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Thank you for your interest in Leading From Within. This program was created to develop current nonprofit leaders who are considering becoming Executive Directors as a future career step within the next 5 years. There is a time commitment both in the classroom and in between including time meeting with mentors. Participants are expected to attend all classes. The program consists of nine classes, one per month from 9am-12:30pm. In addition to the in class time, participants will receive approximately 1 hour of work assignment outside of the class and 1 hour per month with a mentor for 6 months.

The schedule for the program is given below:
September 10, 2024 | Topic: Leading Yourself
October 15, 2024 | Topic: Leading Your Team
November 12, 2024| Topic: Mentoring and Emotional Intelligence
December 10, 2024 | Topic: Working With the Board and the Imposter Syndrome
January 14, 2025| Topic: Financials
February 11, 2025 | Topic: Leading Your Organization
March 11, 2025 | Topic: Stakeholders and External Facing Responsibilities
April 8, 2025 | Topic: Developing Strategy
May 13, 2025 | Topic: Program Conclusion

We will be doing preliminary interviews to select applicants. We will review your application and contact you to schedule an interview. An invoice will be sent after acceptance. Scholarships are available.


Please complete the following questions.

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* 1. Personal Information

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* 2. Which race/ethnicity best describes you (you can select more than one)?

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* 3. What is your age?

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* 4. How did you hear about the program? 

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* 5. What is your current job title?

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* 6. How many people do you supervise, if any? If you are not currently in a supervisory position, have you supervised in the past?

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* 7. Are you supported by your current supervisor to participate in this program?  Note:  We ask this question because you will be expected to attend 9 half-day sessions being held during the regular work day and you will be working with your supervisor to develop your skills.

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* 8. What do you hope to learn from this program? 

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* 9. What are your top 3 professional goals for the future?

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* 10. Are you interested in becoming a nonprofit Executive Director in the next 5 years?  Please be honest with yourself.   This program is focused on building your skills in this area.

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* 11. Mentoring

As part of this program, you will receive a mentor to build your skills and your network.  These answers will help us to make your mentor match.

For your mentoring experience, are you interested in building your technical skills (ie. fundraising, financial) or soft skills (ie. supervising, conflict management)?  Describe.

Thank you for submitting your application. We hope to determine our class by August 30th. If you have any questions, please contact Rekha Parthasarathy rekha@nonprofitconnectnj.org.
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