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.
POWERFUL MEMBER BENEFITS
Fulcrum Leaders (members) find extraordinary value through the wide variety of offerings provided to members.
Connect with other accomplished nonprofit leaders across the nation and across sectors who understand your unique role, challenges, and opportunities. Through these relationships, members share insights, build valuable relationships, create opportunities for collaboration and partnership, problem-solve, and develop action-oriented solutions.
Every member is strategically placed into their own small, peer cohort group of no more than 15 leaders. With a professional guide and facilitator leading each “Fulcrum 15” Group, members will meet monthly to work through a carefully-crafted leadership development curriculum developed exclusively by and for Fulcrum Leaders.
During Fulcrum 15 Group meetings and activities, members will discuss trends, work through challenges, develop solutions, create strong peer relationships, and much more.
“Connection, Community and Compassion. Fulcrum offers an invaluable service to nonprofit leaders. Leadership is a lonely proposition. There is hardly anyone who understands our challenges. The opportunity to share, learn, commiserate and grow from the power and wisdom of colleagues is essential to renew and re-energize leaders and the nonprofit sector.” – John Kobara
Engage with renowned guest speakers, experts, and thought leaders who will provide fresh insights and inspiration. Take advantage of exclusive workshops, seminars, forums, annual conferences, regional gatherings, and other resources (thought leadership, white papers, high value topic presentations, etc.) aimed at enhancing your leadership and management skills.
Access to a wealth of tools, templates, forums/chat groups, and other resources that streamline your work and your nonprofit’s operations, driving effectiveness and efficiency.
Fulcrum provides a wealth of opportunities to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, research, and data related to the nonprofit sector, aiding informed decision-making.
Join forces with fellow members to advocate for critical issues impacting the nonprofit sector and participate in collaborative projects and initiatives, harnessing the collective power of our membership and giving voice to the change you wish to see.
Additionally, significant opportunities exist to participate in leadership roles within Fulcrum, supporting the advancement of the sector, the professional development of others, and/or Fulcrum itself.
Members have the exclusive opportunity to share their own ideas, experiences, and research with the broader nonprofit community. Fulcrum provides a plethora of publishing opportunities to put your expertise into the world through books, periodicals, social media posts, podcasts, webinars, and more.
Your membership in Fulcrum distinguishes you as one of the most accomplished and effective nonprofit leaders in the nation. Being a Fulcrum Leader is a particular point of pride for the recognized contributions within nonprofit organizations, within the communities served, and across the broader nonprofit sector.
As a Fulcrum Leader, opportunities exist to be recognized for your outstanding contributions and achievements.
The Fulcrum family is a community of like-minded professionals, providing professional guidance, emotional support, motivation, a sense of community and belonging, and much more.
Fulcrum members have access to the full member directory. This valuable resource is designed to support personal and professional growth while members commit to respect and honor the privacy and time of fellow members.
Fulcrum is committed to providing the tools and resources members require to succeed, which includes access to customized and personalized coaching and training by professionals within our network, and a variety of coaching and mentoring opportunities.
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.
