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Core Experiences
Our offerings are rooted in affirmation, co-created knowledge, and adaptive support.
WEBINARS
- Provide practical tools that leaders can apply immediately (e.g., fundraising, governance, people & culture).
- Affirming and responsive learning spaces.
- Flexible entry points that meet leaders where they are through live webinars that are recorded and available for future review alongside complementary tools and frameworks.
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
- 3 month, intimate peer-learning cohort where leaders apply tools to real-time organizational challenges.
- Supported by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as coaches and facilitators (not “fixers”) creating conditions for peer-learning.
- Pilot participants consistently described these spaces as transformational, affirming, and deeply practical.
COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE EVENTS
- Convenings designed for affirmation, strategic connection, and collective problem-solving.
- Pilot evaluation found these events to be the most transformative element, where leaders reported feeling “seen,” “witnessed,” and connected to new peers and collaborators.
CONCIERGE
- Personal guidance to navigate offerings
- Matchmaking between leader requests for support and vetted subject matter experts and consultants
RESOURCE LIBRARY
- Ever-growing repository of tools, case studies, and resources
- Sourced from both subject matter experts and from the community of leaders
ONLINE COMMUNITY
- An online hub for the capacity building experience that allows leaders to sign up for events, access resources, and connect with others
- Opportunities to connect asynchronously with the community of leaders via chat, profile searches, and shared materials
KNOWLEDGE BANK (available after the beta pilot)
- Leader profiles that track leadership strengths and provide the insight to map our knowledge ecosystem
- Data and insight on leader engagement, knowledge development, and growth
In-Person Partnership Opportunities
For our partners in Massachusetts interested in leveraging the in-person elements of the model
Individualized Learning Journey
A chance to experience the richness of the NCF learning journeys for a handful of individuals
Cost: $25,000
*Available only for the beta pilot January-June 2026
Capacity: 5 individuals from 1 organization
Duration: 6 months
Includes: 6 webinars, 4 communities of practice, 4 community events
Benefits to Grantees
- Access to select webinars, peer learning opportunities, and curated resources
- Practical tools to apply immediately to core nonprofit challenges
- Affirming and responsive learning spaces
- Flexible entry points that meet leaders where they are
Benefits to Funders
- Accessible opportunity to support NCF’s beta pilot
- Substantial support for selected leaders
- Participation in the broader ecosystem of NCF leader knowledge
Cohort Learning Experience
A window into the rich and deep community-building and real-time problem-solving aspects of the model
Cost: $50,000
*Available only for the beta pilot January-June 2026
Capacity: 30 individuals from 6 organizations
Duration: 6 months
Includes: 1 community of practice, 1 community event
Benefits to Grantees
- Community-driven learning experiences
- Deep engagement on a specific problem of practice
- Opportunity to connect with and learn from peers
- Affirming and responsive learning spaces
Benefits to Funders
- Explore the community-building potential of the NCF model
- Begin to understand the organizational impact of the model, with multiple people from each organization participating
Build Your Own Cohort Journey
A customized journey that allows you to pick and choose, based on what’s best for your cohort
Cost: $75,000
*Available only for the beta pilot January-June 2026
Capacity: 30 individuals from 6 organizations
Duration: 6 months
Includes: Pick 3 events total, in any combination of webinar, community of practice, or community event
Benefits to Grantees
- Customized learning experience tailored to the cohort
- Affirming and responsive learning spaces
- Flexible entry points that meet leaders where they are
Benefits to Funders
- Create the learning journey that makes sense for your cohort
- Content designed to address the needs of your grantees
Comprehensive Cohort Learning Experience
An opportunity to access the model in its entirety for a full cohort of your grantees
Cost: $250,000
Capacity: 50 individuals from 10 organizations
Duration: 12 months
Includes: 10 webinars, 8 communities of practice, 8 community events, concierge, resource library, online community and knowledge bank data
Benefits to Grantees
- Longitudinal learning journeys, personalized to the individual
- Intentional, ongoing community building, both online and in person
- Topics adapted to the emerging growth goals of the cohort
- Affirming and responsive learning spaces
- Flexible entry points that meet leaders where they are
Benefits to Funders
- Comprehensive portfolio insight through development profiles, revealing individual and collective growth
- Data to support strategic grantmaking and alignment with long-term field impact
- Differentiated impact through digital and in-person engagement that creates the connective tissue that leaders describe as “what makes the work sustainable”
- Strategic value-add, building organizational strength and field-wide knowledge that transactional consulting does not
- Reputation for innovation through alignment with a nationally recognized, field-leading model
Virtual Partnership Opportunities
For regional or national organizations interested in maximizing the possibilities of the online relational learning community
Virtual Learning Experience - 6 Months
A set of flexible tools for grantees in any region
Cost: $75,000
Capacity: 50 individuals from 10 organizations
Duration: 6 months
Includes: 6 webinars and resource library
Benefits to Grantees
- Tools and frameworks on subjects that non-profit leaders have told us they are most eager for
- Access to a rich and ever-growing set of resources built by other leaders
- Organizational impact with the opportunity to include multiple team members
Benefits to Funders
- Robust learning tools for your grantee portfolio, built by and for BIPOC leaders
- Consistent learning experience across the offering, versus providing workshops from a range of independent consultants or subject matter experts
Virtual Learning Experience - 6 Months
A learning journey that builds the grantee community and provides robust impact data
Cost: $135,000
Capacity: 50 individuals from 10 organizations
Duration: 6 months
Includes: 6 webinars, 4 communities of practice, concierge, resource library, online community and knowledge bank data
Benefits to Grantees
- Community-building through digital tools and experiences
- Opportunities to learn with and from peers around a shared problem of practice
- Asynchronous and facilitated connection modes
- Flexible entry points that meet leaders where they are
Benefits to Funders
- Comprehensive portfolio insight through development profiles, revealing individual and collective growth
- Data to support strategic grantmaking and alignment with long-term field impact
- Strategic value-add, building organizational strength and field-wide knowledge that transactional consulting does not
- Reputation for innovation through alignment with a nationally recognized, field-leading model