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Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship

The Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion is pleased to announce a lead­er­ship devel­op­ment pro­gram for lead­ers ages 24 to 31 who are work­ing to improve the life tra­jec­to­ry of chil­dren and their fam­i­lies most at risk for poor edu­ca­tion­al, eco­nom­ic, social and health out­comes. Emerg­ing lead­ers, espe­cial­ly peo­ple of col­or, who are advo­cat­ing for and sup­port­ing neigh­bor­hoods and com­mu­ni­ties where needs are the great­est and resources are few are encour­aged to apply.

The Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship is a 21-month, mul­ti-ses­sion pro­gram that pro­vides oppor­tu­ni­ties to lead­ers ear­ly in their careers to sharp­en and deep­en their lead­er­ship skills, expand their hori­zons, advo­cate for them­selves and grow their net­works to accel­er­ate their impact now and over the arc of their careers.

Back­ground

In Jan­u­ary 2021, the Foun­da­tion announced its 10-year tar­get­ed invest­ment to improve the well-being and prospects of youth and young adults, called Thrive by 25. Its focus is to make sure all young peo­ple have the fam­i­ly con­nec­tions, rela­tion­ships, com­mu­ni­ties and edu­ca­tion­al and employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties they need to real­ize their true potential.

Thrive by 25 has intro­duced us to young lead­ers who are already work­ing in non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions and gov­ern­men­tal agen­cies, lead­ing move­ments, pur­su­ing entre­pre­neurism and using their voic­es and tal­ents in cre­ative ways. They are mak­ing pos­i­tive change in com­mu­ni­ty life, edu­ca­tion, pub­lic pol­i­cy, com­mu­ni­ca­tions and arts and cul­ture — and advanc­ing equi­ty and justice.

The Foun­da­tion and its part­ners devel­oped the Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship in response to expres­sions of inter­est from young lead­ers for build­ing results- and equi­ty-dri­ven lead­er­ship skills ear­ly in their careers.

Results and Pur­pose of the Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fellowship

The Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship seeks to make an invest­ment ear­ly on in young lead­ers’ careers by prepar­ing them to pow­er­ful­ly take up their role as results-dri­ven and equi­ty-focused lead­ers. To this end, par­tic­i­pants in the pro­gram will:

  • deep­en their skills, will and capac­i­ty to ignite action with oth­ers to advance and achieve equi­table outcomes;
  • build the nec­es­sary ​“back­pack” of lead­er­ship com­pe­ten­cies, tools, expe­ri­ences and rela­tion­ships to use in their cur­rent roles and to sup­port their lead­er­ship growth and devel­op­ment over time;
  • address cur­rent lead­er­ship chal­lenges that are get­ting in the way of achiev­ing equi­table results; and
  • share their knowl­edge, life expe­ri­ences, curios­i­ty and aspi­ra­tions with a net­work of peers and sea­soned lead­ers for mutu­al sup­port, con­sul­ta­tion and cross-sec­tor learning.

Key Com­po­nents of the Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fellowship

The pro­gram will bring togeth­er a cohort of 12 young lead­ers, ages 24 to 31, who are already work­ing on behalf of their com­mu­ni­ties, to form a pow­er­ful learn­ing com­mu­ni­ty. Ele­ments of the pro­gram include the following:

  • Eight sem­i­nars and a boost­er ses­sion over 21 months that deep­en par­tic­i­pants’ com­pe­ten­cies; expand their think­ing espe­cial­ly around equi­ty and strat­e­gy devel­op­ment; and explore and sup­port their lead­er­ship aspirations.
    • See the Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship cal­en­dar for sem­i­nar dates and locations.
    • Note that the sem­i­nars are held approx­i­mate­ly every two months to allow ade­quate time between sem­i­nars to apply new skills and advance work.
  • The iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of an orga­ni­za­tion­al or lead­er­ship chal­lenge or result that will become the focus of each par­tic­i­pants’ applied learn­ing and action dur­ing the program.
    • Work on this chal­lenge or result will take place pri­mar­i­ly ​“back home” between sem­i­nars and be refined dur­ing sem­i­nars as well as through fac­ul­ty coach­ing calls and peer con­sul­ta­tion. Par­tic­i­pants will enlist part­ners back home to help move the nee­dle on this work.
  • Indi­vid­ual and small-group coach­ing by fac­ul­ty and peer-to-peer-con­sul­ta­tion with oth­er participants.
  • Webi­na­rs and small-group skill-build­ing calls between sem­i­nars that deep­en learn­ing and connection.
  • A site vis­it by a fac­ul­ty member.
  • Net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties with sea­soned leaders.
  • The devel­op­ment of a cus­tomized lead­er­ship plan, called ​“Build Your Own Expe­ri­ence,” which per­mits the pur­suit of indi­vid­u­al­ized lead­er­ship devel­op­ment activities.

Bring­ing Val­ue to Their Organizations

Par­tic­i­pants will gain sharp­ened skills, net­work build­ing, coach­ing, reflec­tion time and more from this expe­ri­ence, and their orga­ni­za­tions will ben­e­fit as well. Par­tic­i­pants will bring the tools and skills of the pro­gram back into their orga­ni­za­tions, apply them in real time to their jobs and enlist their col­leagues and stake­hold­ers in achiev­ing accel­er­at­ed results. To this end, par­tic­i­pants MUST have the sup­port of their employ­ing orga­ni­za­tions, and specif­i­cal­ly of their super­vi­sor, to use work time to par­tic­i­pate in the pro­gram and to attend all sem­i­nars and oth­er pro­gram activ­i­ties. Self-employed or oth­er appli­cants in unique employ­ment arrange­ments should con­tact Bar­bara Squires with questions.

Foun­da­tion Support

The Casey Foun­da­tion funds the cost of pro­gram par­tic­i­pa­tion, including:

  • trav­el to and from pro­gram sem­i­nars, includ­ing trav­el-relat­ed expenses;
  • meals dur­ing seminars;
  • lodg­ing dur­ing seminars;
  • mate­ri­als; and
  • stipend toward child­care sup­port dur­ing sem­i­nars, if needed.

Addi­tion­al­ly, the Foun­da­tion will pro­vide $8,000 over time in the form of unre­strict­ed grant funds to each participant’s orga­ni­za­tion as an acknowl­edg­ment of the sup­port of the orga­ni­za­tion for this invest­ment in the ris­ing leader. For par­tic­i­pants who are self-employed, the Foun­da­tion will pro­vide $8,000 over their time in the pro­gram, rec­og­niz­ing that pro­gram par­tic­i­pa­tion may con­flict with some income-gen­er­at­ing opportunities.

Fellowship Information

The selection process for the Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship is underway.

  • About the Fellowship
  • Candidate Eligibility and Selection Criteria
  • Selection Process
  • Important Dates

Accepting Applications

The Casey Foundation is using an online platform to collect applications for the Rising Leaders for Results Fellowships. Register with SurveyMonkey Apply to use the platform and apply.

  • Apply for the Fellowship by 5 p.m. EDT, September 11, 2023

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