About NELI
The Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College created the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) in 2004 as part of its commitment to social responsibility and scholarship.
Our Mission
- Strengthen individual leadership performance in the nonprofit and public sectors;
- Help nonprofit organizations improve their performance to create meaningful change for the people they serve; and
- Develop strong peer communities that share creative solutions with one another and help one another persevere amid great challenges.
Alumni Organizations
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Abington Memorial Hospital
ACHIEVEability
ACLAMO
ACLU of Pennsylvania
Action Reconciliation Service for Peace
Action Wellness
African Family Health Organization
After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP)
AIDS Law Project
After School All Stars
Alice Paul Institute
American Bible Society
American College of Surgeons
Ann’s Heart
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
ArtReach
Arts Sanctuary
Arts without Boundaries
ASE Academy
Asian Americans United
Asian Arts Initiative
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
ASPIRA Inc of PA
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Attic Youth Center
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Belmont Charter Network
Benefits Data Trust
Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
Better Bike Share: City of Philadelphia
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Big Brothers Big Sisters Bucks County
Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia
Brandywine Health Foundation
Bread and Roses Community Fund
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia
Bridge-PHMC
Broad Street Ministry
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise
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Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
The Camden Coalition
Campaign For Working Families
Capital for Good/Girls First Fund
CAPMARK
CareLink
Career Wardrobe
Caring Center
Caring People Alliance
CASA of Delaware County
CASA of Philadelphia
Catholic Human Services
Ceiba, Inc.
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE)
Center for Conflict Resolution
Center for Humanistic Change
Center for Literacy, Inc.
Center Foundation
Central Behavioral Health
Centro Pedro Claver, Inc.
Chanticleer
Charles A. Melton Center for Arts & Education
Cheltenham School District
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Chester County OIC
Chester Education Foundation
Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County
Child and Family Connections
Child and Family Focus, Inc.
Children’s Crisis Treatment Team
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children’s Literacy Initiative
Children's Scholarship Fund
Childspace CDI, Inc.
City of Philadelphia
Clarifi
ClearWay Minnesota
Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Inc.
Community Breakfast Collaborative
Community Coalition
Community Council Health Services
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Partnership School
Community Volunteers in Medicine
Compass Mark
Concilio
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Consumer Credit Counseling of the Delaware Valley
CORE Group
Council of Spanish Speaking Organization, Inc.
Covenant House PA
Cradles to Crayons
Crescendo Phoenixville
Crime Victims Council of the Delaware Valley
Crozer Chester Hospital
Curtis Institute of Music
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Dancing Classrooms Philly
Day Care Association of Montgomery County, Inc.
Defenders Association of Philadelphia
Delaware Valley Fairness Project
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Department of Human Services – Philadelphia and Juvenile Justice
Destination Imagination
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
Diversified Community Services
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
Drexel University Freedom Ring Partnership
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East Division Crime Victim Services
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Edison Court, Inc.
Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation
Educational and Learning Institute
ElderNet of Lower Merion and Narberth
Energy Cooperative
Enterprise Center
Episcopal Community Services
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Face to Face
Fairshare Housing Center of NJ
FamFrequency Productions
Families Forward Philadelphia
Family and Community Services of Delaware County
Family Care Solutions
Family Promise of Montgomery County
Family Services of Montgomery County
Family Support Line
Family Support Services
Feast of Justice
First Hospital Foundation
First Up: Champions for Early Education
Food Moxie
Food Trust
Friends General Council
Friends of the Children
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Gaudenzia, Inc.
Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative
Gearing Up
Gemma Services
Germantown Ave Crisis Ministry
Get Real Get Raw
Girard Coalition, Inc.
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Global Interdependence Center
Goals for Women
Greater Philadelphia Cares
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Green Building United
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Hahnemann University Hospital – Tenet
Hall Mercer Child and Family Outpatient Services
Heads Up Lancaster
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Health Promotion Council
Heights Philadelphia
Heritage Conservancy
HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Honickman Learning Center – Project Home
Hope Partnership for Education
HopeHELPLive
Hopeworks
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IGNITE National
Impact Services Corporation
Interfaith Caregivers
Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line
Interfaith Housing Alliance
Iraq Veterans Against The War
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JEVS Human Services
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
Kennett Area Community Service
Kennett Area Senior Center
Kensington Soccer Club
Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Kutest Kids/Kids at Play
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Lancaster Bible College
Laurel House
Leeway Foundation
Legal Clinic for the Disabled
Liberty Resources
Logan CDC/UAC
Lutheran Settlement House
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Main Line Adult Senior Services
Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center
Martin Luther King Recreation Center
Mastery Charter Schools
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County
Maternity Care Coalition
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia
Methodist Family Services of Philadelphia
Mid-County Senior Services
Millcreek Community Partnership
Mission First Housing Group
Mission Kids
Montgomery Child Advocacy Project
Montgomery Early Learning Centers
Mount Airy Business Improvement District
Mount Airy USA
Multicultural Resource Center
Musehouse: A Center for Literary Arts
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National Association of Social Workers – PA
National Comprehensive Collaborative For Fathers, (GPUAC)
National Museum of American Jewish History
National Park Service
National Philanthropic Trust
Nationalities Services Center
Need in Deed
Neighborhood Bike Works
Nelson Foundation
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia
Nonprofit Technology Resources
Norris Square Community Alliance
Norris Square Neighborhood Project
Norristown Ministries, Inc.
North 5th Street Revitalization Project of Culture Trust
North Penn United Way
North Philadelphia Health System
Northwest Interfaith Movement
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Office for Community Development, Catholic Human Services
One Day at a Time - UAC
Operation Understanding
Overington House Inc.
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Parent-Infant Center
Parkesburg Point Youth Center
Partnership CDC
Penn Medicine
Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth, and Family Services
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
People’s Emergency Center
Peter’s Place
The Petey Green Program
Philabundance
Philadelphia Center
Philadelphia Children's Alliance
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia Foundation
Philadelphia Futures
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Philadelphia Magic Gardens
Philadelphia Musician's Union Local 77 AFM
Philadelphia Neighborhood Housing Services
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Philadelphia Youth Network
Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement
Philanthropy Network
Pincus Family Foundation
Place of Refuge, Inc.
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania
Play On, Philly!
Power of Paint Art Academy & Management
Presbyterian Children’s Village
Presbytery of Philadelphia
Prevention Point Philadelphia
Princeton University, John H. Pace '39 Center for Civic Engagement
Programs Employing People
Project 440
Project Forward Leap
Project HOME
Public Health Management Corporation
Public Interest Law Center
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Radnor Studio 21, Inc.
Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas
REDF
Resources for Children’s Health
Resources for Human Development
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Rock to the Future
RSVP of the Capitol Region
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Saint Malachy School
Salvation Army
School District of Philadelphia
Science Center
Science History Institute
SEAMAAC
Senior Adult Activity Center of Montgomery County
SeniorLaw Center
SHARE Food Program
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Soroptimist International of the Americas
Southeast Regional Key (SERK)
Spiral Q
Spoutwood Farm Center
SquashSmarts
St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children
Starfinder Foundation
Stone Family Trust
Students Run Philly Style
Summersearch Philadelphia
Summit Children's Program
Support Center For Child Advocates
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
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Therapy Center of Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson University
Timothy School
Tree House Books
Trinity Cooperative Day Nursery
TriZen, LLC
Turning Points for Children
12Plus
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United Communities SE Philadelphia
United Neighborhood Centers-NEPA
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
University of Delaware Museum Studies Program
University of Pennsylvania Law
Urban Blazers Foundation
Urban Land Institute
US Dream Academy
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Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Victim Services of Montgomery County
Villanova University
Vision Quest (Philadelphia HomeQuest)
Visiting Nurse Association – Community Services, Inc.
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Weavers Way Community Programs
Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic
we REIGN, Inc.
West Philadelphia Alliance for Children
Why Not Prosper, Inc.
WHYY FM
WOAR - Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence
Women Against Abuse
Women's Campaign International
Women’s Community Revitalization Project
Women’s Medical Fund
Women's Resource Center
WOMEN’S WAY
Women's Solo Project
Woods Services
Workforce Institute
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Yes! And...Collaborative Arts
YMCA
Youth Services, Inc.
Youth United for Change
YWCA Tri-County Area (Pottstown)
Donating to NELI
The Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute promotes innovative and effective leadership in the nonprofit sector.
"Nonprofit staff do everything, from teaching kids to read, to reducing isolation with the elderly, pushing systems like hospitals, police, and public schools to change for the better. If nonprofit leaders can reflect on their own personal strengths and what makes their organizations and supervisors tick, this knowledge can be applied so as to provide effective services and advocacy. NELI provides nonprofit leaders with this awareness. That’s why I give."
— Fernando Chang-Muy, J.D.
The support of our generous donors makes a great difference in the ability of our Fellows to attend our programs. Nonprofits are struggling with the choice of whether to protect funds for direct service or invest in leadership development. You can help an aspiring leader by making a gift to our NELI Fellows Scholarship Fund. The full amount of your gift will be used to fund scholarships for Fellows in our programs.
Bryn Mawr College's secure online donation page asks you to:
- Enter your Personal Information in the first section.
- Enter your Gift Information at the top of the second section.
- Scroll down in the Gift Information section to Graduate Fund, select Other, and type in NELI in the specify box.
- Enter your Credit Card information in the third section.
- Submit your gift.