Are you a young community foundation or grantmaking professional?  Do you

• aim to strengthen community foundations and place-based philanthropy?
• want to increase your sector's impact in your local community?
• seek networking opportunities with Third-sector colleagues world-wide?
• aspire to lead your sector in new directions?

If you've answered yes to the above, apply now to the

2012 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program and U.S. Diversity Fellowship

(NEW PROGRAM DATES: September 24 - December 14, 2012).

This is a leadership development opportunity for emerging Third-Sector practitioners to support community philanthropy and help build capacity in their home countries.  Fellows will

• participate in a three-month program that includes seminars and intensive sessions with leading practitioners.
• visit community foundations and other grantmaking organizations to learn about their day-to-day workings.
• meet prominent figures in the philanthropy/community foundation field.
• join a network of over 155 alumni from 56 countries.
• learn about national and international networks.
• produce a research paper to strengthen work in the community philanthropy sector. 

About Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Founded in September 1986, the Center's mission is to strengthen philanthropy and civil society through education, research and leadership training.  Located amid the nation's largest concentration of foundations, corporate donors and local, national and international nonprofit organizations, the Center serves as a base for research and ongoing interchange among scholars and practitioners in the field.  The Center's activities are interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on multicultural, women's and international philanthropy.  Within this framework, the Center offers a varied format of seminars, symposia, conferences, research projects, fellowships, working papers and publications.

Support for the 2010 and 2011 International Fellows Programs was generously provided by:  Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Winnipeg Foundation, River Star Foundation, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, Hamilton Foundation, Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Augustin Pro Juarez (Centro Prodh)/The Ford Foundation, Hearst Endowment and other institutional and individual donors.