"The NELI program should be required for every executive director."
Pamela Bryer, Executive Director, Maternal and Child Health
Consortium of Chester County, NELI 2006
"I am a new executive director but a seasoned professional. The program makes you think and practice differently. There is also a special camaraderie among the NELI Fellows,” Shawn Lacy, Esq. Executive Director, Family Support Services, NELI 2007
NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE:
Intensive Executive Education for Leaders
Change is constant and complex in both the nonprofit and public sectors. Leaders of these organizations must be efficient, effective and entrepreneurial while being accountable to the populations they serve, the public, funders and individuals that donate time and money.
The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI)'s Executive Leadership Certificate program offers executive directors and senior staff time, space and tools to examine and refine their leadership and management skills while learning new theories and core competencies about nonprofit management.
The certificate program offers an interactive learning environment designed to deeply engage participants in discussions of their unique leadership challenges. The NELI curriculum unfolds over time allowing Fellows to integrate and test out new theories and techniquies and to discuss the results with their peers. NELI Fellows transform themselves and their organizations.
What are your professional goals? What are your goals for your organization? Where is your career headed? How can NELI's Executive Leadership Certificate program help you take your skills, your organization, and your career to the next level?
2009 Applications accepted beginning September 1, 2008!
2009 NELI Dates:
- Session I- Thursday through Sunday, April 16 - 19, 2009
- Session II- Friday and Saturday, June 19 - 20, 2009
- Session III- Friday and Saturday, September 25 - 26, 2009
- Session IV- Friday and Saturday, November 13 - 14, 2009
2009 Application available now!
2009 Application Form (.pdf)
2009 Nomination Form (.pdf)
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Who are NELI Fellows?
Read more about them, what they're doing, and what they're saying about NELI.
Learn more about NELI, the curriculum, faculty, and schedule and admission information, by exploring this web site. If you want to know more or are considering applying for the 2009 Executive Leadership Certificate Class, submit your information here.
“The ten days of curriculum have had a profound impact on me because it was all reinforced by the astounding peer support I got from my Learning Community. My experience at NELI helped me become a better leader by providing me with the tools to make tough decisions and implement new policies that are now carrying my organization forward,”
Casey Cook, Executive Director, Bread & Roses Community Fund; NELI ‘05
“NELI provided me with the space, theory and support to view organizational challenges and opportunities through fresh eyes. The work in my peer learning community took this one step further, providing me with a regular check-in point to practice learnings, weather setbacks and celebrate victories,” Melissa Weiler Gerber, Executive Director, Women’s Way, NELI 2005 |
