Our nonprofit leaders take on our community’s biggest challenges and work for the greater good. While they are highly skilled, they need resources to develop those skills and a powerful network of support. In 2015, The Cape Cod Foundation led a comprehensive survey conducted by the Cape and Islands Partnership for Nonprofit Advancement, a regional collaborative of more than 20 organizations that provides and/or supports educational opportunities for nonprofit teams.

Among other initiatives implemented, the Foundation facilitated a partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit Practice to bring its award-winning Core Certificate Program to Cape Cod and the Islands. The Foundation was also instrumental in forming a local funder collaborative that has pooled over $700,000 since the program started in 2016 to help offset tuition costs.

THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT PRACTICE: CORE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
To date, 140 local leaders have participated in this intensive, year-long program. Graduates receive a certificate in Social Impact Management and Leadership and emerge with the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to make strategic, mission-driven decisions that center on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and effect meaningful change in their organizations and beyond. In addition to individual development and group problem-solving, the program focuses on building a local peer network that will continue to support and strengthen leaders and encourage collaboration long after the program ends. MORE INFO

Shown (L-R): Chantale Patterson, Jeanne Ruckert Lovy, Cheryl LeBlanc, Jay Coburn (Mentor), Owen Nichols, and Alicia Conlin. Not Pictured: Eddie Murphy