Catalytic Leaders Initiative

Our community reaches from national nonprofit leaders to local social entrepreneurs but due to the pandemic, there has been a hardening of mindsets into the ”silo” mentality of each person’s work being the most important work. Our work, with partner communities, will allow us to reignite the togetherness and true sense of community needed to turn ideas into action. The Catalytic Leaders Initiative will help us to connect with select leaders who are most engaged in the social cohesion work in their local communities. 

The strength of our initiative’s model is in partnering with regional anchors like community foundations and/or intermediary organizations. These strategic partners offer valuable resources as well as an eminent presence in targeted communities. Each partner’s mission commits to sustaining perpetual impact within their communities. This forward-thinking partnership design serves as a critical pipeline of human capital and monetary resources toward promoting sustainability and solvency. Partnering entities strongly advise and support identifying and resourcing place-based leaders; specifically BIPOC+. Participants are selected through an application process and vetted by our collaborative partners and stakeholders in context.

The program consists of six (6) learning modules examining the “core intelligences" of catalytic leadership and organizations for greater social impact. It is a six-month to 8-month cohort learning experience curated for uniquely diverse entrepreneurs, practitioners, advocates, and creatives who are civic and/or socially engaged. This form of praxis is built upon a collection of strategically designed instruction and discussion activities, as well as networking with regional and national content experts and leaders. A hybrid learning design was adopted to ensure responsiveness to varied course-altering dynamics. This personal development experience is built upon alumni groups that allow for follow-up networking and bridging between local and national cohorts.