• The Lab is a seven-month leadership program intended to accelerate new ideas in the social sector, build nonprofit innovation skills and capacity, and strengthen and support nonprofit leaders so that local communities benefit and thrive.
• An established leader (typically the Executive Director) and an emerging leader from each participating organization bring with them a challenge that has stymied their organization’s ability to increase its impact, and work collaboratively during the span of the program to resolve it.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• At monthly facilitated sessions, the leaders from participating nonprofits help each other identify and pursue actions to bring their ideas to reality.
• In addition, Executive Directors from the participating nonprofits receive one-on-one coaching to help process what they learn and determine how to apply it throughout their organizations.
• Between sessions, participants put their plans into action. This allows the participants opportunities to test ideas, better understand their target audience, and gather feedback.

The Lab is designed for organizations that:

• Can have their Executive Director and one emerging leader participate fully, and both leaders are resolved to commit the time and resources required to attend all sessions of The Lab and an additional 4-8 hours of work between sessions;

• Are ready to take risks, build connections, innovate, and iterate; 

• Have committed staff members who are open to change and believe that capacity building will further their agency's mission;

• Have a Board of Directors that recognizes the need for training/program enhancement; and
• Have tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) and are located in the four-county greater Sacramento region (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties).

Please visit the link below to view the recording and slides from the info session held on February 23, 2022. 

RECORDING

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All meetings of The Lab's 2022 cohort will be held virtually with some opportunities in between sessions to meet in-person if it is safe to do so. Due to time limitations, the dates below are non-negotiable and applicants who make it to the interview stage must be available for interviews as scheduled.

You can download the full calendar here. 

Applications to The Lab Capacity Building Program are now closed.

For questions about The Lab program, contact Monica Haulman, Program Manager, Impact Strategies, at monica@sacregcf.org.