About the New York Alliance Executive Leadership Development Series
The NY Alliance has developed an executive leadership development series to support your organization’s critical need for new, emerging and diverse executive leaders to develop an awareness of their style of leadership, and an understanding of how to apply assorted styles and tools to support professional growth within all levels of the organization.
Additionally, the series will include curricula in areas related to establishing a respectful and trauma-informed culture, risk resilience, ethics, organizational culture, and advocacy. Emphasis will be placed on decision-making that supports mission-driven, diverse, and inclusive, person-centered supports throughout the series. Participants will be encouraged to collaborate and develop working relationships with leaders in each respective cohort.
Participants will be offered an opportunity to participate in a Mentor Circle. What is a mentor circle? A mentor circle is a structured session in which a mentor and a group of mentees work together to discuss specific topics related to their professional development. A facilitator of a mentor circle makes sure that everything is on track and functioning smoothly in the mentoring circle. A mentorship circle is a great spot to share challenges and get mutual support. If we look at the bigger picture of it when talented individuals share their diverse experiences, unique talents, and other professional resources that eventually help everyone in the circle. The mentor circle will potentially evolve to a few breakouts in more specific areas of the topic to continue to explore and share and help each other to grow as professionals.
This Executive Leadership Development Series will include a coordinated sequence of courses, reading materials, and discussion groups led by industry and educational leaders that will encourage professional growth.
The curriculum will include but not limited to:
- Essential Leadership Practices of Today
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- Values-Based Leadership
- Building the Foundation for DEI Progressive Work
- Emotional Intelligence
- Strategic Planning
- Ethics and Organizational Culture
- Developing a Person-Centered Organization
- Financial Management
- Governance and Advocacy
- Risk Resilience
The learning series will be conducted over one year. Students will be required to attend all sessions throughout the series. Sessions will be offered through a combination of in-person and virtual sessions. In addition, participants will be required to complete two approved electives to supplement learning as well as a group project. A Certificate of Completion will be presented at the completion of the series.
The tentative schedule for the 2026-27 series is as follows*:
In-Person: All in-person sessions will take place at the NY Alliance Office, 240 Washington Avenue Ext, Ste. 501 Albany, NY 12203
July 21-23 (mandatory); August 26; October 27; December 2; March 18
Virtual: All virtual sessions will take place on Zoom from 10:00am-12:00pm on the following dates:
August 12 & 26; September 23; October 14; November 4 & 17; December 16 & 10**; January 6; 14 & 28; February 3; 11** & 17; March 3
*Some dates are tentative and subject to minor changes.
**Optional session
Who Should Apply? Eligibility Requirements
The NY Alliance is looking to enlist a class of diverse and qualified participants. We strongly encourage providers or CEOs/Executive Directors to give special consideration to putting forward diverse, eligible candidates.
- Full-time executive/senior level employee of a service provider, in good standing
- Minimum three years of experience in executive/senior management position for a non-profit organization
- Be committed to fully engage in all Leadership Development Series activities
Application & Fee Information
Program participants will be selected through an application process. Accepted applicants will be notified two weeks prior to the start of the series by email from NY Alliance. An invoice for the registration fee will be sent shortly after the acceptance email and payment must be received prior to the start of the series.
The fee for this series is $2750/person for NY Alliance Members and $3200/person for Non-NY Alliance Members.
Deadline for Applications: Extended to Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Chosen applicants will be notified by June 12th, 2026.
Questions? Contact the NY Alliance at [email protected].
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