THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION, INC.

 

 

Application Information
2004 Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program

 

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 live-in sessions 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.  It could be the management enhancement program for you. 

 

 

“The best thing about the program is the opportunity to learn from people who have been in the business a long time.”                 

-- Talib Horne (East Harbor Community Development Corporation – Weinberg Fellow, 2002)

 

 

Your Board President and other key Board leaders are invited to join you for selected sessions as well.  These side-by-side seminars are designed to provide you with opportunities to review key concepts, explore current issues affecting not-for-profits, and develop a supportive climate for implementing learnings and ideas back on the job.  

 

 

“During my 25 years in the non-profit arena, I have participated in many training and recognition programs for non-profit executives. Each program has had its strengths and has benefited me as a professional. What has been unique about my experience with the Weinberg Fellows Program is the inclusion of my lay leaders throughout the training process. Having my board chair, vice-chair and treasurer participate in targeted training sessions has created a stronger bond for them to my organization, a stronger commitment to their roles within the organization, and a better understanding of the complexities of non-profit management. This is one program that truly will benefit me, my board, and my organization as a whole for some time to come.”

 

  --Jan Hoffberger  (Volunteers for Medical Engineering, Inc. – 2003 Participant)

ELIGIBILITY 

Please answer the following four questions to determine whether you are eligible to apply.  If there are any “no” replies, we appreciate and thank you for your interest, but you aren’t eligible for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program at this time. If your answer to all four questions is “yes,” we welcome your application.   

Schedule: 

Executive Directors will be required to attend all of the following:

Session 1: Three-night/four-day live-in session
Pearlstone Conference Center in Reisterstown, Maryland
April 26, 2004 -  9:00 a.m. through April 29, 2004 - 5:00 p.m.  
                              
                                      
Session 2: Three-night/four-day live-in session
Location to be announced
July 19, 2004 - 9:00 a.m. through July 22, 2004 - 5:00 p.m. 
                             
Session 3: Three-night/four-day live-in session 
Pearlstone Conference Center in Reisterstown, Maryland 
October 25, 2004 - 9:00 a.m. through October 28, 2004 - 3:30 p.m.

                          

AIM for Excellence Conference
Location to be announced   
June 16, 2004 - 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

If you already know that you cannot attend sessions on any of these dates, please defer your application to a subsequent year.

 

 

“The value you can receive from the Weinberg Fellows Program has no relation to the size of your organization or the amount of time you have been in the field.  I recommend the program highly for anyone in the not-for-profit field trying to make a difference.”

 

 --Janice Frey-Angel (The League for People with Disabilities - 2003 Participant)

 

APPLICATION PACKAGE

Your complete application package will include (1) an application form signed by you and your organization’s Board President, (2) a copy of your organization’s 501(c)(3) determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, (3) your most recent resume, (4) two copies of your organization’s latest annual report, and (5) a listing of your agency’s board of directors. 

 

The application package should be mailed to: 

 

Weinberg Fellows Program

                                    c/o The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

                                    7 Park Center Court

                                    Owings Mills, MD 21117-4200

 

Application information may be sent by e-mail to tgross@theweinbergfoundation.org, followed by a hard copy with the other requested documents.  Please call or email Ted Gross with any questions (410-654-8500). 

 

 

The completed application package must be received by October 29, 2003.

NOTIFICATION

Candidates may be invited to an interview if additional information is needed to facilitate the selection process.  You will be notified of the Selection Committee’s decision by December 31, 2003.  We wish you the best.

 FEES

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation underwrites the majority of program costs. Registration fees include a personal investment of $100 by each Executive Director selected to participate in the Weinberg Fellows Program and an investment of $500 by each Fellow’s agency. Limited partial scholarships are available to those unable to participate without such assistance. 

 

Please note: This program is not connected to the Weinberg Foundation’s grant review process in any way.  Submission of an application for the program, information supplied on this form, and participation in the program will have no effect on pending or future grant requests to the Weinberg Foundation. The information you provide will be used only for the Weinberg Fellows Program during the selection process, and later-- in aggregated, individually anonymous form-- to brief presenters about the group, and for research pertaining to the program.  

 

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