LEADERSHIP
CONNECTIONS
In the 2019 paper “Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector”, the top individual call to action for the support of Black women leaders in the sector is to create peer support affinity groups. Leadership Connections is a professional peer group for women of color currently leading or emerging in their leadership journey in the nonprofit sector. The professional peer groups are tailored to the specific professional pathway of its members and are committed to improving the nonprofit sector’s ability to make an impact by investing in its leaders who will think critically, act courageously and work collaboratively. Leadership Connections also serves as a pipeline for the Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership Cohort.
PEER
GROUPS
Leadership Connections Peer Groups range from C-Level professionals to emerging leaders just entering the nonprofit sector workforce. Groups are 6-8 women that meet monthly for lunchtime sessions that provide network connections, leadership coaching, peer support, a confidential place to discuss challenges, a think tank to innovatively generate solutions, and educational resources to expand knowledge. These groups are facilitated by nonprofit professionals that currently lead within the nonprofit sector and are trained to assist and lead the group in leadership development, problem solving and success coaching.