REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL AS A LEADER
Fulcrum Nonprofit Leadership (Fulcrum) is an exclusive membership community comprising senior nonprofit executives with a mandate to build stronger nonprofit leaders capable of creating a better world.
Fulcrum serves as an essential lever for personal and professional growth for our members (Fulcrum Leaders) as they seek to create a better world. We are committed to the success of Fulcrum Leaders and the impact they will make on the world.
Fulcrum is for broad-minded and ambitious nonprofit leaders who value life-long learning and peer connections. If this describes you, please consider becoming a Fulcrum Leader.
Fulcrum believes:
- In the power of good people doing good work for a good cause.
- Personal and professional growth is best achieved through learning, networking, experience, mentorship, effort, and grit.
- In pushing beyond traditional boundaries and seeking diverse perspectives.
- Big ideas are born and personal and professional progress is achieved when the right environment exists.
- Fulcrum can lever your leadership and your vision for positive change.
Importantly, Fulcrum believes in you!
WE BRING THE GOOD TOGETHER
Fulcrum brings nonprofit leaders together in an exclusive, curated environment and provides members with a unique blend of networking, professional development, access to thought leaders and change agents, opportunities to publish your research and expertise, engage on policy change, support leadership development efforts for the sector, and so much more.
Fulcrum leaders enjoy a multitude of benefits, including:
- Placement into Your Own Professionally Led, Small Peer Cohort (Fulcrum 15) Group
- Networking with Peer Nationally Across All Nonprofit Sectors and from a Variety of Senior Leadership Roles
- Professional Development, Life-Long Learning, and Skill-Building Opportunities Tailored for Senior Executives
- Resource Sharing through Chat Groups and Forums on Topics of Interest to You
- Opportunities to Advocate for Policy Change and Play an Influential Role in Advancing the Nonprofit Sector through Collaborative Projects
- Access to Experts through In-Person and Virtual Speakers
- In-Person Mixers, Conferences and Events Provide Opportunities to Gather Together
- Opportunities to Build the Bench of the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders through Coaching, Training, Mentoring, and Content Development
- Visibility and Recognition as a True Leader in the Nonprofit Field as a Fulcrum Leader
SEEKING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS
Fulcrum’s member selection team carefully screens and selects applicants and referrals who meet basic criteria while exhibiting the capacity to benefit from Fulcrum membership and willingness to provide value to other members.
Fulcrum recognizes the variety and complexities of executive leadership within the nonprofit space. We use a range of factors to determine eligibility. Generally, Fulcrum members meet the following minimum criteria:
- Senior level executive position within a recognized nonprofit organization
- Responsibility for managing a program or initiative, team of employees, and/or specialty area within your organization
- Strong references that confirm leadership qualities and capabilities
- Honors, awards, accomplishments, and distinctions that provide evidence of leadership
- A commitment to stay and be a leader within the nonprofit sector for the next year
If you are interested in applying got Fulcrum membership, the first step is to register. Fulcrum encourages you to take the next step. Not ready to complete the application process today? No problem. You can always start your application and return to it in the future. We’ll save your spot. If you register, you’ll have access to updates and important information from Fulcrum whether you become a member or not.