SEEKING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS
Fulcrum Nonprofit Leadership is specifically designed for senior nonprofit leaders (all sectors, throughout the US, organizations of all sizes, various roles and titles) that carry significant responsibilities within their organizations.
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.
THE FULCRUM SELECTION PROCESS
Fulcrum’s selection team carefully screens and selects applicants and referrals who meet essential criteria, who exhibit both the capacity to benefit from Fulcrum membership, and those with the willingness to provide value to other members.
Fulcrum recognizes that nonprofit leaders have a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to offer the membership community. Fulcrum further recognizes that most nonprofit leaders didn’t come into their current roles through a graduate course of study and decades of progressive advancement in the nonprofit sector.
Fulcrum knows that nonprofit leaders have special needs that many leaders in the for-profit sector cannot even begin to imagine. Fulcrum further knows that many nonprofit leaders are responsible for startups and new initiatives, have transitioned recently from the for-profit sector, and/or wear many hats within their nonprofit.
Fulcrum uses a range of factors to determine eligibility based on a strong understanding of the varieties and complexities that exist within the nonprofit leadership sector. Generally, and unless there are special circumstances like those listed above, 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 share 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
Please note: Meeting the basic criteria does not guarantee acceptance. We reserve the right to refuse acceptance to any applicant. Further, Fulcrum will refuse acceptance to leaders within lobbying organizations or nonprofits that Fulcrum judges to not properly represent the values of Fulcrum or that have been deemed to not represent the interests of the broader community with an appropriate level of equity and/or inclusivity.
The information you provide to Fulcrum is completely confidential and will only be shared with our internal membership selection team.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
For those approved to become Fulcrum Leaders (members), the annual professional membership dues are based on the highest level of leadership achieved within a nonprofit.
For senior leaders (primarily those leaders that have not yet served in a chief-level role in their career but who still hold a significant leadership role in a nonprofit), the 2024-2025 annual professional membership dues are $300 per month ($3,600 annually).
For chief-level leaders, the 2024-2025 annual professional membership dues are $400 per month ($4,800 annually).
If you are interested in applying, or would like to take the next step, Fulcrum encourages you to click the button below to register with us and begin the application process.
