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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.
- Contact
- nef@opensocietyfoundations.org
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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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. -
Anna Yearley
2016Anna Yearley received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Reprieve. -
Beverly Tillery
2016Beverly Tillery received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP). -
Edith Sargon
2016Edith Sargon received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Wellstone Action Fund. -
Garth Meintjes
2016Garth Meintjes received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Global Network for Public Interest Law. -
George Kegoro
2016George Kegoro received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Kenya Human Rights Commission. -
Giselle Carino
2016Giselle Carino received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR). -
Karyn Kaplan
2016Karyn Kaplan received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Asia Catalyst. -
Katya Gorchinskaya
2016Katya Gorchinskaya received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Hromadske TV. -
Kristen Clarke
2016Kristen Clarke received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. -
Martha Spurrier
2016Martha Spurrier received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the National Council for Civil Liberties. -
Megan Price
2016Megan Price received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group. -
Mossaad Mohamed Ali
2016Mossaad Mohamed Ali received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies. -
Nora Ranney
2016Nora Ranney received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the National Priorities Project. -
Nurina Ally
2016Nurina Ally received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Equal Education Law Centre. -
Adrian Lupusor
2014Adrian Lupusor will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Expert-Grup. -
Andrew Ko
2014Andrew Ko will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Partnership for Safety and Justice. -
Carlos Garcia
2014Carlos Garcia will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Puente. -
Heather McGhee
2014Heather McGhee will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Demos. -
Ivan Marques
2014Ivan Marques will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Instituto Sou da Paz. -
Jennifer Epps-Addison
2014Jennifer Epps-Addison will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Wisconsin Jobs Now. -
Joanna Maycock
2014Joanna Maycock will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at European Women’s Lobby. -
Jose Guevara
2014Jose Guevara will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights. -
Nicholas Turner
2014Nicholas Turner will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at the Vera Institute of Justice.
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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. -
Akila Radhakrishnan
2018Akila Radhakrishnan received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Global Justice Center. -
Blair Franklin
2018Blair Franklin received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Youth Empowered Society. -
Christina Swarns
2018Christina Swarns received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Office of the Appellate Defender. -
Eric Ward
2018Eric Ward received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Western States Center. -
Godwin Murunga
2018Godwin Murunga received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Council for the Development of Social Science Research. -
Henry Kwasi Prempeh
2018Henry Kwasi Prempeh received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. -
Liberty Matthyse
2018Liberty Matthyse received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Gender DynamiX. -
Lisa Sánchez
2018Lisa Sánchez received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at México Unido Contra la Delincuencia. -
Maeve Cohen
2018Maeve Cohen received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Rethinking Economics. -
Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno
2018Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Drug Policy Alliance. -
Masen Davis
2018Masen Davis received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Freedom for All Americans Education Fund.
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