The Institute for Nonprofit Practice is seeking applications for its 2026 Core Certificate Program.
Donor Name: Institute for Nonprofit Practice
State: Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
County: Erie County (NY), Essex County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/30/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Core Certificate Program (or Core Program) equips nonprofit, public, and social impact leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to make strategic, mission-driven decisions that center diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and effect meaningful change in their organizations and beyond.
Through the Core Program, established community and nonprofit managers and executives can realize their full potential, building on their strengths to elevate their careers and organizational and community impact. The academic year-long program includes:
- Weekly Management Seminars (2 hours per session) taught by Management Seminar faculty and supported by guest lecturers that study the fundamentals of management and leadership.
- Weekly Practice Seminars (2 hours per session) facilitated by Senior Fellows and conducted in small groups that engage in action-oriented problem-solving for specific leadership and management challenges facing students and their organizations.
- Access to additional resources through the INP network. This includes learning from other leaders in the sector, current students, alumni, faculty members, community partners, and funders.
Eligibility Criteria
INP partners with a number of funders to make our nationally recognized programming possible. In some regions, additional eligibility criteria may apply. Please review criteria for your region below:
- Boston (MA): Applicants must live within the Boston area and work for a local social impact organization.
- Cape Cod & the Islands (MA): Applicants must live on Cape Cod, Nantucket, or Martha’s Vineyard and work as a senior-level leader for a local social impact organization.
- Merrimack Valley / Essex County (MA): Applicants must live in the Merrimack Valley / Essex County area and work for a local social impact organization.
- National Core Certificate Program (NCCP): Applicants must have received a direct invitation to apply to this program. At present, only candidates who work at social impact organizations that receive funding from select partners of INP are eligible to apply to NCCP.
- New York City (NY): Applicants must live in New York City and work for local social impact organizations.
- Rhode Island: Applicants must be mid-level career professionals and/or managers, live in Rhode Island, and work for a local social impact organization that drives progress on issues associated with the Rhode Island Foundation’s Community Priorities and/or is a Community Development Corporation or Economic Development Corporation.
- San Francisco Bay Area (CA): Applicants must live in the San Francisco Bay Area and work for a local social impact organization that is funded by Tipping Point Community.
- Western New York (Greater Buffalo Area): Applicants must live in Western New York (Greater Buffalo Area) and work for a local social impact organization.
For more information, visit Institute for Nonprofit Practice.
