New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows
Next Generation of Non-Profiteers Get Ready to Take The Helm
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New York’s more than
40,000 nonprofit organizations
are facing a massive
challenge.
As a generation of baby
boomers and post-baby boomers
move into retirement, the
city’s nonprofits are scrambling
to identify the next wave
of trained leaders to help them
as they address some of New
York’s most pressing issues.
The New York Community
Trust Leadership Fellows
Program offers an important
model for helping fill the nonprofit
community’s leadership
pipeline.
Each year, the program
– the result of a partnership
between The Trust and the
Austin W. Marxe School of
Public and International Affairs
at Baruch College of The
City University of New York --
brings together a fresh cohort
of mid-career nonprofit professionals
to help them prepare
to take on more challenging
leadership roles in their
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organizations and beyond.
In turn, it increases the
quality and diversity of the individuals
who will be leading
the next generation of New
York City nonprofits, preparing
them to tackle the challenges
of the jobs.
“It provides a safe space to
discuss issues, learn skills,
and share lessons,” says Pat
Swann, The New York Community
Trust’s senior program
officer, who has led The
New York Community Trust’s
work on the program since its
inception in 2015.
Since then, The Trust has
invested more than $2.3 million
in the program, which
has now trained more than
200 mid-career leaders. The
latest cohort of more than two
dozen fellows took part in a
graduation ceremony on Oct.
4th at God’s Love We Deliver
on Spring Street in Greenwich
Village.
Participants have said
that developing their own
personal and professionals
networks is a huge benefit
of the program. They have
also said the curriculum is a
well-developed one that meets
their needs, allowing them to
become more involved in strategic
decision-making within
their organizations. Nearly
one half have earned promotions
the year after completing
the program.
Diversity is one of the
program’s hallmarks. More
than half of its graduates to
date – 55 percent – are people
of color and more than threequarters
were women.
This 12-week professional
certificate program features:
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distinguished faculty including
Baruch College professors
and experienced practitioners
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through the lens of real-world
issues and trends.
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address a particular challenge
or opportunity.
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tions hosted by Dean David
Birdsell of the School of Public
Affairs, connecting fellows
with leaders of the nonprofit
sector and government.
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decades of experience in the
field.
Upon completion of the
program, fellows receive a
certificate from the Austin W.
Marxe School of Public and
International Affairs at Baruch
College.
With today’s growing economic
inequality, the work
of the city’s robust nonprofit
sector has never been more
important.
New York Community
Trust Leadership Fellows 909
Third Ave. in Manhattan,
www.TrustFellows.org. Applications
for the spring cycle
begin in January. For more information,
contact Mike Bawa:
Gaurav.bawa@baruch.cuny.
edu.
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