Sharpened self-awareness and self-confidence as a leader.

Renewed passion and clarity of vision.

More time to focus on your biggest goals and challenges.

Strengthened ability to plan, prioritize and execute.

Increased capacity to inspire and unlock the potential of your team.

Greater courage to lead with backbone as well as heart.

Heightened performance and a shared sense of accomplishment.

Lasting ties to a global fellowship of like-minded peers.

Dream.

You’ll be challenged to dream bigger than you’ve ever dreamed before—committing to an inspiring vision and seemingly impossible goals for yourself, your team and your organization.

Act.

You’ll be challenged to develop action plans and strategies to make those big dreams of yours a priority now—very likely requiring you to rethink and reallocate how you otherwise spend your valuable time, energy and resources.

Rewire.

You’ll be challenged to isolate and then chip away at those mindsets and limiting beliefs that get in your way—rewiring your brain with a new set of empowering beliefs to replace nagging fears, doubts and insecurities.

Engage.

You’ll be challenged to face up to the leadership behaviors that hold you back—practicing, mastering and modeling more effective strategies for engaging with and leading your team.

Succeed.

You’ll be challenged to set clear benchmarks for measuring success—ensuring that you hold yourself, your team members and your peers accountable for delivery of desired results.

One two-hour, one-on-one video coaching conversation and interview (for each finalist)

Six monthly private, one-on-one coaching sessions of approximately one hour, tailored to your individual leadership challenges and development goals

Six monthly group coaching sessions of approximately two hours, providing a safe, collaborative space for enhanced learning, challenge, and transformation together with your peers

A framework for weekly self-coaching, reflection and reporting—to hold you accountable to yourself, your coach and peers throughout the 6-month program

Access to a private social media forum to share successes and challenges, ask questions, seek feedback, and otherwise engage with your coach and peers throughout the 6-month program

Access to a private social media forum for ongoing engagement with Global Leaders Fellowship alumni following the 6-month program

The Global Leaders Fellowship toolkit—stock full of the resources you’ll need to develop a custom leadership development plan and monitor your progress in achieving it

A charter NonprofitCoach™ subscription for immediate, members-only access as soon as they’re published to additional leadership resources developed exclusively for current and emerging nonprofit leaders

New or Emerging Nonprofit Executive

This is a mid-to-senior level professional program intended for new and emerging nonprofit and NGO executives, between 25 and 35 years of age, who have already established a solid record of accomplishment within their communities, careers and organizations. Preference will be given to: a) new nonprofit/NGO executives (founder, chief executive officer, president, executive director, etc.) with less than two years in current role and 2) aspiring nonprofit/NGO leaders with at least three years of management experience.

English Proficiency

To be able to participate fully in this program, fellows must demonstrate during the application and interview process that they are fully conversant in English.

Diversity

This program is designed to create a global fellowship of nonprofit/NGO leaders. Each class is intended to include leaders whose work addresses a range of organizational and social aims (education, economic development, humanitarian aid, conservation, etc.), to have no more than one recipient from any country, and to represent diversity in race, gender, etc. Eligible applicants not selected for this class may be invited to participate in a future class.

Participation

Group interaction and accountability are important elements of the fellowship program. Recipients must be able to participate fully in all components of the program—joining scheduled individual and group calls, completing an individual leadership development plan, being accountable for working towards self-initiated development priorities, etc. An interest in ongoing engagement and networking with other fellowship recipients is also expected.

Merit

Award decisions will be based primarily on merit. Successful applicants must demonstrate through past accomplishment, educational and career advancement, professional references, and the interview process that they are committed to their own leadership transformation, to a career in social sector leadership, and to making their dreams for a better world come true.

Financial Need

Award decisions will also be based on financial need. The fellowship is intended to serve young leaders representing nonprofit organizations without sufficient means or donor support to make significant investments in leadership development.