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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. -
Andrea Coomber
2013Andrea Coomber will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at JUSTICE. -
Brad Brockman
2013Brad Brockman will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Equal Education. -
Christine Stegling
2013Christine Stegling will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at International Treatment Preparedness Coalition. -
John Wadham
2013John Wadham will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at INTERIGHTS. -
Jonathan Even-Zohar
2013Jonathan Even-Zohar will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at the European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO). -
Marc A. Schindler
2013Marc A. Schindler will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at Justice Policy Institute. -
Oluwakemi Okenyodo
2013Oluwakemi Okenyodo will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at the CLEEN Foundation. -
Phil Lynch
2013Phil Lynch will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at International Service for Human Rights. -
Soe Naing
2013Soe Naing will receive discretionary support for the first two years of leadership at International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Myanmar.
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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. -
Rama Issa-Ibrahim
2018Rama Issa-Ibrahim received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Arab American Association of New York. -
Robert Malley
2018Robert Malley received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at International Crisis Group. -
Salih Booker
2018Salih Booker received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Center for International Policy. -
Sonja Tošković
2018Sonja Tošković received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at the Belgrade Center for Human Rights. -
Stephanie Futter-Orel
2018Stephanie Futter-Orel received support for a special discretionary fund for the first two years of leadership at Women Against Violence Europe.
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