THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION, INC.

 

 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 2005 HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FELLOWS PROGRAM

 

Are you the executive director of a nonprofit organization based in the Baltimore metropolitan area, assisting disadvantaged members of our community?

Would you like a chance to hone your skills, work more closely with other service providers, and carve out some time to consider management issues that keep getting pushed aside by a relentless work load?

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program is a series of overnight retreats that blend hands-on skills, practical information, inspirational speakers, and the chance to explore nonprofit issues with peers who quickly become a support network of colleagues and friends. This could be the management enhancement program for you!

Here’s what a few of the current Participants have to say about The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program: 

"My experience as a Weinberg Fellow has been outstanding, especially since participation has introduced me and my organization to so many wonderful neighboring organizations with whom we now enjoy a very positive and beneficial working relationship that has benefited those who come to us with so many needs." 
        -- Rev. Aaron Dowdell, The Franciscan Center, 2004 Weinberg Fellow  

“The Weinberg Fellows Program has created a new opportunity for me to work with leaders in the nonprofit arena that face the same challenges, both personal and professional, that I do on a daily basis.” 
        --- Bob McEwan, MEDBANK of Maryland, 2004 Weinberg Fellow  

Applications are now available for the 2005 Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program (see our web site for an application and additional information or email Suzanne Caldwell with your contact information and we will mail you an application). The application deadline is November 10, 2004.

 

Please join representatives of the 2002 - 2004 Weinberg Fellows, our Board of Advisors, and staff of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for breakfast, a short introduction to the Program, and an opportunity to ask questions. 

 

You are invited to attend

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program Briefing and Breakfast…

 

WHEN:                       Tuesday, October 5, 2004

WHERE:                    Central Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library

                                    400 Cathedral Street , Baltimore , Maryland 21201

TIME:                        8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

 

Please contact Suzanne Caldwell (email or 410-654-8500 x 254) for more information or to RSVP.  Last-minute decision?  Just come!


 

THE 2005 HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FELLOWS PROGRAM

 

 

Schedule: Executive directors will attend a series of multiple-day, live-in gatherings in
May, July and September, 2005.
 
Tentative Program Dates (subject to change)
May 9, 2005 8:30 a.m. through May 12, 2005 5:00 p.m.
July 25, 2005 8:30 a.m. through July 28, 2005 5:00 p.m.
September 26, 2005 8:30 a.m. through September 29, 2005 5:00 p.m.

Board presidents are asked to join their executive directors for a full-day of learning sessions during the summer gathering and during the fall gathering for graduation on September 29, 2005 . Role-specific sessions will be held for other designated board members and their executive directors during the summer and fall retreats as well.
Format:  A diverse group of 25 executive directors of agencies whose major purpose is to serve disadvantaged residents of the Baltimore metropolitan area will be selected for the 2005 Program. During a series of live-in sessions, presenters, discussion leaders and panelists will cover the full spectrum of executive director roles, responsibilities and key relationships. Sessions usually begin at an intermediate level and are interactive, drawing on the expertise of the more seasoned executive directors. Break-out sessions focus on the specific challenges and opportunities of the participants and their agencies. Board presidents, treasurers and board members responsible for fundraising will be invited to participate in role-specific sessions on governance, financial accountability and resource development with their executive directors during the course of the program.
Curriculum: Topics will include the context of the nonprofit sector, agency’s mission, outcomes, organizational development, asset-based approaches to problem solving, strategic planning, community capacity-building, board/staff partnerships, financial management, personnel issues, resource development, legal issues, risk management and other subjects.
Eligibility: The applicant must be the top staff person of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoting most of its efforts and resources to directly helping disadvantaged residents of the Baltimore metropolitan area who want to improve their circumstances.  
Fees:    The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation will underwrite the majority of all costs.  Executive directors selected to participate in the Weinberg Fellows Program will be expected to personally invest a registration fee of $100.  Each Fellow’s agency will be expected to invest a registration fee of $500. Limited partial scholarships will be available to those unable to participate without such assistance. 

 

“The more I attend, the more I look forward to the next session.  Wish it would never end.”

-2004 Weinberg Fellow

 

“The swapping of information has been invaluable." 

-Leslie Kirkland, The Loading Dock, 2002 Weinberg Fellow

 

2005 Announcement Letter 
2005 Program Fact Sheet    2005 Application Information 
2005 Application Form  
Weinberg Fellows Resource Page
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