Philadelphia African American Leadership Development Forum

Created in 2017, the Philadelphia African American Leadership Development Forum (PAALDF) is an innovative program which is sensitively designed exclusively for African American nonprofit leaders. It includes classic leadership training content and exposure to regional and national thought leaders in the nonprofit field. This highly interactive program is completely facilitated by African American presenters, panelists, and subject matter experts.

Criteria for Candidates

  • Applicants must be working in an executive-level position in the nonprofit, public, or philanthropic sector and have at least seven years of work experience. The professional must be part of the organization’s executive team or work extensively with members of that team on an organizational level.
  • Organizations must have a minimum annual budget of $250,000 to participate in the program. Applications will be accepted from organizations throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. Preference will be given to applicants from human service, health, and education-related nonprofits.

  • Potential participants may include but are not limited to presidents, CEOs, executive directors, COOs, deputy directors, vice presidents, CFOs, directors of strategic initiatives, and department or division heads.
  • Click here to review the program overview.

The Urban League of Philadelphia partnered with the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute at Bryn Mawr College (NELI) to develop PAALDF. It was created in response to the findings of the study funded by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s Impact Fund and conducted by the Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum, “How African-American-Led Organizations Differ from White-Led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organizations in Philadelphia.” Find the results of the study at (www.phillyaalf.org).

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