The 2009 “Summer Changes Everything” National Conference, hosted by The National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, is now accepting presentation proposals centered around the idea that it takes a community to support high-quality summer programming.

The Center seeks proposals for 35-40 outstanding conference workshops to enable the growing field of summer learning professionals to build, strengthen, and expand life-changing summer programs for all young people.

Whether you’re an educator, administrator, curriculum developer, program provider, policymaker, researcher, youth worker, or summer learning advocate, you may have a unique perspective that can benefit others in the field.

The conference will take place April 16 and 17 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, with pre-conference institutes on April 15.

Presenters receive a reduced registration rate of $275 for the two-day conference.

Share your knowledge, experience and ideas while networking with those who share the goal of providing high-quality summer learning opportunities for all young people.

The deadline for submissions is September 24.

For more information, contact: hillary.hardt@jhu.edu

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Dear Friend and Colleague,

I am excited to announce that LeaderSpring is recruiting nonprofit leaders from Oakland and surrounding East Bay communities for its Class of 2010 Fellowship!  Thank you for your past interest in our program.

Since 1997, LeaderSpring has awarded 115 exceptional leaders with an intensive two-year program of leadership development, management training, networking, and customized mentoring.  Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Executive Director of Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement (BAHIA), says about the Fellowship: “As executive directors, we often learn by the seat of our pants.  LeaderSpring gives you the opportunity to improve upon your skills in a way that’s intentional and meaningful.  Today, our organization has reached a new level of program service, and my participation in LeaderSpring has been the catalyst.”

Although nonprofit agencies in San Francisco are not eligible for this round, next year’s cohort will likely be recruited from San Francisco.  We will certainly be in touch at that time.  In the meantime, we encourage you to forward the Call for Applications below to relevant distribution lists, and to your colleagues in Oakland and surrounding East Bay communities who would likely contribute to, and benefit from, this Fellowship.  Click here for a PDF version of the Call for Applications.  Applications are due Friday, September 26^th, 2008.

Thank you for helping us spread the word in the East Bay about this extraordinary opportunity for leaders who are making a lasting difference in our communities.  For more information, please visit our website at: www.leaderspring.org.

Best wishes,

Cynthia Chavez, Executive Director

2008 Call for Fellowship Applications

The Greek philosopher Archimedes wrote:

Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.

Did you become a nonprofit executive director to move the Earth or to move paper around your desk?  If you answered yes to the former, LeaderSpring will give you a meaningful place to stand.  Through participation in a vibrant and engaging community of leaders, we will help you move the Earth – for your clients and for the ideals that drew you to community service and social change.

LeaderSpring invites talented and experienced nonprofit executive directors based in the City of San Francisco to apply to our two-year, on-the-job Fellowship.  Built on an eleven-year proven track record, this Fellowship is highly in demand by executives who are leading their agencies to the next horizon of growth.  Selected Fellows actively engage in overnight retreats, monthly day-long gatherings (on the first Thursday of each month), workshops with seasoned trainers, and a customized week-long study trip to a nationally respected agency.

The Class of 2010 East Bay Fellowship will be awarded to fourteen select leaders at no cost to them or their agencies.  Fellows will continue to lead their nonprofits during the Fellowship, which will begin in November 2008 and conclude in October 2010.

As a LeaderSpring Fellow, you will have the opportunity to experience personal transformation, as well as achieve exponential impact on behalf of the agency you lead and the constituents you serve.  Through participation in the Fellowship, you will:

·         Enhance the performance of your organization;

·         Sharpen your management skills by focusing on practical, real-time issues;

·         Strengthen your leadership by tapping into your inner resources;

·         Renew your personal energy and commitment to your work;

·         Build long-lasting bonds with your peers, enabling cross-sector partnerships; and

·         Gain new perspectives on social change issues through dialogue with your peers.

Applications are distributed after a preliminary screening to determine eligibility. To schedule a screening, please contact LeaderSpring at (510) 286-8949 or drew@leaderspring.org.  Applications are due Friday, September 26^th, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.  For more information about the Fellowship, including eligibility guidelines and information session dates, please visit www.leaderspring.org.

Fellowships are made possible this year thanks to: The California Endowment, David B. Gold Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, San Francisco Foundation, Trio Foundation, Shinnyo-En Foundation, Union Bank of California Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and Whitman Institute.  LeaderSpring is a project of the Tides Center.