Leadership Montgomery's Emerging Leaders is a dynamic program designed for professionals who are looking to develop and grow their leadership capabilities, enhance their knowledge of Montgomery County, and build their network. This program includes eight monthly interactive sessions, a leadership skills curriculum facilitated by certified leadership and development professionals, team projects, interactive tours, and engagements with established multi-sector leaders. Participants are also invited to attend a Cohort Meet & Greet on August 20, 2025, Homecoming (date TBD), and Graduation on May 29, 2026.

This six-session coaching program is an opportunity for nonprofit Executive Directors and CEOs to select and work with a leadership coach to support their continued growth and development. Access Coaching Collective recruits and vets a diverse roster of coaches who possess a strong equity lens, ensuring that leaders have access to high-quality coaches of shared identities. Coaching is unique as it’s tailored to each individual and their specific goals. Through coaching, leaders can: build self-awareness; learn to better leverage their strengths; navigate challenges and new opportunities; develop strategies to address burnout; establish a growth mindset; and more. Sessions will be scheduled at times that are mutually agreed upon by the leader and coach.

Rising Leaders is led by expert facilitators from the Careerstone Group, LLC, and will provide early-career or management professionals the tools they need to succeed as leaders. Participants gain insight and experience they can apply in any professional environment, and focus on: leadership and self-awareness, networking and relationship building, providing feedback, presentation skills, and managing up. Sessions will be held from 12:00-6:00pm in Arlington, VA. An Information Session will take place on January 15, 2025. To apply for the LeaderBridge scholarship, visit the application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5HN2RKJ.

This cohort is designed for current BIPOC Executive Directors of local nonprofits with less than 3 years of ED experience, or for senior staff that hope to rise into an executive role in the next couple of years. The group will meet seven times across 2024 between September and November. Meetings will start with professional development around a specific topic, then a facilitated conversation with peers about the challenges, pitfalls, barriers, and injustices inherent in that topic that leaders of color face. Topics include major donor stewardship, board engagement, staff and HR management, financial management, and marketing, among other topics chosen by the cohort. For current Executive Directors, a priority will be given to those with less than 3 years of experience in the role. A priority will also be given to organizations with less than a $1.5M budget, although all are welcome to apply.

Inspire Leadership School's Public Narrative Training is facilitating a cohort of 8 local nonprofit leaders this fall. This cohort is open to nonprofit leaders at any career stage. Public Narrative is the art of telling stories that inspire and motivate people to achieve a collective goal. A compelling leadership story conveys shared values, collective agency, and hope for the future. Light on theory and rich in practice, this training teaches participants how to tell the Story of Self, Story of Us, and Story of Now.