COST
There is no submission expense to apply to the program. Once accepted into the Fellowship, the following fees are required from each participant: $2,950/year
The balance of the program cost for the next 3 cohorts has been covered for each Fellow through a grant from an anonymous donor interested in strengthening the overall capacity of non-profit leaders. The actual cost of the program is $5405 for each person in the program – we are delighted to pass the grant impact onto you!
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Do you need more information? Keep reading.
Based on a small cohort model and partially funded through an anonymous grant, The GG Society Fellowship is designed as a deep level of support for community leaders, helping to refresh the intellectual vitality and alleviate the daily challenge of running and resourcing a non-profit. The Fellowship provides intensive, individualized support during the course of one year. Each Fellow has the opportunity to work on real, specific work problems and/or incubate ideas in a group setting.
APPLICATION PROCESS
STEP 1: send the documents below to hello@localhost
- Your resume or link to your updated LinkedIn profile. Please include your contact information. If you have a promotional code, please include it in the body of the email.
- One brief cover letter (300 – 600 words) answering the following questions:
- What is your current priority – what do you want to work on during the 1-year of the program? Is there a specific challenge you are currently facing (in your career, in your position as a leader, in your organization, etc.) that you would like help with?
- Anything else relevant that will make your application competitive (be succinct please).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
- Please use a PDF format
- Name your files FirstNameLastNameResume, respectively FirstNameLastNameEssay and so on.
- Include in the email subject name: GG Society Application.
- If you have a unique application code, please include it in the body of the email. This will help us trace your application to the person referring you to the program.
STEP 2: as this is a highly tailored program, a phone interview will be scheduled prior to final acceptance to assess the best fit with the coach and among the Fellows.
STEP 3: if accepted into the program, you will receive an invoice for payment of your participant cost and a scheduling request via Doodle for your first Cohort retreat.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
We have moved from a timed application process to a rolling application process. Applications are received throughout the year for our Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, San Diego and Denver Cohorts.
Cohorts are announced as soon as they are filled. We encourage applicants to submit their applications early as each cohort is extremely limited in its capacity.
WHO CAN APPLY? Eligible applicants are:
- Leaders of a non-profit or social enterprise (Executive Director, Founder, C-level executive, Board Member, etc.)
- Able to commit to in-person attendance to 4 quarterly retreats in the city where the cohort is located
- Eager for growth through innovation and willing to carve the time and do the work that will take them and their agency to the next level
- Interested in achieving more work/life balance and/or looking for the next step in your career as a non-profit leader
This is a competitive process and we cap each of our cohorts at 12 Fellows.
Enrollment priority will be given to applicants actively looking for solutions to specific non-profit issues and/or social problems. Each Fellow is expected to bring to the table 1-2 issues that are on a spectrum from “seemingly insurmountable” to “small”; we’ll provide a platform to solve these issues during the program.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM MODEL
The program blends peer-to-peer learning, one-on-one coaching sessions and ongoing support on specific issues. Fellows benefit from engagement and accountability each month, either from a cohort retreat, or from a coaching session. Help from the coach is always an email or call away. We keep cohorts small, so at each retreat people get enough time to dive deep into their issue and benefit from rich ideas and conversations with their peers. Fellows are encouraged to connect with one another in between retreats and to be of support to one another, forming a mutual network of support.
We offer you the platform, the know-how, the support and the power of a unique brain-trust in the hope that you will fully bring yourself to the table. While the coach is a resource available anytime throughout the year, the program does not have a set expectation for the numbers of hours a Fellow is expected to invest. Ultimately, the only prize at the end is the prize you co-create through new thinking and collaboration.
OFFERINGS
- 4 quarterly executive leadership one-day retreats. This is not a drop-in program and Fellows are required to attend all quarterly retreats.
- Between retreats, Fellows will be working intensively with the coach as follows:
- 6 one-on-one coaching sessions for each Fellow
- On-going coaching and individual support throughout the year (via email, phone and video-conference as needed)
- Synergies between Fellows’ are encouraged and ancillary teams might form during the year and decide to work together
- Fellows will benefit from new connections to people, places, funding streams and other resources
Topics to be explored (select list of things that keep some of our mentees up at night):
- Funding
- Staffing issues
- Leadership frustrations
- Operations challenges
- Programmatic outcomes/ Measuring impact
- Bridging the gaps between social need, desire to serve and capacity
- Board issues
- Scaling efforts
- Career worries
- Sense of being overwhelmed
- Deconstructing trends (be it exciting opportunities or concerning developments)
- New strategies such as Catalytic philanthropy and Multi-sector campaigns
- Marketing and communications for social causes
- Digging for solutions in specific areas such as education, health, environment, etc.
QUARTERLY RETREATS
- Winter Cohorts: May, August, November, February
- Spring Cohorts: June, September, December, March
- Summer Cohorts: September, January, April, July
- Fall Cohorts: December, March, June, September
(This is an estimate. We know how busy you all are; specific retreat dates and locations will be arranged based on the actual availability of the Fellows in each cohort.)
QUESTIONS?
Use the application form or email above to drop us a line, or give us a call: (310) 387 7017
