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Max Funding
Program
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Due Date
Rolling
Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
Not Disclosed
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects, Capacity Building
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted
ELIGIBILITY
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations
PROGRAM AREAS
Education, Technology, Arts & Culture, LGBTQIA+, Veterans, Disaster Relief, Environment, International, Disabilities, Homelessness, Women, Seniors, Housing, Imprisonment, Immigration, STEM Education, Mentoring, Job Training, Advocacy, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Climate Change, Agriculture, Animals, Community Development, Conservation, Economic Development, Food Security, Health, Human Services, Leadership, Science, Social Justice, Social Services, Grassroots Organizations
LOCATIONS
Arizona, New York, Utah, California, Florida, Washington DC, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico
The Americas 2027 Now open!
The American Express Leadership Academy has aimed to strengthen the non-profit sector by building the capacity of its leaders.
The programme is transformative by design. It gives non-profit leaders from diverse specialities and organizations a unique opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences, address current and future challenges within the sector, as well as gain insight from key leaders in social, public and private sectors.
Are you ready to drive change forward in your organization and help grow the foundations needed for the future success of the non-profit sector?
The Academy is for people in the non-profit sector who are intentionally striving to be better equipped to respond adaptively to challenges, and to keep going in the face of adversity.
In so doing you can move your organization forward, with a greater potential to create a wider impact in society, because you are better able to cope with the pressures of our modern world.
As a Resilient Changemaker you are looking to:
Have a growth mindset and be continually learning
Have (or are striving for) high levels of grit and perseverance
See failures as minor setbacks, with the tenacity to bounce back quickly and turn challenges into opportunities
Maintain a positive attitude when faced with change
Set the pace when learning from the front
Take creative action to drive innovation
Here is an example of some of the toolkit of resources you will receive to help you lead now and into the future.
Techniques to build your personal brand
Tactics for building a growth mindset
A variety of active listening techniques
Techniques to find/ know your purpose
Processes to experiment with to turn ideas into action
Methods to better sustain yourself in times of uncertainty
About The Grant
Requirements
Senior leaders, currently in or identified for executive roles in future.
Works for a registered non-profit.
In roles that require them to accelerate their ability to influence inside and outside their organizations.
With a track record of innovation, embraces change, and want to transform their team, organization and community.
Are able to fully commit to all parts of the American Express Leadership Academy including attendance at the in-person Academy, online sessions, engagement with peers, and commitment to being active in the community of Connected Changemakers we are striving to develop.
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FOUNDATION NAME
American Express
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FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
CONTACT
Not provided