant: Fellowship

Deadline: 08/18/2023

Grant Duration: 18 months

Details:

The Black Leadership Institute fellowship encompasses twelve months of in-person regional convenings, virtual sessions with the full national cohort, two community-building retreats, and a final six months of individual, virtual executive coaching.

The Black Leadership Institute (BLI) connects, inspires, and uplifts senior-level Black leaders shaping social impact across the country and across sectors. Through transformative programming, BLI supports Black leaders with the resources, network, and community to build upon their social, financial, knowledge, and cultural capital as they step into positions of greater power and influence.

The program includes:

• Eighteen months of programming, including twelve months of in-person regional convenings and virtual sessions with the full national cohort, followed by six months of individual, virtual executive coaching
• Two in-person retreats in locations of significance to the Black experience in the US and to the growth of Black power and influence into the future
• Sessions that anchor on critical topics that enable Black leaders to identify and implement new strategies for building greater power and influence in their communities. Fellows will explore multiple forms of power, currency, and exchange through the lenses of social, financial, knowledge, and cultural capital
• A focus on cultivating joy and renewal through a pedagogy grounded in deep personal connection, community building, mindfulness, well-being, and the intersection of self-awareness and leadership
• A building and strengthening of local and national cross-sector networks.

Locations

BLI was launched in the founding communities of Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, and Providence, RI. They have now expanded to include Detroit, MI and Seattle, WA as well.

Eligibility Criteria

Ideal candidates for the Black Leadership Institute are:

• Experienced nonprofit, philanthropic, public, and private sector executives, social entrepreneurs, and senior leaders who have direct oversight of a team and budget representing a significant portion of an organization or enterprise’s work and who share a passion for, and dedication to, racial and gender equity
• Engaged in full-time work, for at least ten years, occupying roles with increasing responsibility and a focus on driving impact for historically marginalized communities
• Committed to taking on roles that address issues with significant outcome disparities for Black individuals and communities, including but not limited to, workforce development, incarceration and recidivism, health care and  well-being, environmental justice, poverty, and education
• Collaborative leaders who build or expand cross-sector networks, partnerships, and communities for social change, inside and outside of their work roles
• Able to attend all in-person and virtual sessions for BLI
• Growth-oriented and actively seeking to enhance their leadership and social impact through peer-based connections and development.

For more information, visit Institute for Nonprofit Practice.