The New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows Information

The New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows program is a professional development fellowship for nonprofit practitioners. It is a unique initiative of The New York Community Trust, established in association with the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College. We aim to ensure that tomorrow’s nonprofit organizations have the human capital to flourish and advance their missions on behalf of the people of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. Our objectives are: 1. To equip 60 mid-career practitioners, chosen each year from NYCT grantee organizations, with the knowledge, competencies, and skills to be more effective managers and leaders 2. To support these practitioners in applying their newly learned skills within their organizations 3. To develop participants’ understanding and appreciation of both the overall nonprofit sector in the greater New York City region and the impact of local, state and federal government policies and regulations on their work 4. To foster a network of graduates who can learn and find support from their peers within and across the different sub-sectors of the New York nonprofit community 5. To connect practitioners with leaders and policy makers in the New York metropolitan region 6. To provide a malleable curriculum that allows participants to identify and enhance their particular talents 7. To create an appetite for lifelong professional development