What We're Doing

Valentine Foundation created a new endowment to support leadership training for women working in non-profit organizations serving women and girls in the Greater Philadelphia region. Women who were selected as scholars were invited to attend one of three programs: The Nonprofit Leadership Institute (NELI) at Bryn Mawr College, Leadership Philadelphia or LaSalle Leadership Initiatives: CLEAR Circles and Executive Coaching.

Visionary Leadership Fund Campaign

• We have raised 100% of our goal for the Visionary Leadership Fund.
• In 2008 the Visionary Leadership Fund allowed 18 talented non-profit professionals to get exceptional training from local leadership programs. Learn more...

Newsletter

• We were proud to present our Visionary Leadership Fund Newsletters (in PDF format)
  
  November 2008
  November 2007

Scholarship

• The Rose Wilson Garrison Scholarship was created in late 2007 through the inspiring philanthropy of Garrison family members who wished to honor the memory of their mother while contributing to the Visionary Leadership Fund.
• Are you are interested in applying to become a Valentine Visionary Leader? Contact us now for more information.

Feedback from Valentine Visionary Leaders

A survey of the NELI (Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute) Class of 2005 taken 18 months past their graduation was conducted in 2007, and revealed:

• An increase in the number of executive director and senior-level leadership positions since graduation.
• High levels of career satisfaction.
• Promotions were experienced by 30 % of those who changed positions and 40 % who remained in their current organizations post-NELI.
• Raises were received by 60 % and 80 % of those who respectively changed positions or remained in their position post-NELI.
• The group ranked leadership skills as the highest among knowledge and/or skill areas. Among other areas ranked highest are: Working with Groups; Advocating Mission, Strategic Planning, Managing Diversity and Rhetoric and Public Speaking.
• An extraordinary level of growth in the cohort’s use of peer networks. The Fellows rated their use of networks “poor to fair” prior to their participation in NELI and “excellent” post-NELI.
• Over 83 % are in contact with members of their Peer Learning Communities with 45 % meeting three times within 6 months; 35 % meeting between three and six times; and 20 % meeting more than six times in six months.
• Collaborations among alumni are strong. Over half the group reported collaborating with NELI Fellows who were not known to one another prior to meeting during the program.