ENLA (seasonal application info)

enLA 2022 - January 21-JUNE 24, 2022

important dates

Application Opens: Monday, November 1, 2021
Information Sessions (Attendance Optional):
Friday, November 12, 12:00 PM
Tuesday, November 23, 12:00 PM
Monday, November 29, 4:30 PM
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Applications and Resumes Due: EXTENSION to Sunday, December 5, 2021
Interviews: Tuesday, December 7 - Wednesday, December 16, 2021
Selection Notified: Friday, December 17, 2021
Registration Fees for Admitted ENLA Fellows 2022 Due: December
Program Dates: Friday, January 21, 2022 - June 24, 2022 (Every 2 Weeks on Friday)

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ENLA APPLICATION

Emerging Nonprofit Leadership Accelerator

The Emerging Nonprofit Leadership Accelerator (ENLA) is a selective and rigorous leadership development program. The mission of ENLA is to cultivate a robust talent and leadership pipeline for the nonprofit sector in the greater Capital Region. Intended outcomes of the program include:

Program participants will feel more confident, prepared, and committed to stay in the sector and assume leadership roles
Program participants will cultivate a strong and trusted network of nonprofit peers enhancing opportunities for long-term collaboration and partnership in the sector
Nonprofit organizations will benefit from the improved leadership and performance of employees who participate
The Greater Capital Region nonprofit sector will benefit from an expanded pool of qualified nonprofit leaders

ENLA Fellows engage in team-building, professional soft skills workshops, and technical trainings facilitated by subject-matter experts, participate in small peer learning groups, and receive one-on-one mentorship and career advisement over the course of six months to prepare for future leadership roles.

What WILL YOU GET OUT OF ENLA?

Professional soft skills and technical trainings led by experienced nonprofit sector leaders, consultants, and scholars
A supportive network of mutually benefitting connections with mentors, trainers, and a cohort of peers
Sector guidance and advice through one-on-one mentorship and career coaching sessions
Significant personal and professional growth

What IS YOUR COmmitment?

Engagement with more than 75 hours of programming over six months
Active participation in all trainings (topics include: human resources, finance, development and fundraising, marketing and communications, team-building and supervision, project management, leadership and culture, diversity/equity/inclusion, board roles and board management, and more)
Active engagement with a small Peer Learning Group (PLG)
Preparation of a PLG project
Mentor and career coaching meetings
Personal and professional goal-setting
Outside reading and assessments
Trainings will alternate between fully (all) in person or fully (all) via Zoom. Participation at both will be required.

Applicant Qualifications:

Currently working as a mid-level manager, program coordinator, or associate director at a nonprofit organization in the greater Capital Region
Have at least 5 years of professional experience - 2 minimally in the nonprofit sector
Have completed an undergraduate degree or possess a mix of equivalent experience and/or education
Have not completed nor are currently working towards a graduate-level degree in nonprofit management

Application Process:

The application process opens November 2, 2022. (Sign up below to receive our newsletter with application dates and information!)
Interested candidates are invited to complete an online application and submit their resume to nonprofit@albany.edu
Selected candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview
Final selections are made by mid-December

Program registration cost:

The program registration fee for accepted applicants is listed below. Registration covers all program costs including training workshops, mentorship, special events, supplies, and materials. In addition, ENLA Fellows are entitled to attend Nonprofit University workshops free of charge between January and June 2022. Our hope is that organizations will support the development of their emerging leaders. ENLA is offered on a sliding fee scale. Scholarship funds are available and may be requested on the application.

program leadership:

ENLA provides significant opportunity for emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector to learn from a wide range of experienced and diverse trainers, consultants, and nonprofit mentors in the greater Capital Region and beyond. Pam Skripak, Executive Director of UAlbany's Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development returns for her fourth year directing the program. We are excited to announce that Daquetta Jones will be joining her this year! Click to read the bios below.

A photo of Pam Skripak standing in a stone doorway.

A photo of Daquetta Jones sitting on a stool.

Pam Skripak, MPH, Executive Director
Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development

Daquetta Jones, MSHSA
Executive Coach / Leadership & Nonprofit Advisor

Our commitment to diversity:

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse cohort and encourage individuals identifying as black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, religious minorities, and/or under-represented identities to apply. Scholarship funds are available.

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ENLA application

Thank You to Our Program Underwriters

ENLA is a partnership between the University at Albany's Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development and the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. The program is supported by MVP Health Care.