LEADERSHIP

CONNECTIONS

In the 2019 paper “Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector”, the top individual call to action for the support of Black women leaders in the sector is to create peer support affinity groups. Leadership Connections is a professional peer group for women of color currently leading or emerging in their leadership journey in the nonprofit sector. The professional peer groups are tailored to the specific professional pathway of its members and are committed to improving the nonprofit sector’s ability to make an impact by investing in its leaders who will think critically, act courageously and work collaboratively. Leadership Connections also serves as a pipeline for the Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership Cohort.

PEER

GROUPS

Leadership Connections Peer Groups range from C-Level professionals to emerging leaders just entering the nonprofit sector workforce. Groups are 6-8 women that meet monthly for lunchtime sessions that provide network connections, leadership coaching, peer support, a confidential place to discuss challenges, a think tank to innovatively generate solutions, and educational resources to expand knowledge. These groups are facilitated by nonprofit professionals that currently lead within the nonprofit sector and are trained to assist and lead the group in leadership development, problem solving and success coaching.

C-LEVEL

Executives leading large organizations who desire to grow their influence and impact. The goal is to position executives to use their expertise to become a prominent influencer, thought leader and change agent in their fields.

DIRECTOR

Professionals who desire to grow their professional expertise and impact leading small to mid-size organizations or departments. The goal of this network is to empower its leaders to fully embrace their recent promotion and prepare for future promotion.

MANAGER

Leaders that desire to advance to the executive level. Members of this network will learn what it means to make the right connections and how to benefit from them. As a result, employers gain well-trained, more focused professionals who will become their future executives.

EMERGING LEADERS

Entry-level, emerging leaders and Junior and Senior level college students in the nonprofit sector or seeking to enter the sector, with little to no prior leadership experience, to clarify their purpose, develop plans to pursue it, and obtain their first promotion.

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