Clore Social Leadership Programme seeks new Fellows
Howard Lake | 21 April 2011 | News
The Clore Social Leadership Programme is inviting applications for its third intake of Fellows. The Programme exists to build the leadership capacity of the third sector, and covers people working or volunteering in charities, community organisations, social enterprises, co-ops, and the social housing sector. Applications are open to any UK resident with substantial work or volunteering experience in the third sector. Up to 20 Fellows will be picked.
The aim is to create an intensive programme of support for up and coming third sector leaders throughout the UK. Their work and involvement in the Programme should not only improve their own qualities but also bring significant benefits to UK communities. Applicants can come from the widest variety of third sector organisations and can be employees or volunteers. Applicants will need to show they have already achieved a lot in what they have done and that a period of 12 or 24 months of full or part-time support will bring them, and the work they do, lasting benefits. All applicants will need to be supported by a nominator and two referees.
The support includes residential courses, mentoring, coaching, secondments, research, focused reflection and action learning.
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Each Fellow can choose to take part in the programme either through an intensive one year full time commitment, or on a part-time basis over two years. Up to £15,000 is given to the Fellow’s employer to cover for their time away, or up to £20,000 to the Fellow directly if they are self-employed or taking an unpaid sabbatical or career break.
In 2010, 16 Social Leadership Fellows were chosen and they are working through their Fellowships now: 10 women and 6 men. There is a full biography of each available at http://www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk/fellows-2011.
Background information is available at http://www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk/what-is-a-fellowship.
Closing date: 2 June 2011.
This piece is an abbreviated version of one of many funding opportunities first published this week at www.fundinginformation.org, the resource for up to date information about new sources of grants, loans and donations for voluntary organisations, charities, social enterprises and the public sector throughout the UK.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.