The Rhode Island Foundation is excited to announce the Equity Leadership Initiative+.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Foundation
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/30/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The ELI+ program focuses on social impact management and leadership skill building through an equity lens, and is designed for mid-level career candidates, such as nonprofit and public sector managers, and social entrepreneurs. Topics of learning include:
- Knowing your management style and behaviors;
- Understanding, utilizing, and managing your emotions and those of others;
- Enhancing critical thinking skills – interpreting and analyzing information;
- Public speaking – learning to articulate ideas confidently and credibly;
- Personal branding – defining and expressing personal value
- Financial management;
- Strategy, growth, and evaluation;
- Team development and leadership;
- Organizational culture and change management;
- Strategic marketing and communications;
- Appreciative Inquiry;
- Governance and leveraging your board;
- Development and executing fundraising strategies; and
- Self-care, mindfulness, and healing.
Eligibility Criteria
ELI+ is open to mid-level career professionals and/or managers working in the social impact sector (nonprofit, public sector, social impact) in Rhode Island who are seeking a capacity building opportunity that centers on the experiences of people of color and emphasizes social impact management and leadership skill building through an equity focus.
For more information, visit Rhode Island Foundation.
