Leadership Longevity Fellowship

Sustaining sector leadership Long-term

Our Leadership Longevity Fellowship creates intensive cohort-based experiences that integrate leadership development for mission-driven professionals. Through immersive, multi-month journeys, participants build essential skills, deepen relationships with peers, and develop the resilience needed to sustain themselves as long-term leaders driving transformative change.

A Jenga tower stands tall on a patterned surface, symbolizing the building blocks of leadership development and resilience in the Leadership Longevity Fellowship program.

Our approach to Leadership Longevity

The Leadership Longevity Fellowship reflects a distinctive pedagogy grounded in evidence-based leadership development and design thinking frameworks. Each program is tailored to the unique context and aspirations of the participants and their organizations. Whether you're looking to invest in the vitality of a specific sector, build connections across a geographic region, or foster cross-sector collaboration, we design the right Fellowship experience for your goals.

Flexible Program Models

National Cohorts

Bring together mission-driven professionals from across the country, creating a powerful cross-sector, cross-regional network of leaders who learn from diverse contexts and build a nationwide support system that transcends geographic boundaries.

Place-Based Cohorts

Regional programs that strengthen leadership within a specific geography, forging deep connections among leaders working in the same community. These cohorts can be tailored to regional, state, city, or neighborhood levels, building a more resilient local ecosystem for social change.

Issue-Based Cohorts

Sector-specific programs that connect leaders working within the same field—from food systems to education to community development—creating opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration and field-wide transformation.

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Leadership longevity in action

Led by New Sector Alliance experts, the Fellowship typically runs around nine months and combines in-person or virtual convenings, regular group sessions, individual and peer coaching, and connection opportunities.

Our National Cohort unites leaders from rural Appalachia to urban centers on both coasts, creating a rich tapestry of perspectives that strengthens the broader social impact sector. Through this immersive experience, fellows gain new skills while cultivating a durable support network to help them navigate complexity in their daily work and lives.

Our Boston-Based Cohort demonstrates the power of place-based leadership development, bringing together fellows from across the city's nonprofit ecosystem to build both individual capacity and collective power.

National Cohort

National Cohort
Boston Cohort

Boston Cohort

Program Impact, Across the Cohorts

A participant in the Leadership Longevity Fellowship

98%

expanded their community of support (e.g., New Sector Fellows, staff, coaches, partners, and supporters)

95%

 increased their understanding of the leadership competencies critical for sustained impact in mission-driven work

95%

built confidence in their future leadership and wellness goals and next steps

93%

increased confidence in their ability to remain long term in a mission-focused role.

  • “Leadership Longevity is for you if you are seeking the opportunity to grow and connect as a nonprofit leader with other passionate and driven individuals while learning and challenging yourself about the true meaning of practicing wellness. It allows you to think deeper about your leadership, wholeness, and purpose in ways you can't imagine.”

    -Anthony Curtis
    2023 National Fellow

  • “Leadership Longevity is for you if you’re seeking community, inspiration, and folks to both support and challenge you in your professional and personal growth!”

    -Anna Treesara
    2023 National Fellow

  • "I wholeheartedly recommend this program to everyone seeking personal and professional growth. The Leadership Longevity Program has been a transformative experience that can benefit anyone looking to deepen their understanding of leadership, wellness, and purpose!"

    -Aric Fulton
    2023 National Fellow

  • “Leadership Longevity is an incredible place to reflect on your own wellness and leadership as a part of a diverse community of mission-driven leaders. What I loved most about the experience is the trust we had for each other leading to open, vulnerable discussions.”

    -Saira Zaidi
    2023 National Fellow

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