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The Open Society Fellowship Program’s New Executives Fund provides key support to new nonprofit heads to help organizations navigate leadership transitions.
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The New Executives Fund is an initiative of the Open Society Fellowship that aims to support newly appointed executive directors and chief executive officers who show promise to grow as leaders in fields that are central to Open Society’s core mission.
The initial period when a new executive is appointed can be the most challenging and simultaneously the most promising time for an organization. It is a period when new directors can bring fresh thinking to the organization and lead their staff into a meaningful phase of self-reflection.
Selected candidates will receive funds to support projects undertaken within the first 24 months of receiving a grant. Such support will allow new leaders to move forward with a new project early in the executive’s tenure.
Guidelines
The fund will not review unsolicited applications. Eligible candidates are nominated internally. For further inquiries, please contact nef@opensocietyfoundations.org.
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Ana María Enríquez
2021Ana María Enríquez received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Human Rights Funders Network. -
C. Nicole Mason
2021C. Nicole Mason received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. -
Chino Hardin
2021Chino Hardin received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Center for NuLeadership on Human Justice & Healing. -
Evelyn Austin
2021Evelyn Austin received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Bits of Freedom. -
Imani Rupert-Gordon
2021Imani Rupert-Gordon received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. -
Kyung-Ji Kate Rhee
2021Kyung-Ji Kate Rhee received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Center for NuLeadership on Human Justice & Healing. -
Magdalena Sepúlveda
2021Magdalena Sepúlveda received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. -
Nomzamo Zondo
2021Nomzamo Zondo received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa. -
Nondumiso Nsibande
2021Nondumiso Nsibande received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at ActionAid South Africa. -
Paula Litvachky
2021Paula Litvachky received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales. -
Ricardo Martinez
2021Ricardo Martinez received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Equality Texas. -
Ricky Watson
2021Ricky Watson received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the National Juvenile Justice Network. -
Shereen Essof
2021Shereen Essof received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Just Associates. -
Sofia Arroyo Martín Del Campo
2021Sofia Arroyo Martin Del Campo received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at EDGE Funders Alliance. -
Alexandra Llegus
2019Alexandra Llegus received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at La Maraña. -
Andy Marra
2019Andy Marra received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Legal Defense & Education Fund. -
Anggara Suwahju
2019Anggara Suwahju received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. -
Ann Campbell
2019Ann Campbell received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Validity. -
Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
2019Chris Melody Fields Figueredo received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. -
Claire Fernandez
2019Claire Fernandez received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at European Digital Rights. -
DeAnna Hoskins
2019DeAnna Hoskins received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at JustLeadershipUSA. -
Enkhjin Batjargal
2019Enkhjin Batjargal received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at GerHub. -
Florian Irminger
2019Florian Irminger received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Penal Reform International. -
Iveta Kazoka
2019Iveta Kazoka received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS. -
Jessie Ulibarri
2019Jessie Ulibarri received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at State Innovation Exchange.
Some fellows are not listed due to confidentiality concerns.
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Afua Atta-Mensah
2017Afua Atta-Mensah received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Community Voices Heard. -
Amanda Rivera
2017Amanda Rivera received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Instituto de Desarrollo de la Juventud. -
Andres Hernandez
2017Andres Hernandez received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Transparencia por Colombia. -
Catherine Woollard
2017Catherine Woollard received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at European Council on Refugees and Exiles. -
Cayden Mak
2017Cayden Mak received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at 18MillionRising.org. -
Daniela Schwarzer
2017Daniela Schwarzer received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the German Council on Foreign Relations. -
Emina Bosnjak
2017Emina Bosnjak received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Sarajevo Open Centre. -
Friedhelm Weinberg
2017Friedhelm Weinberg received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at HURIDOCS. -
Gary Kalman
2017Gary Kalman received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition. -
Henriett Dinok
2017Henriett Dinok received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Romaversitas Foundation. -
Irving Washington
2017Irving Washington received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Online News Association. -
James Miles
2017James Miles received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Arts Corps. -
Juana Kweitel
2017Juana Kweitel received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Conectas Direitos Humanos. -
Liam Herrick
2017Liam Herrick received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. -
Lucy Freeman
2017Lucy Freeman received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Media Legal Defence Initiative. -
Madalo Esther Samati
2017Madalo Esther Samati received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at CRECCOM. -
Mark Bradbury
2017Mark Bradbury received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Rift Valley Institute. -
Monique Tula
2017Monique Tula received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Harm Reduction Coalition. -
Pabitra Benjamin
2017Pabitra Benjamin received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice. -
Sarah Audelo
2017Sarah Audelo received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Alliance for Youth Organizing. -
Shpend Emini
2017Shpend Emini received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Democracy for Development. -
Vanita Gupta
2017Vanita Gupta received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Leadership Conference Education Fund. -
Yati Andriyani
2017Yati Andriyani received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS). -
Aaron Morris
2016Aaron Morris received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Immigration Equality. -
Ana Cristina Ruelas Serna
2016Ana Cristina Ruelas Serna received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at ARTICLE 19-Mexico and Central America.
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