Leadership Development

August 16, 2021

Othering & Belonging Institute’s Summer Fellowship

The Othering & Belonging Institute Summer Fellowship is a paid research experience for individuals seeking to develop their research skills by engaging with the Institute’s multidisciplinary research, analysis, policy, and strategic narrative work. The purpose of the fellowship is to build the capacity and network of the next generation of researchers and community leaders who are committed to social and racial justice by providing mentorship and hands-on experience with social science research. In addition to working directly with their staff (more...)
August 16, 2021

Greenlining Leadership Academy

The Greenlining Leadership Academy trains and empowers the next generation of multi-ethnic leaders to create positive social change. The program offers paid 10-week Summer Associate and 11-month Fellowship programs to equip emerging leaders with tools and experiences to elevate their careers to the next level. Graduates of the Leadership Academy join a global network of visionary leaders who work across racial and ethnic lines to address America’s most pressing problems with solutions rooted in equity and justice.
August 16, 2021

Multicultural Fellowship Program

The mission of the San Francisco Foundation’s Multicultural Fellowship Program is to equip emerging leaders of color with the experience, knowledge, and network to increase racial and economic equity in the Bay Area. For more than 30 years, the Multicultural Fellowship has been a career accelerator for leaders who are motivated, creative agents of change. Each Multicultural Fellowship cohort consists of four Fellows. Each Fellow is placed within a specific team at the foundation: People Pathway, Power Pathway, Place Pathway, (more...)
February 19, 2021

The Power of Mentoring

Making the case for why mentorship is important (Run time 4:04)
February 19, 2021

EBHO’s Leadership Academy

To grow a powerful resident and community organizing base to change policies and challenge systems of oppression, EBHO believes that residents who have been historically left out of decision-making processes should be at the forefront. In line with a transformative organizing practice, we dive into systems change, presenting a critique of our economic system and its impact on housing. We advocate for collective change and personal transformation by learning about where we’ve been and why. Each session demands an exploration (more...)
February 19, 2021

Pathways to Inclusion Program

The Pathways to Inclusion program is designed to promote the advancement of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) real estate and land use professionals in their careers and as leaders in the industry, expand the networks of BIPOC professionals, and broaden and diversify ULI membership.
February 19, 2021

Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute

Urban Habitat’s Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) trains and supports leaders from low-income communities of color to influence housing, transportation, and land use policies as decision makers. We work with leaders committed to advancing equitable policies, help them get onto public boards and commissions, and provide individualized support throughout their commission service.
February 19, 2021

Rural West Internship Program

The Internship Program is a one-year paid Internship for university students designed to increase the diversity of staff in the Affordable Housing and Community Development field and assist in meeting the diverse needs of the communities served throughout the rural West.
February 19, 2021

Bay Area Housing Internship Program

This one-year, paid internship program trains low-income college students of color to jumpstart careers in affordable housing development and project management – by pairing each intern with an NPH member host agency, a leading nonprofit affordable housing developer.
February 19, 2021

National League of Cities’ Race, Equity, and Leadership (REAL) Initiative

NLC’s Race, Equity, And Leadership (REAL) initiative serves to strengthen local leaders’ knowledge and capacity to eliminate racial disparities, heal racial divisions, and build more equitable communities. Through training and online resources, REAL helps NLC members build safe places where people from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds thrive socially, economically, academically and physically.
February 19, 2021

How Employee Resource Groups Drive Diversity

Diversity and inclusion can regress during an economic crisis, but corporations have a resource to help prevent that from happening: ERGs. Affinity groups�for women, people of color, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and more�can reinforce a company’s leadership. This panel explores ways ERGs could help preserve and advance years of effort toward inclusive workplaces. (Run time 1:32:08)
February 19, 2021

Give More (and Better) Feedback with CSAW

Studies have shown that vague feedback disproportionately affects women, so this tool can also increase gender equity among your staff. The CSAW framework (“Connect,” “Share,” “Ask,” “Wrap-Up” method of giving feeback allows you to tackle issues head-on and encourages more specific and concrete feedback. This framework is helpful to advance equity in ensuring that you are connecting through shared values with employees and creating a concrete plan of action for remedying challenges.