The O2 Initiatives is excited to announce the O2 Sabbatical Award.
Donor Name: O2 Initiatives
State: California
County: Alameda County (CA), Contra Costa County (CA), San Francisco County (CA)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 08/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The O2 Sabbatical Award honors dedicated nonprofit executive directors in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties with a three-month break for essential rest and renewal. Sabbaticals recharge executive directors and empower shared leadership throughout an organization. The result is stronger and more resilient teams better prepared to partner with their communities to create positive change.
The O2 Sabbatical Award includes:
- $50,000 toward the cost of the executive director’s three-month sabbatical.
- $15,000 in flexible funding to support staff professional development, as well as stipends for the interim leadership team in recognition of the additional responsibilities assumed in the executive director’s absence.
- 25 hours of coaching to help organizations prepare for the sabbatical, advise interim leadership teams during the executive director’s leave, provide support with re-entry, and achieve organizational development goals (e.g., greater shared leadership, succession planning).
- Participation in the O2 Peer Network, including annual gatherings and shared learning opportunities. This diverse group of Bay Area nonprofit leaders collectively invest in each other and strengthen the sector through dialogue, collaboration, and mutual support. O2 alumni play a key role in the award program by serving on the selection committee and mentoring new awardees.
Criteria
O2 Initiatives is committed to advancing race equity and strives to create a network of sabbatical awardees that is representative of the rich identities and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. They strongly encourage executive directors who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to apply.
For more information, visit O2 Initiatives.
